We are often asked: “is there still momentum and a mandate in Germany to pursue imported volumes of renewable hydrogen?” Well, this week, we have witnessed Germany confirm that commitment, with grant agreements now signed to support three major hydrogen projects in Denmark supplying the German market.

The three projects being supported are supported by €1.3 billion commitment over 10 years starting operations 2031:

Everfuel, Project Frigg: 200 MW at Vejen, with German support of €0.98/kg. Everfuel has also reserved capacity in both the Danish and German hydrogen pipeline systems.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, HØST Esbjerg: 240 MW at Esbjerg, supported at €1.70/kg.

European Energy, Gemini: 150 MW at Kassø, supported at €1.77/kg. This replaces the previously selected Heimdal project. European Energy is now progressing engineering, grid connection and permitting, targeting operations around the end of 2030.

Together, the German funding programme represents very significant financial support for renewable hydrogen production in Denmark that is specifically intended for supply into the German market. The programme supports approximately 590 MW of electrolyser capacity and around 78,000 tonnes per annum of hydrogen production, roughly twice the annual hydrogen supply contemplated from the FjordH2 project, developed by Norwegian Hydrogen in Norway.

Importantly, this is being matched by progress on the infrastructure required to move hydrogen across the border. More than 500 MW of capacity has now been reserved in the planned Danish-German hydrogen pipeline, satisfying a Danish parliamentary requirement for its construction. The proposed 133 km pipeline will run from Esbjerg through Vejen to the German border.

For Provaris, the message remains clear but not always visible in Australia: Germany continues to play a central role in creating the demand, infrastructure and financial support needed to establish large-scale European hydrogen imports. Denmark demonstrates one pathway through cross-border pipelines. Provaris’ maritime solution is complementary to pipelines connecting competitive renewable hydrogen production in the Nordics to European markets where the pipeline network is already a compressed H2 gas. Delivery to the Denmark port of Esbjerg to connect to the German H2 core is also now alternative and shorter shipping distance.