This is because northern Germany is pursuing the goal of establishing a green hydrogen economy by 2035. Thanks to wind power, the north is already contributing to the energy transition like no other region in the country. This applies in particular to the electricity sector.

In order to achieve the climate targets in the industrial, chemical, heating and mobility sectors, the North is relying on hydrogen as an energy source. Hydrogen connects the sectors as a substitute for natural gas, process gas and fuel.

It can also be used to make surplus wind power that cannot be fed into the grid usable by electrolysis or stored for the long term. In addition to climate protection aspects, the development of a green hydrogen economy creates added value and offers skilled jobs.

The cooperation agreement for the Wasserstoffcampus was signed in September 2020. The contractual partners are the city of Salzgitter, the state of Lower Saxony in the form of the SüdOst Niedersachsen project office, the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films as a bridge to the Fraunhofer Hydrogen Network and the companies Salzgitter AG, MAN Energy Solutions SE, Robert Bosch Elektronik GmbH, Alstom Transport Deutschland GmbH and WEVG Salzgitter GmbH & Co.