Updates to the Hydrogen Acceleration Act
On October 1, 2025, the Federal Cabinet adopted the draft Hydrogen Acceleration Act to speed up the development of hydrogen infrastructure and reduce bureaucratic hurdles.
✅ Key highlights:
📌 Covers the entire hydrogen supply chain: production, import, storage, transport, and pipelines.
📌 Includes facilities for synthetic fuels to decarbonize shipping & aviation.
📌 Declares hydrogen infrastructure projects as overriding public interest, ensuring higher priority in approval decisions.
📌 Introduces clear deadlines, digitalized processes, and faster procurement.
📌 Simplifies regulations for natural hydrogen through amendments to the Federal Mining Act.
☑️ What next:
The Bundesrat and Bundestag will deal with the draft law.
➡️ Full draft law available here: Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Beschleunigung der Verfügbarkeit von Wasserstoff und zur Änderung weiterer rechtlicher Rahmenbedingungen für den Wasserstoffhochlauf und weiterer energierechtlicher Vorschriften