On May 6, 2025, the TransHyDE 2.0 initiative was launched in Berlin - a strong, technology-oriented platform for the implementation of a sustainable hydrogen infrastructure in Germany and Europe. One of the founding members is the Center for Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT) from Duisburg.

The TransHyDE 2.0 initiative sees itself as an interdisciplinary, technically sound and solution-oriented platform. Its aim is to help shape the transformation to a climate-neutral energy supply - by developing and implementing innovative technologies along the entire hydrogen value chain.

“Turning research into reality” is how the platform sees itself - a guiding principle that is fully supported by the ZBT as a long-standing player in hydrogen research. “We have been working intensively on hydrogen infrastructure and sustainable molecules such as ammonia for many years,” emphasized ZBT Managing Director Dr. Peter Beckhaus at the founding event in Berlin. “I am delighted that we can contribute our expertise to this initiative.”

The ZBT also sees great potential in TransHyDE 2.0 for the future project landscape. The topics of green hydrogen and ammonia as an energy source are key focal points in the center's research strategy. “The future of a climate-neutral energy supply will be shaped by green molecules - hydrogen and ammonia play a key role in this,” says Beckhaus. “As a founding member, we are fully committed to the areas where our research enables real change: in the development of an efficient hydrogen infrastructure and the development of sustainable utilization paths for ammonia.”