Germany’s largest hydrogen refuelling station operator, H2 Mobility, has reduced green hydrogen prices by 10 per cent at five locations after benefiting from new federal mandates and revenues generated through emissions credit trading.
The company said stronger sales linked to recently introduced regulations, combined with income from fuel certificate sales, had helped lower operating costs and enabled the price reduction, gasworld reported.
The lower prices apply to H2 Mobility stations in Mannheim, Heidelberg, Frankenthal, Ludwigshafen and Düsseldorf-Höherweg. According to the company’s live station data, hydrogen at these locations had been priced at around €13.50 per kilogram before the reduction.
All five stations are supplied through green hydrogen agreements, allowing the operator to pass on some of the financial benefits to customers.
The move follows the introduction of Germany’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Quota legislation, which sets targets for green hydrogen use in the transport sector. Under the framework, green hydrogen is expected to account for 10 per cent of transport energy consumption by 2040, with an initial target of 0.1 per cent set for this year.
The legislation also established a trading mechanism that allows companies exceeding emissions reduction requirements to sell surplus credits to fuel suppliers that fall short of their targets.
H2 Mobility said revenues from these credit sales have helped offset the higher costs associated with procuring green hydrogen.
Chief Financial Officer Martin Jüngel said the price reduction represents one of the first direct benefits of the GHG Quota system for fuel-cell vehicle users.
The company noted that the discounted prices currently apply only at stations supplying renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO)-certified hydrogen.
Most of H2 Mobility’s network continues to rely on grey hydrogen, although the operator aims to transition all of its refuelling stations to green hydrogen by 2028.
As part of that strategy, the company has spent the past year securing green hydrogen supply agreements with producers, including companies such as Lhyfe, to support the gradual expansion of renewable hydrogen across its network.
