Hannover/Berlin. The H2Eco Award honors companies and institutions driving the advancement of the hydrogen economy with exceptional innovations and groundbreaking projects. The focus is on pioneers who demonstrate the immense potential of a green hydrogen economy by realizing economically viable projects and helping pave the way toward a sustainable future as trailblazers. Economic viability, sustainability and security of supply are key factors in the assessment criteria.

A high-caliber, independent jury of hydrogen experts from politics, business, research, and society will nominate three companies and/or institutions from among the entries for the H2Eco Award. The winner will be announced on the stage of the Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells EUROPE on 1 April 2025.

Friederike Lassen, CEO of the DWV: "HANNOVER MESSE 2025 will see the H2Eco Award presented for the fourth time already. We are proud that, through this award, we can honor outstanding players in the hydrogen industry for their exceptional work and thus also give something back to those involved."

Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board of Deutsche Messe AG: "Hydrogen opens up vast opportunities and potential as the green energy carrier par excellence. The current pace of implementation and scaling is insufficient, however, against which background we are pleased to play a significant role in helping establish a stable hydrogen economy through the H2Eco Award."

H2Eco Award 2024

At HANNOVER MESSE 2024, the H2Eco Award was presented to the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park, a consortium comprising several partners. The project combines the production of green hydrogen from wind energy with the storage, transport and use thereof on an industrial scale. This involves a 50 MW wind farm, a 30 MW large-scale electrolyzer and a converted natural gas pipeline. The hydrogen is stored in a salt cavern and subsequently transported to a nearby refinery. The award acknowledged a truly innovative model for a sustainable hydrogen economy.

HANNOVER MESSE

HANNOVER MESSE is the world's leading trade fair for industry. 5,000 exhibiting companies from the engineering, electrical and digital industries, as well as the energy sector, come together under the main theme of "Industrial Transformation" to present solutions for production and energy supply, today and tomorrow. The main exhibiting areas for 2025 will be Smart Manufacturing, Digital Ecosystems, Energy for Industry, Compressed Air & Vacuum Technology, Engineered Parts & Solutions, Future Hub and International Trade & Investment. A conference program with around 1,600 speakers complements the program. This trade fair will be held next in Hanover from March 31 to April 4, 2025. The partner country is Canada.

DWV

For over two decades, the German Hydrogen Association (DWV) has been at the forefront of efforts to achieve a sustainable transformation of energy supply by promoting a green hydrogen market economy. With a strong network of over 177 institutions and companies as well as more than 400 dedicated private members, the DWV advances the development and implementation of innovative solutions in the areas of plant engineering, generation, and transport infrastructure. By focusing on creating optimal framework conditions for the hydrogen economy, the DWV underlines its tireless commitment to helping ensure a future-proof, sustainable energy supply and effectively represents the interests of its members at national and European levels.