Green hydrogen projects in Germany

The green hydrogen projects GaugeH2 tracks in Germany: 154 projects, each checked against a public source, with their status, technology and capacity.

projects: 154; projects
MW in the active pipeline: 14,601; MW in the active pipeline
operational: 60; operational
with FID or in construction: 25; with FID or in construction

Projects by status

Announced

Pre-FID

FID

Construction

Operational

Delayed

Suspended

Cancelled

projects

Projects by electrolyser technology

44%

21%

30%

PEM (67)44%
Alkaline (32)21%
SOEC (9)6%
Other or not disclosed (46)30%

Largest projects in the active pipeline

Project	Developer	MW	Status
AquaVentus (completion)	AquaVentus initiative (RWE, Shell, Equinor, Gasunie… ~100 partners)	5,000	Pre-FID
H2ercules	RWE (with OGE / Open Grid Europe)	1,000	Announced
Wilhelmshaven , phase 2	Uniper SE	800	Announced
Lhyfe Lubmin	KGAL ESPF 6 Fund + PtX Development (majority) with Lhyfe (minority)	800	Pre-FID
VNG - HyCC Green H2 plant	HyCC (Power2X since Feb-2026) + VNG AG	500	Pre-FID
H2APEX Lubmin, phase 2	H2APEX Group SCA (phase 1 'WAL' with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, 70%)	500	Announced
CHC Elektrolyse JadeWeser	EWE AG + Verbund AG (joint venture)	500	Announced
Anker electrolyzer project, phase 1	Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners + Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG ( NO es EWE)	400	Announced
Kaskade	Meridiam SAS	368	Delayed
Eternal Power hydrogen project, Hamburg, phase 2	Eternal Power GmbH (Hamburgo)	320	Announced

The active pipeline excludes cancelled and suspended projects. Capacities are electrolyser capacities as announced by each project; projects without a published capacity do not add MW. Figures come live from the catalogue.

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