H2Global: supply-side auctions underway for regional renewable hydrogen and ammonia projects

Click to expand. Progress in the €5.86 billion in funding earmarked so far for H2Global tenders. Source: H2Global.

With the goal to bridge supply and demand in the low carbon hydrogen and ammonia sector, Hintco (the implementation entity of the H2Global mechanism) is progressing with both supply-side and demands-side auctions via its contracts for difference mechanism. H2Global will then bridge the gap between the most competitive bid and offer prices.

The EU backed €3 billion supply-side auction is now open for applications, inviting interest from would-be suppliers from Africa, Asia, South America & Oceania, and North America. Interested parties will participate in the competitive auction for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives (RFNBOs).

The current auction round is segmented into for regional lots as follows: Africa, Asia, South America & Oceania, and North America. Bidders in this round may offer renewable hydrogen, ammonia or methanol which should “be delivered to designated hubs in Germany”. €484 million is available for each of the four regions.

To formally indicate interest, bidders in each of the regions are invited to submit their applications between now and the 12th of September.

An additional “global lot”, applications for which will be launched separately, will be open to producers from Europe and will require bidders to deliver renewable hydrogen to Germany and the Netherlands.

Bidders will be required to demonstrate “financial robustness” & “technical capability”, and their projects should feature at least 5 MW of electrolyser input capacity. All projects will also need to meet Europe’s RFNBO regulations.

With the launch of this Application Phase, we are taking another step toward real, bankable projects. Our goal is to build a functioning market for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives – one that connects suppliers and buyers across borders and helps drive the global energy transition forward.

Timo Bollerhey, CEO of Hintco, in his organisation’s official press release, 4 July 2025