
Hydrogen – Key element in the energy transition
„Hydrogen: key element in the energy transition“
German Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy
„Water is the coal of the future. Tomorrow's energy will be water that has been broken down by electric current. The elements of water – hydrogen and oxygen – broken down in this way, will secure the earth's energy supply for the unforeseeable future.“
in „The Mysterious Island“ (1874)
Rheinmetall is part of this value chain and a driver of this value creation. Hydrogen is an important element of our strategy. We deal with mobile as well as stationary applications of hydrogen technology. In addition to the safe production and distribution of hydrogen and data security for hydrogen infrastructure, the focus of our commitment will also be on the fuel cell system itself.
Today, Rheinmetall already has technologies and products that will be required in the evolution of the energy of the future. The spectrum ranges from renewable power generation and the production of hydrogen to its storage, its distribution and its use.
Rheinmetall's expertise already plays a key role.
And this is no coincidence: because our developers have been working on products for the fuel cell for over 20 years. We are a development partner for our customers and are now successful on the market with innovative products.„For us, achieving climate neutrality is an opportunity, a challenge and an obligation all at the same time. We at Rheinmetall want to help shape the utilisation of hydrogen technology in the coming years and decades. With our experience and full commitment. Hydrogen is part of our strategy.“
Chairman of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG
Note: Clicking on the icons provides lists of Rheinmetall technologies and products that already support hydrogen use today.

That is why The National Hydrogen Strategy has been set out as well as the associated technology promotion programmes for hydrogen as a flexible and environmentally-friendly energy source of the future. By 2030, the German government will provide over EUR 12 billion in start-up funding for further research and development of this technology.
Since September 2021, Rheinmetall has also been part of the "Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzelleninitiative" (hydrogen and fuel cell initiative), which is supported financially by the German government and the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia. Rheinmetall is an industrial partner in the research and development consortium of the "Zentrum für Brennstoffzellen Technik" (the hydrogen and fuel cell center) in Duisburg, which has been selected as one of four "Innovations- und Technologiezentren für Wasserstofftechnologie" (innovation and technology centres for hydrogen technology funded in Germany.
FORZE VIII – Student team teaches fuel cell to race
Similar to the "Pink Panther" from the crime comedies by Blake Edwards, the Forze racing car built by students at Delft University is in fact a real treasure: namely, currently the world's only Le Mans-style fuel cell racing car with a monocoque homologated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).The young racing team receives support from several sponsors. In some cases, it is enough to provide urgently needed but expensive components, as Rheinmetall does with its electric pumps.