BMVI “HyLand – Hydrogen Regions in Germany” Initiative Kiel Rügen-Stralsund Region Region City of Brake District of Osterholz District of Emsland District Annual Report 2019 Metropolitan of Schaumburg Region Region Northwest Lausitz Lippe District District of City of Recklinghausen Weimar HYPERFORMER IMPLEMENTATION District of Annual Report 2019 City of Marburg HYEXPERTS Essen REGIONAL CONCEPTS City of District of Wunsiedel Fulda im Fichtelgebirge City of Frankfurt HYSTARTER am Main STAKEHOLDER NETWORKS City of Neustadt State of a. d. Waldnaab Saarland Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar City of Reutlingen City of City of Landshut Ulm Ingolstadt Region Allgäu Region District of Oberallgäu Mobility and logistics with hydrogen from renewable energies – HyExperts within the framework of the National Innovation Program Hydrogen ≥ 13 regions with initial project experience and knowledge and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP II), HyLand supports the transition in ≥ Selected through a nationwide competition in 2019 transport in 25 municipalities and regions. Coordination with other ≥ From 2020 onwards, refinement of competition concepts German and European H regions is intended to establish a valuable 2 ≥ Funding support of 20 million euros each network of activities. HyStarter HyPerformer ≥ Nine regions ≥ Three regions with existing hydrogen projects ≥ Chosen in 2019 through a nationwide selection process ≥ Selected through a nationwide competition in 2019 ≥ Will receive 12 months of organisational and content- ≥ From 2020 onwards, implementation of the competition related support in the development of concept ideas for concepts to expand hydrogen activities green hydrogen ≥ Funding support of 20 million euros each ≥ Total project volume 195 million euros www.now-gmbh.de BMVI “HyLand – Hydrogen Regions in Germany” Initiative Kiel Rügen-Stralsund Region Region City of Brake District of Osterholz District of Emsland District Annual Report 2019 Metropolitan of Schaumburg Region Region Northwest Lausitz Lippe District District of City of Recklinghausen Weimar HYPERFORMER IMPLEMENTATION District of Annual Report 2019 City of Marburg HYEXPERTS Essen REGIONAL CONCEPTS City of District of Wunsiedel Fulda im Fichtelgebirge City of Frankfurt HYSTARTER am Main STAKEHOLDER NETWORKS City of Neustadt State of a. d. Waldnaab Saarland Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar City of Reutlingen City of City of Landshut Ulm Ingolstadt Region Allgäu Region District of Oberallgäu Mobility and logistics with hydrogen from renewable energies – HyExperts within the framework of the National Innovation Program Hydrogen ≥ 13 regions with initial project experience and knowledge and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP II), HyLand supports the transition in ≥ Selected through a nationwide competition in 2019 transport in 25 municipalities and regions. Coordination with other ≥ From 2020 onwards, refinement of competition concepts German and European H regions is intended to establish a valuable 2 ≥ Funding support of 20 million euros each network of activities. HyStarter HyPerformer ≥ Nine regions ≥ Three regions with existing hydrogen projects ≥ Chosen in 2019 through a nationwide selection process ≥ Selected through a nationwide competition in 2019 ≥ Will receive 12 months of organisational and content- ≥ From 2020 onwards, implementation of the competition related support in the development of concept ideas for concepts to expand hydrogen activities green hydrogen ≥ Funding support of 20 million euros each ≥ Total project volume 195 million euros www.now-gmbh.de NOW – Annual Report 2019 Foreword by Federal Minister Andreas Scheuer MdB | 2 Foreword by Wolfgang Axthammer | 4 NOW | 6 NIP | 8 Charging infrastructure for electric vehicles funding guideline | 10 Local electric mobility | 12 Mobility and fuels strategy | 14 International cooperation | 16 Communication and knowledge management | 24 German Centre for Charging Infrastructure | 26 Towards municipal networks | 28 Campaign: HyLand | 30 Overview of events | 34 Publications | 42 I. NIP – Federal Funding Hydrogen and Fuel Cells | 44 II. Federal Funding Charging Infrastructure | 86 III. Federal Funding Local Electric Mobility | 98 IV. Mobility and Fuels Strategy | 116 V. Accompanying Research and Monitoring | 140 Contact/Imprint | 166 2 NOW – ANNUAL REPORT 2019 FOREWORD BY FEDERAL MINISTER ANDREAS SCHEUER MdB Modern mobility is clean and efficient Good mobility must be a given. It contributes to the quality of life in our country while facilitating greater flexibility, prosperity and better living conditions. Whether by car, bus, train or bicycle: people legitimately have high expectations of having access to a functioning mobility system in the city and in the countryside. Our task is therefore to continually adapt, develop and modernise this system across the board. Modern mobility involves emission-free fuels and efficient drive systems. The integration of renewable energy in the transport sector is already visible today – the number of electric passenger cars increased by 76 per cent (battery) and 44 per cent (plug-in hybrids) in 2019. And also for hydrogen and fuel cell technology, the trend in new purchases and registrations is clearly on the up. 3 BMVI invests in infrastructure for alternative fuels The expansion of battery and fuel cell infrastructure is an essential prerequisite for the further ramp-up of these technologies. At the end of 2019, Germany boasted 82 hydrogen filling stations and around 24,000 electric charging points (normal and fast), represent- ing around 33 and 50 per cent more alternative infrastructure than in the previous year, respectively. The BMVI support programmes play a central role in this regard. It is also clear that we now need to have a correspondingly greater choice of such vehicles – preferably from our German manufacturers. In the area of charging infrastructure, almost 15,000 normal and 4,000 fast charging points are currently under construction or have already been installed across Germany thanks to investments by the BMVI. At the turn of the year 2019/2020, we took the next step for electric charging: the BMVI commissioned NOW to establish the new German Centre for Charging Infrastructure (Nationale Leitstelle Ladeinfrastruktur). The core tasks of the national centre are the assessment of demand, the coordinated development of a nationwide fast charging network and the coordination of federal and state activi- ties. The centre will also support municipalities in planning and implementing charging infrastructure development. The first goal is to establish 1,000 fast-charging locations – so-called hubs – at which a large number of charging points will be provided and which can be expanded in a modular manner, and therefore swiftly. The establishment of modern mobility begins in the regions Modern mobility evolves in close proximity to the people. For this reason, it is essential to ensure we have the federal states and especially the local municipalities involved and at our side. We are successfully doing this. One example is the resounding success of the hydrogen regions. “Every region can become a hydrogen region” was the motto of our appeal. With the HyLand concept, municipalities are provided with tailored services for the launch or further development of hydrogen technology on location: Nine HyStart- ers will be supported for two years in building a network of stakeholders and develop- ing an initial concept. 13 HyExperts will each receive 300,000 euros to detail projects or conduct a study – enabling them to get started in practical terms. And finally, three HyPerformers will each receive 20 million euros to acquire the necessary technology and start deploying hydrogen and fuel cell products on a large scale. The regional applicants’ own investment commitments amount to as much as 270 million euros. A total of almost 200 regions or municipalities from all over Germany have applied across the three cat- egories. This shows that the interest is clearly there. We therefore have a responsibility to continue to provide the regions with good offers. Hydrogen is needed to increasingly move away from fossil fuels in all areas of energy consumption – including transport. Sincerely yours, Andreas Scheuer MdB Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure 4 NOW – ANNUAL REPORT 2019 FOREWORD BY WOLFGANG AXTHAMMER With the UN Climate Change Conference in 2019, the topic of climate protection reached a further peak. Measures to reduce and contain the rise in CO2 have never been more pressing. In the interests of achieving sustainable growth and a healthy environment, industry and the public are focusing on the use and application of innovative, alternative and climate- neutral technologies. NOW GmbH is making a major contribution towards achieving Germany’s climate targets by coordinating the federal government’s technology programmes. It supports and implements the development and use of alternative energy supply and alternative drive systems in the transport sector within the framework of programmes relating to battery electric mobility, the mobility and fuels strategy, charging infrastructure for electric mobility and the National Innovation Programme Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. 5 RENDERING MOBILITY AND LOGISTICS CLIMATE-NEUTRAL CONSTITUTES AN OVERARCHING BUSINESS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHALLENGE FOR THIS DECADE. NOW GMBH COORDINATES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S KEY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMES TO ACHIEVE THIS. At this point, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the four federal