The hydrogen landscape at a glance
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Production

11.33
8.23
Mt produced in total in 2022
19.59
kt by water electrolysis
14.97
kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)

6.86
9.85
EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
6.23
EUR/kg of SMR
6.38
EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing

3.11
61.87
MW of electrolyser deployments in 2022
Distribution

178
1581
km of perational hydrogen pipelines
Production

11.23
7.94
Mt produced in total in 2023
31.41
kt by water electrolysis
42.53
kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)

6.61
7.94
EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
3.76
EUR/kg of SMR
4.41
EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing

5.40
64.97
MW of electrolyser deployments in 2023
Distribution

187
1581
km of operational hydrogen pipelines
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18 March 2025
Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer has gone into operation at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site.

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10 March 2025
The European Commission has approved a €400m Austrian state aid scheme and a €36m Lithuanian state aid scheme, to support the production of renewable hydrogen.

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7 March 2025
The European Hydrogen Bank’s second auction for the production of renewable hydrogen has attracted 61 bids from projects in 11 countries with the European Economic Area (EEA) . Eight of the bids were submitted under the dedicated maritime topic by hydrogen producers with off-takers in the maritime sector.
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