Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia Selects Three Regions for Funding in Hydrogen Mobility 

The winning municipalities now have until the end of 2019 to persuade the jury of their concepts and become a North Rhine-Westphalia model region for hydrogen mobility.

The Federal Ministry of Transport and and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) also recently presented a funding approach which supports hydrogen mobility in a targeted way in the regions. The integration of hydrogen as an energy source is to be demonstrated in selected regions. Every region in Germany can become a hydrogen region, regardless of previous experience or lack thereof. The multitiered offer takes into account specific local requirements, resources and potential. The funding ranges from support in raising awareness of the issue and the inital organisation of the actor landscape, the establishment of integrated concepts and deeper analyses, right up to procurement of applications in order to implement the developed concepts. The funding is part of the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology NIP 2, which is coordinated by NOW GmbH.

Minister of Economics and Energy Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart: “The great interest in our competition and the high quality of the submitted rough concepts show that many regions and municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia are already heavily involved in the field of hydrogen mobility. We want to help the selected regions to expand their activities. That’s how the climate-friendly transformation of the mobility sector can succeed. ”

More information on funding of the hydrogen regions and to apply here.

Source: NOW