A climate-neutral economy is hardly conceivable without hydrogen. No wonder that demand, which has more than tripled worldwide since 1975, continues to rise. As a leading industrial location, Germany's economic future is particularly dependent on the availability of sustainable energies - the Ruhr region offers the best conditions and experience for the necessary transformation.
In order to bring together and support the diverse players, networks and projects in the region, the Regionalverband Ruhr and Business Metropole Ruhr founded the Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr - HyMR for short - as a regional project office for the Ruhr region. Together, research institutions, companies and start-ups are to use the historically grown infrastructure as well as the enormous experience in transporting energy to drive the market ramp-up.
As an energy region, the Metropole Ruhr holds high CO₂ savings potential and high employment potential - this is jointly emphasized by Ruhr corporations and the Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr.
The Metropole Ruhr can and wants to become the first model region for the ramp-up of the hydrogen market in Germany with European appeal. Therefore, more and more practical examples for the application of H2 can be found in the region.
The project office "Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr" – HyMR for short – was founded at the end of 2021 by resolution of the assembly of the Ruhr Regional Association (Regionalverband Ruhr) and makes the region's diverse hydrogen activities visible. It offers coordinating support for the realization of the market ramp-up of the hydrogen economy.
The Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr is an initiative of the Regionalverband Ruhr and the Business Metropole Ruhr to coordinate hydrogen activities in the Metropole Ruhr. Contact our contact person directly here or learn more about the network.
Image credit: Sebastian Wolf for HyMR, RVR
