Germany’s hydrogen market‑area manager, Trading Hub Europe GmbH (THE), has launched a tender to build a central hydrogen data hub required under the Federal Network Agency’s hydrogen regulations. The tender calls for a centralised, internet‑based data exchange platform that will underpin communication and trading in the future hydrogen market.
The procedure is a negotiated procurement with prior call for competition under the German Sektorenverordnung. THE is seeking high‑performance, innovative IT solutions and is encouraging broad participation from providers. The data hub is scheduled to be established by 1 July 2027, with a rollout and testing phase involving market participants running until 1 January 2028.
The hub will support data flows for balancing, accounting and market‑area operations in the German hydrogen network, aligning with the same market‑model design used in the gas sector but adapted for hydrogen.
The launch marks another step in creating the digital backbone for the country’s planned hydrogen market, ahead of the first commercial hydrogen projects coming online.
