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Berlin, 21 Nov 2024 | Since the incident at the end of August at a hydrogen filling centre in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt, there have been supply shortages at numerous H2 MOBILITY refuelling stations, particularly in Bavaria, Rhine-Main and Berlin. The situation has since stabilised. There continue to be only isolated supply constraints, with Berlin being the most affected region. The sudden shortage in summer was caused by safety checks on the type of vehicle that had been damaged. For this purpose, all vehicles of the same type were taken out of operation by several gas manufacturers. Frank Fronzke, Managing Director and COO of H2 MOBILITY, explains the developments: “Initially, we had great difficulty maintaining the usual level of supply to our refuelling stations. On the one hand, this was due to the fact that several suppliers took delivery vehicles of the same type out of service at the same time. On the other hand, contractually agreed production volumes and purchase quotas presented us with the challenge of organising replacement deliveries quickly in a small market. The incident showed us that we needed to differentiate our supplier network. We have succeeded in doing so. In the past few weeks, we have organised over 150 replacement deliveries and also signed up four new suppliers for the regions of Southern and Western Germany, as well as Berlin. Berlin, with its high density of fuel cell vehicles, is currently being supplied with the highest priority. We will continue to take all measures available to us to ensure the best possible supply at our refuelling stations. Image: Copyright (c) H2 MOBILITY

• Daimler Buses brokers H2 MOBILITY GmbH & Co. KG’s range of services for buses with hydrogen-based fuel cells as part of a holistic consulting approach
• The cooperation enables the use of public hydrogen filling stations provided by H2 MOBILITY: existing filling stations or new H2 filling stations are available in the immediate vicinity of transportation companies 
• In addition, an H2 dispenser can be installed at public transportation operators’ own depots 
• No investment costs for hydrogen tank infrastructure for transportation companies
• Mirko Sgodda, Head of Marketing, Sales and Customer Services: “With our eCitaro fuel cell, we have had a battery-electric bus in our portfolio since 2023 which is equipped with a hydrogen-based fuel cell to extend the range. We want to offer our customers the best solutions for smooth operation – and this includes a hydrogen tank facility in the immediate vicinity, or at their own depot. With H2 MOBILITY Germany, we have found a partner that makes this possible and significantly reduces the complexity for transportation companies, from installation to ongoing operation.”

Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Mannheim , 15 October 2024 | Daimler Buses and H2 MOBILITY are cooperating in the expansion of the hydrogen tank infrastructure for transportation companies. From now on, the bus manufacturer will be brokering the range of hydrogen tank services of H2 MOBILITY for buses with hydrogen-based fuel cells as part of a holistic consulting approach. H2 MOBILITY, which according to its own information is the largest operator of a public hydrogen filling station network in Europe, is building further hydrogen filling stations in the direct vicinity of transportation companies in a demand-oriented manner. In addition, an H2 dispenser can be installed directly at these companies’ own depot if required. The publicly accessible filling stations are operated by H2 MOBILITY, which eliminates investment and operating costs for bus operators. Daimler Buses customers therefore benefit from the services of an experienced provider who ensures operation and a continuous supply of hydrogen. At the same time, the public H2 tank infrastructure will be strengthened and further expanded. Mirko Sgodda, Head of Marketing, Sales and Customer Services: “We are pursuing a clear electrification strategy, and we are putting buses with alternative drive technologies onto the road. Like our parent company Daimler Truck, we are building on battery-electric vehicles and the hydrogen-based fuel cell. With our eCitaro fuel cell, we have had an electrically powered bus in our portfolio since 2023, which is equipped with a hydrogen-based fuel cell to extend the range. We want to offer our customers the best solutions for smooth operation – and this includes a hydrogen tank facility in the immediate vicinity, or at their own depot. With H2 MOBILITY Germany, we have found a partner that makes this possible and significantly reduces the complexity for transportation companies, from installation to ongoing operation.” Falk Schulte-Wintrop, Director Sales & Business Development at H2 MOBILITY: “The fleet conversion to alternative drive systems as part of the Clean Vehicle Directive is particularly successful when it is considered from the customer’s perspective. Together with Daimler Buses, we are committed to taking this path. With this cooperation, we are creating optimal solutions for hydrogen mobility in local and long-distance passenger transport. By using the public H2 MOBILITY filling station network, companies benefit from enormous cost savings, and from our technical and operational experience gained over the last ten years.” Focus on solutions for transportation companies The electrification strategy of Daimler Buses goes far beyond the vehicle itself. In cooperation with the experts from Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH and further partners, Daimler Buses can provide turnkey solutions for the operation of electrically powered bus fleets from a single source: from individually configured buses to complete E or H2 infrastructure for the depot. The offering in cooperation with H2 MOBILITY supplements the existing portfolio with a solution for hydrogen tank systems, which outsources the entire complexity –- from construction to the ongoing operation of an H2 filling station – and which is easy to implement for Daimler Buses customers. About the e-roadmap of Daimler Buses Daimler Buses has a clear e-roadmap for the electrification of its vehicles across all segments. In line with the dual strategy of the parent company Daimler Truck, Daimler Buses is building on both battery-electric and hydrogen-based technologies. The purely battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city bus has been in series production since 2018. Since 2023, the vehicle has also been offered with a hydrogen-based fuel cell as a range extender. In addition, Daimler Buses plans to have a battery-electric intercity bus in its portfolio from the second half of the decade, and electrically powered coaches by the end of the decade. With this, Daimler Buses aims to offer locally CO2-neutral models based on batteries or hydrogen in every segment by 2030. The focus is initially on the core markets of Europe and Latin America. By 2039, only locally CO2-neutral new vehicles will be sold in the core market of Europe. In Europe, this is expected to be the case in the city bus segment by as early as 2030. Network development for hydrogen filling stations in Germany Before the end of the year, the H2 MOBILITY station network will offer buses and trucks the option of refueling at 350 bar at more than 50 locations. The company currently operates 34 of these stations in Germany. Since 2021, the company has been investing in the expansion of existing filling stations and the construction of new H2 stations where heavy commercial vehicles can refuel. About H2 MOBILITY H2 MOBILITY is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen filling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. The business areas include technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY was founded in 2015 as a project company with the aim of promoting hydrogen as an emission-free fuel in road traffic. In 2022, the project company became a long-term business operation with the aim of contributing to the transformation in transportation through a high-performance hydrogen filling station network. H2 MOBILITY has set itself the goal of fully switching to renewable hydrogen by 2028. About Daimler Buses As one of the world’s leading bus manufacturers with numerous national subsidiaries, the Daimler Truck segment Daimler Buses is responsible for the global activities of the bus and service brands Mercedes-Benz, Setra, OMNIplus and BusStore. The product range of Daimler Buses extends from coaches, intercity buses, city buses and special-purpose buses to bus chassis. In addition to the production and sale of new buses and coaches, Daimler Buses has a global service network and offers a comprehensive range of vehicle-related services, including trading in used buses and coaches. The Daimler Buses locations include Daimler Buses GmbH with numerous subsidiaries in Europe, Daimler Buses Latin America in Brazil, Daimler Buses Mexico, Daimler Coaches North America and the bus business of Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş. in Turkey. With production sites in Mannheim and Neu-Ulm, Daimler Buses is the only manufacturer of buses over 8 tons that produces city buses, intercity buses and touring coaches in Germany. Contact: Daimler Buses Kai Wolfer: +49 176 309 34 594, kai.wolfer@daimlertruck.com Peter Smodej: +49 176 309 36 446, peter.smodej@daimlertruck.com Further information on newsroom.daimlertruck.com und buses.daimlertruck.com H2 MOBILITY Daniela Dietz, presse@h2-mobility.de Image from left to right:

• Dietrich Müller, Managing Director Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH
• Martin Jüngel, Managing Director and CFO at H2 MOBILITY
• Mirko Sgodda, Head of Marketing, Sales and Customer Services at Daimler Buses
• Falk Schulte-Wintrop, Director Sales & Business Development at H2 MOBILITY 

Mannheim, 15 October 2024 | The opening of the public hydrogen refuelling station in Mannheim took place today in the presence of Martin Eggstein, Ministerial Director and Head of the Energy Industry Department at the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Environment, and Christian Specht, Mayor of the City of Mannheim and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (rnv).   The new hydrogen refuelling station at the rnv depot on Schlachthofstraße is now open to the public and for new rnv buses. The 13 H2-eCitaro buses that rnv is acquiring as part of the H2Rhein-Neckar subsidised project in Mannheim will refuel with hydrogen here. Trucks can also refuel at 350 bar at a combined fuel pump, as can refuse collectors, including those from Stadtraumservice Mannheim, as well as small commercial vehicles and hydrogen cars at 700 bar.  ‘The expansion of the hydrogen infrastructure in Baden-Württemberg is necessary in order to make heavy vehicles with alternative non-fossil drive systems usable in everyday practice. The state-funded H2Rhein-Neckar project shows how the transition can be tackled at municipal level in public transport. This will directly reduce emissions,’ explains Martin Eggstein, Ministerial Director and Head of the Energy Industry Department at the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Environment.    ‘The new hydrogen refuelling station at the rnv depot in Mannheim is another important part of the regional hydrogen infrastructure. Together with the H2 buses, the H2 waste collection vehicles of the city of Mannheim, private passenger cars can also refuel here in the public area. The refuelling station is therefore a further step towards climate neutrality,’ explains Christian Specht, Mayor of the City of Mannheim and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (rnv). ‘To achieve this, it is important that we tackle issues such as the energy transition, decarbonisation and the development of a climate-neutral and efficient economy in a regionally networked manner. The cooperation projects at the level of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, such as H2Rhein-Neckar and H2Rivers, are therefore key to making Mannheim and the region fit for the future and independent of fossil fuels.’ Mannheim’s Mayor Christian Specht refuelling with hydrogen (c) H2 MOBILITY, Max Jackwerth H2 MOBILITY is responsible for the construction and operation of the refuelling station. The company opened a hydrogen refuelling station in Heidelberg at the new rnv depot for alternative drive systems back in April. Together with rnv, a further refuelling station will be built in Ludwighafen by next year. The new rnv bus fleet with a total of 48 H2-eCitaro buses will refuel with hydrogen at the AFIR-compliant sites in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.   ‘We are delighted that we can now also send buses with hydrogen fuel cells on routes in our Mannheim transport area,’ explains Martin in der Beek, Technical Managing Director of rnv. ‘The initial experience we have gained in Heidelberg over the last few months confirms that these vehicles are an ideal addition to our regular e-buses and are particularly advantageous on demanding, longer routes. As we want to convert our entire bus fleet to locally emission-free drives by 2032, we need this mix of technologies and vehicles.’  Municipal companies and neighbouring logistics firms also benefit from the new locations: all filling stations are open to the public and can refuel hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles at a pressure level of 350 and 700 bar.  Martin Jüngel, Managing Director and CFO of H2 MOBILITY: ‘In the Rhine-Neckar region, the availability of hydrogen and the attractiveness of hydrogen in mobility increases with every new refuelling station that opens. In the region, hydrogen is already being used in public transport and by municipal companies. Buses and refuse collection vehicles are in regular operation and show that hydrogen has become an integral part of everyday operations. In the Rhine-Neckar region, it is particularly attractive to start using H2 mobility. The existing public H2 infrastructure can easily be utilised.’  The refuelling station is not only ideally located to optimally supply the new, climate-friendly bus fleet of rnv in Mannheim, it is also not far from the Mannheim motorway junction (A6) and is therefore attractive for logistics traffic. The refuelling station is a key part of the H2Rhein-Neckar project funded by the state of Baden-Württemberg, which, together with the H2Rivers federal funding project, is transforming the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region into one of the largest showcases for hydrogen technology. In addition to hydrogen production, the projects focus on the use of hydrogen in public transport and heavy goods transport.   Pilot project for hydrogen mobility in the Rhine-Neckar region    A hydrogen ecosystem is being created in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region with one of the largest demonstration projects for H2 mobility in south-west Germany: the H2Rhein-Neckar and H2Rivers projects are trialling the use of new hydrogen technologies and providing new insights for the development of a regional value chain.   ‘These pioneering projects show the challenges and opportunities that the use of hydrogen brings in practice. Accompanying scientific research is analysing the impact of new drive systems on public transport operations. Other local authorities and public transport operators can also benefit from this. The big challenge is to develop infrastructure and H2 applications at the same time,’ adds Isabell Knüttgen, Head of Hydrogen Technologies at the state agency e-mobil BW, consortium leader in the H2Rhein-Neckar project.    (c) H2 MOBILITY, Max Jackwerth Pioneer in Europe: H2 MOBILITY station network   H2 MOBILITY currently operates around 80 public hydrogen refuelling stations at 700 bar. Refuelling at 350 bar is possible for trucks and buses at 35 stations. The network is being developed along the TEN-T corridors, among others, and is demand-orientated. Other H2 MOBILITY hydrogen refuelling stations in the region, which have both 350 bar and 700 bar, are located in Frankenthal and Heidelberg. From summer 2025, passenger cars, waste collectors, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses will also be able to refuel with hydrogen in Ludwigshafen.  About H2Rhine-Neckar and H2Rivers    How can hydrogen be produced and distributed locally and used for climate-friendly mobility? This is demonstrated by the H2Rivers and H2Rhine-Neckar funding projects, with a project volume of almost €100 million. Hydrogen is produced and distributed by the H2 Hub in Mannheim and hy.waiblingen and then used in fuel cell waste collection vehicles and fuel cell cars, among other things. The conversion of public transport to fuel cell range extender buses also provides important findings for local authorities and bus operators, scientifically analysed in accompanying research. The H2Rhein-Neckar project is being funded with €16.7 million by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of  Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector and coordinated by the state agency e-mobil BW. H2Rivers is funded with €20 million by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs and coordinated by Metropolregion RheinNeckar GmbH. Further information can be found at www.h2rivers.de.   H2 MOBILITY  H2 MOBILITY is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen refuelling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Its business areas include the technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY was founded in 2015 as a project company with the aim of promoting hydrogen as an emission-free fuel in road transport. In 2022, the project company became a long-term, commercially oriented company with the aim of contributing to the energy transition in transport through a high-performance hydrogen refuelling station network. H2 MOBILITY has set itself the goal of switching completely to renewable hydrogen by 2028.    Alternative drives at rnv    Further information on e-buses, hydrogen fuel cells and alternative drives at rnv can be found at www.rnv-online.de/alternative-antriebe.     Contact:  H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co. KH: Daniela Dietz, presse@h2-mobility.de Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH: Moritz Feier, presse@rnv-online.de   e-mobil BW: Laura Blaschke, laura.blaschke@e-mobilbw.de   First image: Copyright (c) H2 MOBILITY, Max Jackwerth; from left to right

• Alexander Thewalt, Councillor, Department of Construction, Environment and Transport, WBL, City of Ludwigshafen
• Christian Specht, Mayor of the City of Mannheim and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (rnv)
• Martin Jüngel, Managing Director & CFO, H2 MOBILITY
• Martin in der Beek, Technical Managing Director, rnv
• Isabell Knüttgen, Head of Hydrogen Technologies, e-mobil BW
• Martin Eggstein, Ministerial Director and Head of the Energy Industry Department at the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Environment
• Christian Volz, Commercial Managing Director, rnv
• Mirko Sgodda, Head of Marketing, Sales und Customer Services, Daimler Buses
• Thomas Balmer, Member of the Board, Karlsruhe District, Association of Baden-Württemberg Bus Companies (WBO), Managing Director of Wöhrle Reisen
• Lutz Tesmer, Project Engineer, ENGINIUS

Frankenthal, 1 October 2024 | H2 MOBILITY Deutschland and BASF have officially opened a new hydrogen filling station in Rhineland-Palatinate in the presence of Dr Sven Halldorn, Head of the Policy Department of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV), and Dr Nicolas Meyer, Mayor of the city of Frankenthal. At the site, hydrogen trucks and buses can refuel at 350 bar and H2 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles at 700 bar. Public refuelling operations will start next week on Monday, 7 October. The hydrogen refuelling station is located directly next to the BASF site and is open to the public. With a daily capacity of approx. 800 kg, the refuelling station can supply up to 30 hydrogen trucks and buses per day. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, responsible for the construction and operation of the refuelling station, is contributing to the expansion of the hydrogen infrastructure in the Rhine-Neckar region together with the chemical company BASF, which has invested a share in the 350-bar module. Federal Minister Dr Volker Wissing: ‘The hydrogen refuelling station that opened today in Frankenthal is another important step towards climate-neutral mobility. The hydrogen refuelling station we are promoting complements the existing network of refuelling stations for heavy commercial vehicles and buses in the Rhine-Neckar region. We are thus creating the conditions for local businesses to convert their fleets to hydrogen.’ Dr Nicolas Meyer, Mayor of Frankenthal: ‘The commissioning of this hydrogen refuelling station marks a significant step towards sustainable mobility in our region. We are sending out a clear signal in favour of climate protection and the future of environmentally friendly transport technologies. Together with H2 MOBILITY Deutschland and BASF, we are shaping clean and innovative mobility for Frankenthal and beyond.’ Thanks to its convenient location close to the Ludwigshafen Nord interchange and therefore the A6 motorway, the refuelling station is strategically well situated for freight traffic. By 2026, three more H2 MOBILITY refuelling stations of a similar size and capacity will be built in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, including in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. ‘The size of the refuelling station shows the trend we are moving in hydrogen mobility. A single station supplies different types of vehicles. This enables us to make the entire spectrum of mobility sustainable, including the area of commercial goods and passenger transport. The fuelling station in Frankenthal enables businesses, public transport and local authorities in the region in particular to switch to climate-friendly mobility with hydrogen. We would like to thank our project partners for their committed cooperation and the vision we all share for the success of the transport transition. Together with other new H2 MOBILITY stations, a redundant H2 refuelling station network is being created in the Rhine-Neckar region,’ says Martin Jüngel, Managing Director and CFO of H2 MOBILITY Deutschland. By investing in the H2 refuelling station, BASF intends to further expand the intersections of the hydrogen economy in the region. In addition to the switch to more sustainable drive systems in mobility, CO2-free hydrogen is also an important factor in BASF’s energy transformation. ‘The prerequisite for a cross-sector H2 economy is close collaboration between hydrogen producers, distributors and consumers,’ says Dr Tilmann Hezel, Senior Vice President Infrastructure at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site. ‘This is where our collaboration with H2 MOBILITY comes in. With our contribution to the new refuelling station, but also with the construction of a water electrolyser, we want to pave the way for our suppliers and transport companies as well as regional mobility towards vehicles with fuel cell drives.’ Second expansion stage and green hydrogen Demand for hydrogen is also expected to increase significantly in Rhineland-Palatinate, particularly in heavy goods transport. H2 MOBILITY is therefore planning to double the capacity of the Frankenthal hydrogen refuelling station in a second stage by 2027 and to install a second dispenser. In this way, up to three vehicles will be able to refuel at the same time (2x 350 bar, 1x 700 bar). The refuelling station will be supplied with green hydrogen in accordance with the RFNBO standard (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin) from 2025. It was only in September that H2 MOBILITY and hydrogen producer Lhyfe announced the signing of a contract to supply four refuelling stations with green hydrogen from the plant in Schwäbisch Gmünd. The locations also include the new refuelling station in Frankenthal. As soon as GHG quota trading for hydrogen is possible again in Germany, refuelling station customers in Frankenthal will benefit from the price advantages offered by green hydrogen. H2Rivers: Rhine-Neckar hydrogen demonstration project H2Rivers is part of the HyLand programme of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) in the HyPerformer category. The H2Rivers project paves the way for the widespread market entry of emission-free hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the mobility sector in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and the central Neckar region. The development of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region as a hydrogen region is being funded as part of the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP2) as a winning region of the ‘HyLand – Hydrogen Regions in Germany’ programme with up to €20 million in investment grants from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs. The hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal is being funded with €1,288,000 for its part. The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by Project Management Jülich (PtJ). Dr Doris Wittneben, Head of Future Fields and Innovations, Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH: ‘As coordinator of the H2Rivers project, we are particularly pleased that the Frankenthal hydrogen refuelling station is another important building block for a strong, resilient hydrogen ecosystem for the metropolitan region. Rhine-Neckar thus provides a dense network of hydrogen refuelling stations for trucks, buses, municipal vehicles and cars. This makes the region one of the largest showcases for hydrogen technologies, from the production of green hydrogen and infrastructure to the use of hydrogen in fuel cell vehicles.’ Pioneer in Europe: H2 MOBILITY station network Cars and small commercial vehicles, including industrial trucks and waste collectors, can currently refuel at around 80 public H2 MOBILITY hydrogen refuelling stations with 700 bar in Germany. Four further 700-bar refuelling stations are currently being planned, built or commissioned. Refuelling at 350 bar is possible for trucks and buses at 34 stations. By the end of the year, the number of 350-bar refuelling points will increase to over 50. The network is being developed in line with demand, including along the TEN-T corridors. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland H2 MOBILITY Deutschland is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen refuelling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Its business areas include the technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland was founded in 2015 as a project company with the aim of promoting hydrogen as an emission-free fuel in road transport. In 2022, the project company became a long-term, commercially oriented company with the aim of contributing to the energy transition in transport through a high-performance hydrogen refuelling station network. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland has set itself the goal of switching completely to renewable hydrogen by 2028. BASF Chemistry for a sustainable future – that’s what BASF stands for. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers from almost all industries and in almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. Further information can be found at www.basf.com. Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH (Mannheim) was founded in 2006. In addition to the Rhine-Neckar Region Association and the Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar e. V. association, its shareholders are the Rhine-Neckar, Palatinate and Darmstadt Chambers of Industry and Commerce as well as the Mannheim and Rhine-Main Chambers of Crafts. In cooperation with these and many other stakeholders, the regional development company coordinates project work in the areas of energy, mobility, innovation promotion, the labour market, education, health, digitalisation, culture and administrative simplification. In addition, Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH makes an important contribution to positioning and publicising Rhine-Neckar through location marketing and public relations work. The Future Fields and Innovation department at MRN GmbH is coordinating the H2Rivers project. Contact: H2 MOBILITY Deutschland: Daniela Dietz, Head of Communications, presse@h2-mobility.de BASF SE: Florian Fabian, External Site Communications, florian.fabian@basf.com Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar: Stefan Rößler, Hydrogen Project Coordinator, wasserstoff@m-r-n.com Image: Copyright (c) H2 MOBILITY; from left to right:

• Martin Jüngel, Managing Director & CFO, H2 MOBILITY Deutschland
• Dr Tilman Hezel, Senior Vice President Infrastructure, BASF
• Dr Doris Wittneben, Head of Future Fields and Innovations, MRN
• Dr Sven Halldorn, Head of Policy Department, Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV)
• Dr Nicolas Meyer, Mayor of the City of Frankenthal

Berlin, 26 September 2024 | Germany’s leading operator of currently around 70 public hydrogen refuelling stations, H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, announces the closure of six 700-bar refuelling stations at the end of the year. The filling stations in Stuttgart, Kamen, Brunsbüttel, Fellbach, Erfurt and Pforzheim will be closed on 31 December 2024. Martin Jüngel, Managing Director and CFO of H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, explains the reasons for the closure: “In the event that it is unavoidable, older, smaller hydrogen refuelling stations built more than 10 years ago that no longer meet today’s technical and economic requirements will be taken off the network. The stations were constructed many years ago for use by passenger vehicles. They do not have the capacity for the expansion of heavy goods vehicles. We regret the inconvenience caused by the current closures and would like to thank our customers, many of whom have been travelling for many years with an impressive pioneering spirit. We thank our customers for their loyalty at these locations.” For a good three years now, H2 MOBILITY has been expanding its station network, which was originally designed for passenger cars, to include 350-bar charge points for buses and trucks and has thus begun an equally early transformation process as a pioneer in the industry. This transformation is primarily due to the muted market ramp-up for passenger cars and small commercial vehicles. “A lot has changed in the vehicle market since our foundation in 2015. The expected passenger car ramp-up failed to materialise. We are responding to these changes with our network strategy. To date, we have successfully retrofitted 34 existing hydrogen refuelling stations throughout Germany for use by trucks and buses. This has enabled us to expand the capacity of existing locations that were originally only designed for passenger cars and to strengthen their relevance. In the coming years, these stations will help to support the market ramp-up of heavy commercial vehicles and will continue to serve our 700-bar customers,” says Jüngel. Network development with new generation of refuelling stations for trucks & buses In addition to existing hydrogen refuelling stations, H2 MOBILITY is also focusing on the construction of new, larger stations. Over the next six months, three new locations with 350- and 700-bar refuelling facilities will open in Frankenthal (Rhineland-Palatinate), Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg) and Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia). In April 2024, a hydrogen refuelling station of the new generation opened in Heidelberg. The new generation of refuelling stations features more pumps (350 and 700 bar), larger quantities of hydrogen supplied via a trailer system and significantly more powerful technology, some of which was specially developed for and with H2 MOBILITY. For the conversion at existing locations, existing dispensers will be supplemented with a 350 bar nozzle. In some cases, the hydrogen storage capacities are also being expanded. This year alone, 18 additional 350-bar nozzles have already been installed at existing stations. By the end of December, the H2 MOBILITY station network will offer over 50 350-bar refuelling points. In order to ensure the temporary continued operation of as many small stations as possible, H2 MOBILITY Deutschland is currently in talks with market partners, in particular with vehicle manufacturers for passenger cars and small commercial vehicles.  Further information will follow in due course. Up-to-date information on refuelling stations and their development can be found at www.h2.live.de or in the H2.LIVE app. Pioneer in Europe: H2 MOBILITY station network  Fuel cell vehicles can currently refuel at 700 bar at around 70 public H2 MOBILITY hydrogen refuelling stations in Germany, including passenger cars and smaller commercial vehicles as well as waste collectors. Refuelling at 350 bar is already possible for buses and trucks at 34 stations. Further expansion will be demand-driven. About H2 MOBILITY H2 MOBILITY Deutschland is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen refuelling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Its business areas include technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY was founded in 2015 as a project company with the task of establishing a nationwide basic network for hydrogen refuelling stations for cars. The characteristics of the first generation of filling stations were storage capacities of max. 200 kilograms and a 700-bar dispenser on conventional filling station sites. In 2022, the project company became a long-term, commercially oriented company with the aim of contributing to the energy transition in transport with a high-performance hydrogen refuelling station network. In a 2022 financing round, H2 MOBILITY was able to raise 110 million euros in capital for network development. Since then, the largest investor has been Hy24, an international fund manager for the development of the global hydrogen economy. H2 MOBILITY Germany has set itself the goal of switching completely to green hydrogen by 2028. Further information at www.h2-mobility.de/en Contact: H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co KG: Daniela Dietz, Head of Communications, presse@h2-mobility.de Photo: Copyright (c) H2 MOBILITY

Berlin, 16 September 2024 | Project partners H2 MOBILITY, HOERBIGER, and ARIEL are setting new benchmarks in developing hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for trucks and buses. In Düsseldorf, they are currently constructing Europe’s most powerful hydrogen refuelling station, with a daily dispensing capacity exceeding 5 tons. This “refuelling station of the future” establishes the new H2 MOBILITY standard and marks a significant step towards a sustainable and reliable transportation infrastructure. Through their technology cooperation, ARIEL and HOERBIGER have developed a compact, yet powerful compressor tailored to the key needs of the hydrogen industry. This compressor is now an integral part of HOERBIGER’s new hydrogen compressor package HCP 500, which will be built at HOERBIGER’s new compressor packaging facility in Trnava, Slovakia.  The HCP 500 is featured by HOERBIGER’s unique compressor capacity system “eHydroCOM”, offering excellent controllability of flow rates, characterized by high regulation precision and a broad regulation range. This ensures perfect alignment with the requirements of electrolyzers and hydrogen refuelling stations, enabling a high mass flow rate of over 250 kg/h (105,802 scf/h). This makes the compressor package from HOERBIGER ideal for heavy-duty refuelling stations and trailer filling facilities, ensuring long operational times in both stationary and ON/OFF operations. Finally, the HCP 500 offers an unmatched Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) performance compared to today´s available technologies on the market. The high level of standardization and installation in a compact and space-saving HCP 500 package, supports end users to achieve their total cost of ownership goals. Leveraging decades of expertise and high quality in components and compressors, the HCP 500 has been created that is suitable for both high-performance, highly available hydrogen refuelling stations and filling plants. H2 MOBILITY is utilizing this compressor package for its new heavy-duty refuelling station concept. Combined with their new modular dispensers, they are developing a future-oriented refuelling concept for heavy-duty vehicles including trucks and buses. This system can refuel at pressures ranging from 350 bar up to 500 bar. The KBH model compressor built into the HCP 500, recently delivered by ARIEL to HOERBIGER for H2 MOBILITY’s new heavy-duty refuelling station in Düsseldorf, carries the serial number 70,000. This milestone represents a significant achievement for all project partners. The collaboration between H2 MOBILITY, HOERBIGER, and ARIEL underscores the importance of technology partnerships in rapidly evolving markets like the hydrogen economy. Together, these partners are committed to providing a sustainable and efficient solution for a greener future in transportation infrastructure. “The performance of the Düsseldorf refuelling station on Höherweg is currently unmatched in Europe. It represents the new generation of H2 MOBILITY refuelling stations. In Düsseldorf, multiple 350 and 700 bar vehicle types (buses, trucks, light commercial vehicles, and cars) will be able to refuel simultaneously and consecutively at the same location. Thanks to our patented refuelling technology, high-performance refuelling is now possible. Our customers benefit more than ever from modern technology and the advantages of hydrogen propulsion—short refuelling times with long range,” explains Frank Fronzke, Managing Director and COO of H2 MOBILITY Deutschland. Pioneering in Europe: H2 MOBILITY Station Network Currently, 33 stations in the H2 MOBILITY network offer refuelling options for trucks and buses (350 bar), with numbers rising. By the end of the year, the number will increase to over 50. Overall, H2 MOBILITY currently operates around 80 hydrogen refuelling stations in Germany and Austria. About H2 MOBILITY H2 MOBILITY Deutschland is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen refuelling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Its business areas include technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing, and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY was founded in 2015 as a project company with the mission to establish a nationwide basic network of hydrogen refuelling stations for cars. The characteristics of the first generation of stations included storage capacities of up to 200 kilograms and a 700-bar pump on conventional gas station sites. In 2022, the project company transitioned into a long-term, economically oriented enterprise with the goal of contributing to the energy transition in transportation through a high-performance hydrogen refuelling network. In a financing round, H2 MOBILITY raised €110 million in capital for network development. Since then, its largest investor has been Hy24, an international fund manager for the development of the global hydrogen economy. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland aims to fully switch to green hydrogen by 2028. About ARIEL CORPORATION Ariel is the largest manufacturer of separable reciprocating gas compressors world-wide. Our compressors are utilized by the global energy industry to extract, process, transport, store, and distribute natural gas from the wellhead to the end-user. Since 1966, Ariel has shipped more than 75,000 compressors to our customers around the world. As a world-class manufacturer, Ariel sets the industry standard through expert design and manufacturing, industry-leading research and development, and unmatched customer support. About HOERBIGER Locally close to the customers – globally successful: HOERBIGER is active worldwide in 43 countries on all continents. 6,174 employees at 133 locations – including 30 production plants – deliver reliable solutions for better performance, increased safety, and fewer emissions. In 2023, they generated sales of 1.416 billion euros. For renowned customers from the energy sector, the process industry, the automotive industry, the mechanical engineering industry, safety technology, and the electronics industry, performance-determining products and services from HOERBIGER make the difference. With innovations for decarbonization and energy transition, HOERBIGER is already enabling change today for a better tomorrow. As majority shareholder, the HOERBIGER Foundation preserves the 129-year-old entrepreneurial heritage and guarantees stability, independence, and a future-oriented strategy. Contact: H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co KG: Daniela Dietz, Head of Communications, presse@h2-mobility.de Photo copyright: (c) IBAA

Berlin, 6 September 2024 | Due to an incident at a hydrogen filling center of an H2 MOBILITY supplier that occurred last week in Leuna (Saxony-Anhalt), the operator of hydrogen refuelling stations is currently unable to provide hydrogen continuously and reliably at some of its refuelling stations. So far, this has primarily affected hydrogen refuelling stations in the eastern German states and will unfortunately also affect central and western Germany over the next 14 days, as other suppliers will also be subjecting their equipment for filling and supplying hydrogen to further safety checks, which will lead to a temporary shortage of delivery vehicles. Due to the resulting shortage in the market and the large distances to other sources, replacement deliveries are only possible to a limited extent or not at all for logistical and technical reasons. Frank Fronzke, Managing Director and COO of H2 MOBILITY Deutschland: “We have a force majeure situation and are making every effort to find solutions at individual refuelling stations. Customers can find information on individual refuelling stations and their current availability on the H2.LIVE app and H2.LIVE website. We apologise for the situation.”

• First long-term offtake agreement signed by Lhyfe in Germany for bulk green hydrogen
• Total volume to reach more than 1,200 tons over the five-year period

Nantes (France) and Berlin (Germany), 4 September 2024 | Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green hydrogen, announced a binding agreement with the leading refueling station developer H2 MOBILITY Deutschland to provide hydrogen for some of its fuel stations in Germany. The hydrogen will be supplied from Lhyfe’s future production site in Schwäbisch Gmünd, the largest green hydrogen production plant in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Lhyfe and H2 MOBILITY Deutschland have signed a five-year agreement for the delivery of renewable hydrogen produced from renewable power sources (qualifying as Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin – RFNBO), for the transport sector. The first deliveries of hydrogen will be used in four fuel stations developed and operated by H2 MOBILITY Deutschland across the states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate beginning with the sites Ludwigshafen and Frankenthal. Luc Graré, Head of Central and Eastern Europe at Lhyfe, said: “This agreement is the realisation of Lhyfe and H2 MOBILITY’s shared ambition and common effort to make green hydrogen available in large volumes for the mobility sector, which is decarbonisation ready. With a reliable hydrogen supply and the necessary refueling infrastructure, this partnership enables a shift toward zero-carbon transport at a new scale for the region.” Frank Fronzke, Managing Director and COO at H2 MOBILITY, declared: “Our objective is to have green hydrogen throughout the entire H2 MOBILITY Deutschland network by 2028. We are pleased to announce that with the support of Lhyfe we are making significant progress towards achieving this ambitious goal. Green hydrogen is a crucial element in our mission to make the transport sector more environmentally sustainable. With this agreement the first brand new hydrogen refueling stations will provide green hydrogen from 2025 onwards”. Lhyfe produces green and renewable hydrogen through the electrolysis of water, at production units powered by renewable energy. Launched in 2017, the company inaugurated its first site in 2021, and today has four installed sites and several sites under construction across Europe, including Schwäbisch Gmünd. In Germany notably, Lhyfe aims to become a major player in green hydrogen for mobility and industry by 2025, notably through customer deliveries in tube trailers (bulk). Pioneer in Europe: H2 MOBILITY station network  Currently, fuel cell vehicles can refuel at 700 bar at around 80 public H2 MOBILITY refueling stations in Germany, including passenger cars and smaller commercial vehicles as well as refuse collector vehicles. Four additional refueling stations are in the planning, construction or commissioning stages. Refueling at 350 bar is possible for buses and trucks at 33 stations. Further expansion will be demand-driven, including along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). Further refueling options for 350 bar are currently being implemented. About Lhyfe Lhyfe is a European group devoted to energy transition, and a producer and supplier of green and renewable hydrogen. Its production sites and portfolio of projects seek to provide access to green and renewable hydrogen in industrial quantities, and enable the creation of a virtuous energy model capable of decarbonising entire sectors of industry and transport. In 2021, Lhyfe inaugurated the first industrial-scale green hydrogen production plant in the world to be interconnected with a wind farm. In 2022, it inaugurated the first offshore green hydrogen production pilot platform in the world. In 2023, it inaugurated two new sites, and currently has several sites under construction or expansion across Europe. Lhyfe is represented in 12 European countries and had 195 staff at the end of December 2023. The company is listed on the Euronext market in Paris (ISIN: FR0014009YQ1 – LHYFE). Lhyfe.com About H2 MOBILITY Deutschland H2 MOBILITY Deutschland is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen refueling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Its business areas include technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY was founded in 2015 as a project company with the task of establishing a nationwide basic network for hydrogen refueling stations for passenger cars. The characteristics of the first generation of refueling stations were storage capacities of max. 200 kilograms and a 700-bar dispenser on conventional filling station sites. In 2022, the project company became a long-term, commercially oriented company with the aim of contributing to the energy transition in transport through a high-performance hydrogen refueling station network. In a 2022 financing round, H2 MOBILITY was able to raise 110 million euros in capital for network development. Since then, the largest investor has been Hy24, an international fund manager for the development of the global hydrogen economy. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland has set itself the goal of converting completely to green hydrogen by 2028. Further information at www.h2-mobility.de/en Image: Copyright: H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, from left to right:

• Eike Diercks, H2 Sourcing & Logistic Manager, H2 MOBILITY Deutschland
• Frank Fronzke, Geschäftsführer & COO, H2 MOBILITY Deutschland
• Luc Graré, Head of Central and Eastern Europe, Lhyfe
• Marc Liegl, Business Developer, Lhyfe

Contact: Lhyfe:   Industry Press Relations Nouvelle Graines, Clémence Rebours, c.rebours@nouvelles-graines.com, Mobil: +33 (0)6 60 57 76 43 Financial Press Relations ACTUS, Manon Clairet, mclairet@actus.fr, Mobil: +33 (0)1 53 67 36 73 Investor Relations Yoann Nguyen, investors@lhyfe.com H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co KG: Daniela Dietz, Head of Communications, presse@h2-mobility.de

Berlin, 6 August 2024 | By the end of the year, buses and trucks will be able to refuel at 350 bar at more than 50 locations in the H2 MOBILITY station network. Since 2021, the company has been investing in the expansion of existing refuelling stations and the construction of new H2 stations where both cars and light commercial vehicles (700 bar) and heavy commercial vehicles (350 bar) can refuel. The aim of network development is to focus on two important future markets.  More than 100 hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks and buses, which are already in practical use for logistics and transport companies, refuel at H2 MOBILITY stations throughout Germany. The company’s network of refuelling stations for logistics and public transport will continue to grow in the future to make it easier for road-based freight and passenger transport to switch to hydrogen.    H2 MOBILITY has been focusing on converting suitable existing refuelling stations for a good three years. “We are retrofitting existing refuelling stations throughout Germany for use by trucks and buses where local conditions allow. This enables us to expand the capacity of existing sites that were originally designed for cars and increase their relevance. This year alone, 18 additional 350-bar dispensing points have already been installed at existing facilities, including in Hamburg, Heidelberg-Kirchheim, Dresden and Berg bei Hof, for example,” says Frank Fronzke, Managing Director and COO of H2 MOBILITY.   For the conversion at existing locations, a 350-bar dispenser will be added to the existing pumps. In some cases, the hydrogen storage capacities are also being expanded. So far, 32 H2 MOBILITY locations have been successfully converted for refuelling trucks and buses. By the end of December, the H2 MOBILITY station network will offer 53 350-bar refuelling points.   Network development with new generation of refuelling stations for trucks & buses   In addition to existing refuelling stations, H2 MOBILITY is also focusing on the construction of new, larger refuelling stations. Over the next six months, three new locations with 350- and 700-bar refueling facilities will open in Frankenthal (Rhineland-Palatinate), Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg) and Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia). In April 2024, a refuelling station of the new generation opened in Heidelberg. The new generation of refuelling stations features more pumps (350 and 700 bar), larger quantities of hydrogen supplied via a trailer system and significantly more powerful technology, some of which was specially developed for and by H2 MOBILITY.   “We have been operating and building public hydrogen refuelling stations since 2015 and now offer the largest network in Europe with over 400,000 successful refuellings,” says Fronzke. “The expertise we have gained in the development and operation of hydrogen refuelling stations is now being used as widely as possible to advance the transformation in transport, including logistics and public transport.”     To achieve the 1.5-degree target of the Paris Climate Agreement, mobility must be climate-neutral by 2045 despite electricity grid limitations. Hydrogen offers grid-independent storage and transportability, short refuelling times and stable ranges of around 500 km regardless of the outside temperature. “In order to achieve the transformation in transport, it is essential to exploit this potential of hydrogen,” says Frank Fronzke. Pioneer in Europe: H2 MOBILITY station network   Currently, fuel cell vehicles can refuel at 700 bar at around 80 public H2 MOBILITY refuelling stations in Germany, including passenger cars and smaller commercial vehicles as well as refuse collectors. Four additional refuelling stations are in the planning, construction or commissioning stages. Refuelling at 350 bar is possible for buses and trucks at 32 stations. Further expansion will be demand-driven, including along the TEN-Ts. Further refuelling options for 350 bar are currently being implemented.   H2 MOBILITY Deutschland is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen refuelling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Its business areas include technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY was founded in 2015 as a project company with the task of establishing a nationwide basic network for hydrogen refuelling stations for passenger cars. The characteristics of the first generation of refuelling stations were storage capacities of max. 200 kilograms and a 700-bar dispenser on conventional filling station sites. In 2022, the project company became a long-term, commercially oriented company with the aim of contributing to the energy transition in transport through a high-performance hydrogen refuelling station network. In a 2022 financing round, H2 MOBILITY was able to raise 110 million euros in capital for network development. Since then, the largest investor has been Hy24, an international fund manager for the development of the global hydrogen economy. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland has set itself the goal of converting completely to green hydrogen by 2028. Contact: H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG: Daniela Dietz, Head of Communications presse@h2-mobility.de Further information at www.h2-mobility.de/en. Photo copyright: (c) H2 MOBILITY Deutschland    

Frankenthal, 8 May 2024 | H2 MOBILITY Deutschland and BASF are jointly investing in the construction of an H2 refuelling station in Frankenthal. With the delivery of important core components, a milestone has been reached on the way to completing the plant. In the presence of Frankenthal’s Lord Mayor Dr Nicolas Meyer, the project partners have now presented the construction progress of the new H2 refuelling station in Frankenthal. Commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of 2024. A public hydrogen refuelling station is being built next to the BASF site in Frankenthal. In future, cars and light commercial vehicles (700 bar) as well as trucks and buses (350 bar) will be able to refuel here. The centrepiece of the refuelling station is the compressor and two medium and high-pressure storage tanks, which were delivered this week. Until the planned opening at the end of 2024, the technical components of the facility will be prepared for public use in a commissioning process lasting several months, including refuelling tests. ‘The construction of the hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal is an important milestone in the mobility and climate transition for our city. I am delighted that this project will also make the hydrogen refuelling station available to the citizens of Frankenthal and the surrounding area. This hydrogen refuelling station is also an essential pin on the logistics map for our business location,’ says Lord Mayor of Frankenthal Dr Nicolas Meyer. High-capacity H2 refuelling station in Rhineland-Palatinate A daily capacity of 700 to 800 kilograms of hydrogen is planned for the first expansion stage, which corresponds to more than 30 trucks or buses. H2 MOBILITY, the builder and operator of the refuelling station, plans to double the capacity in a second expansion phase by 2027. ‘Demand for heavy goods transport will also increase significantly in this region. That’s why we are building new sites like the one in Frankenthal a lot bigger than a few years ago. In future, up to three vehicles will be able to refuel here at the same time, including buses and trucks at 350 bar and light commercial vehicles and cars at 700 bar. We are delighted that a state-of-the-art, high-performance refuelling station of this size will soon be in operation in Rhineland-Palatinate,’ says Martin Jüngel, Managing Director and CFO of H2 MOBILITY Deutschland. BASF will invest proportionately in the planned 350-bar module as part of the project.  The company’s aim is to help initiate a cross-sector hydrogen economy in the region. ‘CO2-free hydrogen is an integral part of our energy transformation at the Ludwigshafen site,’ emphasises Tilmann Hezel, Senior Vice President Infrastructure at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site. ‘At the same time, hydrogen and a sufficient H2 infrastructure are fundamental for a shift towards alternative drive systems. We want to utilise this intersection: With projects such as the H2 refuelling station, but also the water electrolyser currently under construction, we want to support regional mobility as well as our suppliers and transport companies at the site in switching to vehicles with fuel cell drives.’ Thanks to its location on the A6 motorway via the Ludwigshafen Nord junction, the refuelling station is strategically located and easily accessible for logistics traffic in Rhineland-Palatinate and the transnational region. The refuelling station also provides important redundancy for the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, where three more H2 MOBILITY refuelling stations of a similar size and capacity will be built by 2026. Dr Doris Wittneben, Head of Future Fields and Innovation at Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH: ‘We are delighted that the hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal is another important milestone in the hydrogen ecosystem in the Rhine-Neckar region. The Frankenthal hydrogen refuelling station is part of the H2Rivers project, which the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region is coordinating as part of the German government’s HYLAND funding framework. From the production of climate-friendly hydrogen using renewable energies, to a new refuelling station infrastructure, to the use of fuel cell technology in public and municipal vehicles, the market maturity of hydrogen as an energy source will be demonstrated.’ H2Rivers: Rhine-Neckar hydrogen demonstration project The H2Rivers project is paving the way for the nationwide market entry of emission-free hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the mobility sector in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and the central Neckar region. The development of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region as a hydrogen region is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure with €20 million in investment grants as part of the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP2). The hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal will receive €1,284,000 in funding for its part. The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by Project Management Jülich (PtJ). Pioneer in Europe: H2 MOBILITY station network   Cars and small commercial vehicles, including industrial trucks and waste collectors, can currently refuel with 700 bar at over 80 public H2 MOBILITY hydrogen refuelling stations. Four more 700-bar refuelling stations are currently being planned, built or commissioned. Refuelling at 350 bar is possible for trucks and buses at 27 stations. 15 further refuelling options for 350 bar are currently being implemented. The network is being developed along the TEN-T corridors, among others, and is always demand-orientated. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland H2 MOBILITY Deutschland is a pioneer in the development of a public hydrogen refuelling station network and Europe’s largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Its business areas include the technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing and operation of the stations. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland was founded in 2015 as a project company with the aim of promoting hydrogen as an emission-free fuel in road transport. In 2022, the project company became a long-term, commercially oriented company with the aim of contributing to the energy transition in transport through a high-performance hydrogen refuelling station network. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland has set itself the goal of switching completely to renewable hydrogen by 2028. Further information at www.h2-mobility.de/en. BASF Chemistry for a sustainable future – that is what BASF stands for. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF achieved global sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. BASF shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the USA. Further information at www.basf.com. Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH (Mannheim) was founded in 2006. In addition to the Rhine-Neckar Region Association and the Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar e. V. association, its shareholders are the Rhine-Neckar, Palatinate and Darmstadt Chambers of Industry and Commerce as well as the Mannheim and Rhine-Main Chambers of Crafts. In cooperation with these and many other stakeholders, the regional development company coordinates project work in the areas of energy, mobility, innovation promotion, the labour market, education, health, digitalisation, culture and administrative simplification. In addition, Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH makes an important contribution to positioning and publicising Rhine-Neckar through location marketing and public relations work. The MRN GmbH’s Future Fields and Innovation department coordinates the H2Rivers project (h2rivers.de). Image: Copyright: from left to right: – Philip Kröger, Project Manager, H2 MOBILTY – Martin Jüngel, Managing Director & CFO, H2 MOBILITY – Tilmann Hezel, Senior Vice President, Infrastructure, BASF Site Ludwigshafen – Dr. Nicolas Meyer, Lord Mayor Frankenthal – Dennis Fanelsa, Senior Vice President, Site Management, BASF Site Ludwigshafen – Stefan Rößler, Project Coordinator Future Fields & Innovations, Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar Contact: H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG: Daniela Dietz, Head of Communications presse@h2-mobility.de Further information at www.h2-mobility.de/en. BASF SE : Florian Fabian, External Site Communications, florian.fabian@basf.com Mobile: +49 172 751 99 34