Compendium H2 Port Infrastructure
as part of the European project RH2INE
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Compendium H2 Port Infrastructure
Description
On behalf of the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture, the TSE – Tranferstelle Energie (formerly TSB) is conducting a study on hydrogen as an alternative fuel for inland waterway vessels on the Rhine.
The subject of the study is a feasibility check of local hydrogen production, supply, storage and operation of hydrogen plants in the ports. Only gaseous hydrogen in type 3 and 4 containers is considered for the standardisation of the refuelling process in the Rhine ports. In addition to the current state of the art and the resulting costs, the safety and operation of hydrogen plants in the port area is important, especially with regard to environmental compatibility and fire risk.
The Transferstelle Energie will provide scientific support to the European "RH2INE" project with the feasibility study "Compendium H2 port infrastructure”.
RH2INE stands for Rhine Hydrogen Integration Network of Excellence and was initiated in 2019 by the province of Zuid-Holland and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia and supported by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Netherlands. The network has been growing steadily since 2019 and consists of public and private stakeholders from the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Germany. In 2025, WaterstofNet took the helm of RH2INE by taking up the organisation of the daily activities in the central program office.
With the Green Deal, the European Union has committed to becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The transport sector is still responsible for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and contributes massively to air pollution in cities. Freight transport in particular causes emissions. By switching to sustainable drive technologies on one of Europe's oldest transport routes, the RH2INE project is making an important con-tribution to achieving the European climate targets.
Project Goals
The overall aim of the project "Compendium H2 Port Infrastructure" is to create an emission-free transport corridor in the Rhine-Alpine region, but also to create synergies with neighbouring waterways through the use of hydrogen as an alternative propulsion technology in inland navigation. The creation of technical and logistical foundations for the green corridors of shipping must be placed in the context of the decarbonisation of the global economy.
Partner
RH2INE-Project
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau Rheinland-Pfalz
Pictures
Workshop 1
As part of our H2 Port Infrastructure project, the kick-off event took place in Mainz on 18 March 2024. The aim of the feasibility study is to create a green shipping route on the Rhine. Together with members of ports, shipping companies and other stakeholders from five countries, we had an exciting and successful exchange. Here you can find the workshop programme.
Workshop participants can view the presentations from the event below. The presentations are password protected for data protection reasons.
Presentations for Download:
Prof. Dr. Oliver Türk, TSB
Inga Söllner, NRW.Energy4climate & Frank Appelman, RH2INE Quartermaster
Maren Schmitt, TSB
Johan Gille, Port of Rotterdam
Sina Jakob, Becker Büttner Held PartGmbB
Heinz-Georg Dura, Zentrum für Brennstoffzellen-Technik GmbH (ZBT Duisburg)
Antje Roß, Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie (NOW GmbH)
Workshop 2
The 2nd workshop took place exclusively online on 17 June 2024. Updates in the RH2INE project and an initial interim status of the survey in the H2 port infrastructure project were presented. In addition, experts offered an exciting programme with many innovations. Participants from a total of nine nations took part in the event. Here you can find the workshop programme.
Workshop participants can view the presentations from the event below. The presentations are password protected for data protection reasons.
Presentations for Download:
Inga Söllner, NRW.Energy4climate
Maren Schmitt, TSB
Stefan Garche, NRW.Energy4climate
Dennis Müller-Haensel, Air Liquide
Daniel Sorger, SRP Consulting AG & Pascal Steidel, DB InfraGO AG
Bengt Ramne, ScandiNAOS AB
Wouter Vuijk, Port of Rotterdam
Workshop 3
The 3rd workshop took place on 30 September 2024 in Duisburg as part of the international RH2INE conference. Important topics were addressed and discussed in informative presentations on EU law, the practical example of Duisport and preventive fire protection with regard to hydrogen. The first hydrogen training centre in Duisburg was presented with regard to personnel and training measures and the Rhombus project. Finally, the Compendium H2 Port Infrastructure project presented the current status of the survey. Here you can find the workshop programme.
Workshop participants can view the presentations from the event below. The presentations are password protected for data protection reasons.
Presentations for Download:
Prof. Dr. Dörte Fouquet, Becker Büttner Held PartGmbB
Johannes Eng, Duisport
Karim Durand, Lhyfe
Mario König, Professional fire brigade Mannheim / TÜV Süd
Florian Konrad, KWS Energy Knowledge eG
Ton Neumann, Province of Limburg
Maren Schmitt, TSB & Thorsten Goschler, TSB
Mario König, Professional fire brigade Mannheim / TÜV Süd
Workshop 4
The 4th workshop took place exclusively online on 9 December 2024. Updates in the RH2INE project and in the H2 port infrastructure project were presented. In addition, experts offered an exciting programme with many innovations. Participants from a total of eight nations took part in the event. Here you can find the workshop programme.
Workshop participants can view the presentations from the event below. The presentations are password protected for data protection reasons.
Presentations for Download:
Inga Söllner, NRW.Energy4climate / Tom Verlinden, WaterstofNet
Maren Schmitt, TSB
Michael Ismar, NPROXX
Anastasios Galatsopoulos, White Research
Marie-Eve Reinert, Steinbeis Europe Centre
- Presentation “Practical examples Port of Rotterdam”
Mark Stoelinga, Port of Rotterdam
- Presentation “Practical examples Port of Rotterdam”
Workshop 5
The 5th workshop took place exclusively online on 17 March 2025. The study “H2-Ports Rhineland-Palatinate” and the updates of the H2 port infrastructure project were presented. In addition, experts offered an exciting programme. Participants from a total of ten nations took part in the event. Here you can find the workshop programme.
Workshop participants can view the presentations from the event below. The presentations are password protected for data protection reasons.
Presentations for Download:
Georg Münch, MWVLW RLP
Thorsten Goschler, TSB
Dr. Jacob Steiff, CMS
Dominik Eichbaum, hyfuels GmbH
Mara Linn Becher, HHLA
Wolfgang Köppel, DVGW-EBI
Holger Mai, TÜV Süd Academy
Workshop 6
Our closing event for the H2 Port Infrastructure project took place on 17 September 2025 in Mainz and in hybrid form. We would like to thank all speakers and participants for the interesting presentations, discussions and insights. Here you can find the workshop programme.
Workshop participants can view the presentations from the event below. The presentations are password protected for data protection reasons.
Presentations for Download:
Prof. Dr. Oliver Türk, TSE
Tom Verlinden, Director RH2INE-Project
Turi Fiorito, Director European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP)
Stefan Garche, NRW.Energy4Climate GmbH
Jonas Aichinger, Mainzer Netze
Björn Kalter, Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Martina Heer, Port of Switzerland
Tom Verlinden, Director RH2INE-Project
Dr. Alexander Kleber, DMT Energy Engineers GmbH
Julian Urban, Contargo GmbH & Co. KG