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HAMBURG, Germany, June 9, 2022 – One of the world’s first hydrogen-centric startup accelerator programs will initially be operated out of Hamburg. The global innovation platform Plug and Play Tech Center announced a new initiative focused on hydrogen by launching the H2 Startup Accelerator. Initiating partners are Shell and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), along with the founding members City of Hamburg and Phillips 66/JET. The program can be a vehicle to foster the necessary dialogue and cooperation to accelerate the development of a hydrogen ecosystem in Europe and beyond.

Hamburg, 30 May 2022 - At this year's Hannover Messe, the Hamburg Metropolitan Region will be introducing itself as the green hydrogen location of the future. The world's most important industrial trade fair will, at last, take place on-site at the exhibition grounds again and be held from Monday, 30 May, to Friday, 2 June. Hamburg will present solutions along the entire value chain. The focus will be on twelve hydrogen projects from the Hamburg Metropolitan Region which have been selected as Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI Hydrogen) for extensive funding from the European Union.

Hamburg, 4 February 2022 - Air Products (NYSE:APD) and the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) today announced that they will work together, under a Memorandum of Understanding, to identify potential ways of establishing a comprehensive hydrogen value chain across the port of Hamburg.

Hamburg, 11 October 2021 - “Experience Future Mobility Now”: This is the slogan under which Peter Tschentscher, 1st Mayor of Hamburg, opened the 27th ITS World Congress today. From now until Friday, 400 exhibitors from all over the world will present the newest developments in smart mobility, connected transport systems and smart logistics in the reopened CCH and exhibition halls.

Hamburg, 7 July 2021 - The aerospace industry is preparing for flying with hydrogen. In Hamburg, the world's third-largest aviation center, a new development platform is being launched to test the new technology from as early as 2022.

Hamburg, 10 June 2021: The Future Hamburg Award 2021 was presented as part of a digital awards ceremony at the International Innovation Day by Plug and Play Hamburg. The winners of this year’s award are the startups Breeze Technologies, traceless materials, and Infinite Mobility.

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Hamburg, 11 April 2021 - Following a one-year break, Hannover Messe is now back: the world's number one industrial fair is taking place digitally from Monday 12 April to Friday 16 April 2021. In keeping with the tagline “Future. Made in Hamburg”, the Hanseatic city will be presenting itself in front of an international audience as a leading hydrogen location.

Hamburg, 30 March 2021: The Crystal Cabin Award trophies for 2021 go to Airbus, Diehl Aviation, e2ip, Eviation with Almadesign, the University of Cincinnati - and then three at once to Safran.

Hamburg (Germany) / San Francisco (USA), 28 January 2021: International founders can now submit their applications for the Future Hamburg Award conferred by the City of Hamburg. With this startup award, Germany's leading economic hub aims to support innovative solutions for the city of tomorrow. Innovative startups from around the world are invited to submit their projects until 31 March 2021 at www.future.hamburg/award.

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Hamburg, 22 January 2021 - The companies Vattenfall, Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Hamburg's municipal heat supplier Hamburg Wärme are planning to build one of the world's largest electrolysers in the Port of Hamburg. The new electrolyser is to have a capacity of 100 megawatts and be built on the site of the former Moorburg coal-fired power plant.