International startup accelerator with focus on hydrogen launches from Germany

In Germany, one of the world’s first hydrogen-centric startup accelerator programs will initially be operated out of Hamburg. The global innovation platform Plug and Play Tech Center announced a new initiative focused on hydrogen by launching the H2 Startup Accelerator.

Initiating partners are Shell and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), along with the founding members City of Hamburg and Phillips 66/JET. The program can be a vehicle to foster the necessary dialogue and cooperation to accelerate the development of a hydrogen ecosystem in Europe and beyond.

The purpose of the program is to connect hydrogen startups from all over the world with corporate partners and other stakeholders to pilot and roll out their technologies. The goal is to create an open innovation and startup ecosystem connecting the northern German and European regions to the global hydrogen economy. The platform will serve as the interface between research, industry, and other institutions and represent a homeport for the inception and development of startups and their technologies.