{"id":6617,"date":"2026-07-27T13:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=6617"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:53:07","slug":"h2ub","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/en\/portfolio\/h2ub\/","title":{"rendered":"H2UB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);margin-left:0\">H2UB has established the leading European innovation ecosystem for hydrogen and energy. It connects start-ups, corporations, technology partners and research institutes, significantly accelerating the scaling up of H2 solutions. It works with strong industrial partners to support start-ups in entering the market and implementing innovation and pilot projects. Hydrogen and its derivatives are essential for decarbonizing various economic sectors and achieving our climate targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);margin-left:0\">Integrated into a system of energy production, supply and use, hydrogen and its derivatives contribute significantly to supply security, ecological sustainability and cost-effectiveness. This enables companies to transform their value creation in the long term and access new, economically viable business models. While many H2 technologies are already technically mature, their economic implementation remains challenging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);margin-left:0\">This is precisely the area in which H2UB steps in: Working alongside start-ups and corporations, launching pilot projects, prototypes and demonstrators, reducing risks and creating the basis for scalable, marketable solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1683\" height=\"1495\" src=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6620\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;width:336px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c.png 1683w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c-768x682.png 768w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c-1536x1364.png 1536w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c-500x444.png 500w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c-800x711.png 800w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H2UB-Logo-L-CLAIM1-4c-1280x1137.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1683px) 100vw, 1683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6618 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-800x799.jpg 800w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB-1280x1279.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Uwe_H2UB.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><em>&#8220;Technology alone cannot bring about change. It must be adopted by industry. I see H2UB\u2019s role as precisely this: bringing start-ups together with the right pilot customers, infrastructure partners, and investors within a reliable regulatory framework. An ecosystem as a bridge between innovation and implementation ensures that promising hydrogen solutions become economically viable and deliver real climate protection benefits.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Uwe Kerkmann<\/strong>, CEO<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3d51047b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.h2ub.com\">Website<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/h2ub\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H2UB has established the leading European innovation ecosystem for hydrogen and energy. It connects start-ups, corporations, technology partners and research institutes, significantly accelerating the scaling up of H2 solutions. It works with strong industrial partners to support start-ups in entering the market and implementing innovation and pilot projects. 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