Minister visits Heidekrautbahn hydrogen filling station: Another milestone for climate-friendly mobility
On August 20, 2025, Brandenburg’s Minister of Infrastructure, Detlef Tabbert , Finance Minister, Robert Crumbach , and Berlin’s State Secretary for Mobility and Transport, Arne Herz, visited the Heidekrautbahn’s new hydrogen filling station in Basdorf (Wandlitz municipality). The delegation, together with the project partners, learned about the project’s progress on site; they traveled by hydrogen train from Berlin-Gesundbrunnen.
In addition to the political representatives, the speakers included Christoph Heuing (Managing Director of VBB), Christian Mehnert (Barnim District Utilities, Heidekrautbahn Hydrogen Rail Project Coordination), Dr. Gunar Hering (CEO of ENERTRAG SE), Gerhard Greiter (CEO Northeast Europe, Siemens Mobility), and Sebastian Achtermann (Managing Director of NEB). Sebastian Achtermann opened the event on site .
Dr. Gunar Hering, CEO of ENERTRAG SE, said:
With the opening of the hydrogen filling station, another important milestone has been reached for the Heidekrautbahn.
Starting in 2026, we will supply it with green hydrogen from our new plant inWensickendorf– thus completing a completely regional, climate-friendly value chain.
ENERTRAG’s contribution to the project
Starting in 2026, ENERTRAG will exclusively supply the Heidekrautbahn with green hydrogen from renewable energy sources in the region. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new hydrogen plant is scheduled for September 12, 2025 , at the Wensickendorf site .
Hydrogen trains have been in regular service on the RB27 since December 2024 – an important step towards reducing emissions and strengthening regional value creation. According to the project, the use of hydrogen trains corresponds to an annual CO₂ reduction of approximately 3 million kg and a saving of around 1.1 million liters of diesel .
Project partner session
Following the welcoming remarks, the project partners presented the status of the project. David Schenker presented the ENERTRAG part of the project, which concerns the hydrogen supply for the Heidekrautbahn .
Background
The joint project “Hydrogen Rail Heidekrautbahn” implements the entire regional value chain from the production of green hydrogen to its use in local public transport and is scientifically supported (DLR, BTU).
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