Participants of the fourth H2HUB Initiative status meeting at LBST GmbH in Ottobrunn. From left to right: Konstantin Frohnhöfer, LBST GmbH; Hubert Landinger, LBST GmbH; Manfred Limbrunner, H2Powercell; Roy van Son, Resato Hydrogen Technology B.V.; Franz Bergmeier, Kyros Hydrogen Solutions GmbH (left of the vehicle) – In the middle the BMW iX5 Hydrogen – Thomas Hofmann, BMW AG; Niki Berger, Robert Bosch GmbH; Niels Joris, ATAWEY; Dr. Jürgen Guldner, BMW AG, Thomas Zorn, Tyczka Hydrogen GmbH; Martin Zerta, LBST GmbH (right of the vehicle).. Photo: Martin Zerta, LBST
Ottobrunn/Munich, July 2, 2026 – On June 30, the H2HUB Initiative supported funding applications for nine public hydrogen filling stations and for more than 70 heavy-duty commercial vehicles in Bavaria. Distributed across the locations of Augsburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Southern Bavaria (including Piding), and Regensburg, this initiative aims to establish or expand additional H2 filling stations and an extended network for H2 refueling of heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Funding program significantly oversubscribed
The H2HUB Initiative’s applications are part of a program that has seen strong demand nationwide. As the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) announced on July 1, 71 applications for hydrogen filling stations and 455 applications for H2 vehicles and fleets were received across Germany. With a budget of 220 million euros, a funding volume of 455 million euros was requested. The funding call is therefore considered successful, but significantly oversubscribed. Federal Minister of Transport Schnieder spoke of it as the basis for a reliable hydrogen filling station network in heavy-duty transport.
The National Hydrogen Council (NWR) also classified the funding call in its basic paper of June 18 as a potential turning point for market ramp-up and sees it as the basis for a basic network of hydrogen filling stations by approximately 2030 – with a truck fleet in the range of several thousand vehicles.
About the H2HUB Initiative
The H2HUB Initiative connects companies, municipalities, and mobility providers to build regional hydrogen ecosystems and actively shape the market ramp-up by 2030. The initiative is coordinated by Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH (LBST) in Ottobrunn and is supported by over 25 partners from industry, infrastructure, and the public sector.
The initiative convened its fourth status meeting on July 2 in Ottobrunn to discuss the status of the applications and the next steps in developing Bavaria’s H2 infrastructure. Representatives from LBST GmbH, Atawey, BenTec, BMW AG, Cavendish Hydrogen A/S, Robert Bosch GmbH, Fest Group, H2Powercell, Hyundai Europe, KEYOU GmbH, KYROS Hydrogen Solutions GmbH, Maximator Hydrogen, Resato Hydrogen Technology B.V., TEAL Mobility, and Tyczka Hydrogen attended both on-site and online.
In the coming months, regional stakeholders will be supported in the further preparation and planning of H2 projects, and the regional H2HUBs in Bavaria will be expanded. In the long term, cross-border H2 corridors for long-distance transport are to be established and expanded in close cooperation with partners and interested stakeholders.
Interested companies and municipalities are invited to contact the H2HUB INITIATIVE to coordinate further activities and developments and to successfully advance them together.
Contact
H2HUB Initiative
c/o Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH
Daimlerstraße 15, 85521 Ottobrunn
kontakt@h2hub-initiative.de
+49 (89) 608 110 25