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Call: BMBF and BMWI

Funding for international hydrogen projects

[Deadline 2021/10/31, 2021/12/31 and 2022/02/28] The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) are funding projects for the production and processing of green hydrogen as well as for the storage, transport and application of hydrogen in countries outside the EU – this also includes German-Japanese collaborations. Companies and research institutions can also submit funding applications for accompanying research projects, studies and training measures.

Call: BMBF / JST

Funding call for green hydrogen research cooperation between Germany and Japan

Deadline: 2021/09/10: BMBF and JST funding will be provided for cooperation between German and Japanese partners from science and industry (2+2) in international collaborative research projects in accordance with Module C of the announcement of regulations for funding international projects on the topic of green hydrogen (for further information, see link below).

Call: Joint call 2021 (EIG Concert-Japan)

Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy

[Deadline: 2021/07/09 17:00 (JST)] Are you involved in Sustainable Hydrogen research and interested in connecting with researchers in Germany and across Europe? The European Interest Group (EIG) Concert-Japan is now accepting proposals for “Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy”.

Overview: German Embassy Tokyo

Hydrogen research and technology in Japan

The German Embassy Tokyo has compiled information on hydrogen research and technology in Japan. The overview summarizes the current situation and the goals of the Japanese government as follows:

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

German and Japanese Electric Power Industries Embark on the Practical Applications of Hydrogen Energy

February 25, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The Federal Government of Germany published its national hydrogen energy strategy in June 2020, revealing that hydrogen will be one of the pillars for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as reported in the first article of this series. Research institutes and electric power companies in Germany as well as in Japan are currently propelling projects for the practical use of hydrogen energy.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Germany’s new national hydrogen strategy

September 25, 2020 [by Toru Kumagai] Germany aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2, to zero by 2050. Against that backdrop, the cabinet of Angela Merkel has introduced a hydrogen strategy that seeks to use hydrogen as a power source for manufacturing and transportation as one of the key measures to reduce CO2 emissions.

Call: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Research presences in Japan (green hydrogen technologies)

[Deadline: 2020/10/09] The BMBF funds German universities and research institutions researching in the field of hydrogen technologies that are aiming at working together with leading research institutions by establishing real research presences abroad, e.g. in Japan. These include joint laboratories, joint test and inspection facilities, research stations and pilot plants among others.