Green Hydrogen Research: A Collaboration to Empower Tomorrow’s Energy

Green Hydrogen and its economic ramp-up are crucial for a sustainable economy and the energy and climate transition. That is why the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) are pushing ahead with research on green hydrogen.

Research and Development play a crucial role in this process as they provide the solutions for green hydrogen along the entire value chain. Therefore, with this call for proposals, the German and Italian ministries, BMBF, MAECI and MUR, intend to strengthen the Italian-German cooperation in green hydrogen research and stimulate the related innovation processes in both countries. Joint research collaborations enable results and innovations to be achieved more efficiently, as crosscountry research is performed "hand in hand" and supported by the expertise of both countries. Furthermore, by working together, the competitiveness and the recognition of research institutes and SMEs can be increased steadily. Moreover, the joint work can strengthen the link between industry and research, as well as the research capacity and expertise. Overall, an essential element of a common European hydrogen economy can be achieved through collaborative work.

This call is based on the German Federal Government’s “7th Energy Research Program” and on the Italian “Piano Nazionale per la Ricerca del MUR – PNR 2021-2027”. This joint research and innovation program serves as a national and regional research platform designed to provide the knowledge needed to boost efforts in the area of green hydrogen. Therefore, the funding measure offers higher education institutions, non-university research institutions and commercial companies (in particular SMEs) the opportunity to engage in joint research projects with partners from Italy and Germany and to take advantage of the existing cooperation potential in both countries. Funding is intended to vitalise ItalianGerman partnerships in innovative areas of research that will help to intensify relations between the partners.

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