HyExperts: Bringing hydrogen to the roads

To jointly create the structures required for hydrogen-based mobility, Bottrop, Gelsenkirchen and the lead district of Recklinghausen are developing a regional implementation concept under the title “HyExperts Region Emscher-Lippe” by summer 2021. It is intended to cover all value creation stages of future hydrogen mobility and involve as many local stakeholders as possible. From regional production to the use of hydrogen buses through to an emission-free corporate fleet: hydrogen mobility has many facets. Building regional structures for climate-neutral transport based on hydrogen is the goal of the HyExperts Region Emscher-Lippe. An implementation study led by the District of Recklinghausen and the cities of Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop is intended to develop concrete solutions that can also be transferred to other regions and to elaborate them as an overall concept. In doing so, a wide range of aspects of hydrogen mobility will be taken into account—from public transport to logistics and waste management through to private transport.

Open to participation

As part of the concept development, the participating stakeholders meet regularly in various (online) formats and discuss opportunities and perspectives for the region. Companies as well as municipal stakeholders from the region, various experts and best-practice projects are involved in this process. The process is open to further participation from the region—and companies that are only just discovering hydrogen for themselves are very welcome. Results are expected in late summer 2021 and will be presented in the form of an action guide.

The development of the HyExperts Region Emscher-Lippe as a hydrogen region is funded under the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP2) with a total of EUR 300,000 by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. NOW GmbH coordinates the funded project. Its Managing Director, Kurt-Christoph von Knobelsdorff, said: “The Emscher-Lippe Region positioned itself early and very promisingly and, as one of the first that we support as HyExperts across Germany, has started with very concrete projects. The region already has a clear hydrogen profile today and is successfully building on it . We look forward to the results of the concept development process.”

Contact

A consortium led by BBH Consulting was commissioned to develop the concept. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact the project management:
Dr. Hanno Butsch, BBH Consulting, 0221 – 650 25 323