About HY-5

The Green Hydrogen Initiative of Northern Germany Five federal states have joined forces to promote a green hydrogen economy. The economic development organisations of the Northern German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein established the green hydrogen initiative HY-5 in 2020. The initiative aims to make Northern Germany the strongest future region for green hydrogen in the heart of Europe and to develop and complete the value chain for green hydrogen. Together, the federal states have started to establish Northern Germany as a hotspot on the European hydrogen map.