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Production
production
11.45
8.10 Mt produced in total in 2022
17.95 kt by water electrolysis
41.62 kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
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
Technology manufacturing
3.11
61.87 MW of electrolyser deployments in 2022
Demand
Demand
8.24
15.03 kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
178
1581 km of perational hydrogen pipelines by May 2023
Production
production
11.05
7.81 Mt produced in total in 2023
26.75 kt by water electrolysis
42.53 kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
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
Technology manufacturing
5.40
64.97 MW of electrolyser deployments in 2023
Demand
Demand
7.96
22.81 kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
187
1581 km of operational hydrogen pipelines by May 2024
Production
production
11.18
7.86 Mt produced in total in 2024
42.81 kt by water electrolysis
42.68 kt by reforming with carbon capture
Production cost (LCOH)
Production cost
6.71
7.42 EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis
3.33 EUR/kg of SMR
4.12 EUR/kg of SMR with CC
Technology manufacturing
Technology manufacturing
10.60
142.85 MW of electrolyser deployments in 2024
Demand
Demand
7.87
36.32 kt provided by clean hydrogen
Distribution
distribution
186
1636 km of operational hydrogen pipelines by May 2025
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26 May 2026
Hydrogen buses entered service in Bologna today as public transport operator Tper deployed the first Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen vehicles on the city network, following the completion of the authorisation process for the hydrogen refuelling facility at the Via Battindarno depot.
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22 May 2026
Dutch gas infrastructure operator Gasunie has inaugurated the first major section of its hydrogen backbone in the Port of Rotterdam: a 32-km pipeline that strengthens the region’s emerging hydrogen network.
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20 May 2026
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.3 billion German State aid scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank’s “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool for the auction that closed in 2026.
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