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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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6 November 2025
German industrial group Bosch says the Bamberg facility complies with European Union renewable hydrogen rules and will produce over one ton of green hydrogen daily.
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5 November 2025
Danish green hydrogen company Everfuel has inaugurated HySynergy, its 20 MW green hydrogen production plant in Fredericia, Denmark, and sent its first supply to Germany.
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3 November 2025
Maribor, Slovenia: As dawn broke over Maribor, Slovenia’s second-largest city, TAM Europe marked a major milestone with the rollout of its latest hydrogen fuel cell buses, signaling a new chapter in the nation’s clean-energy transport journey.
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