hy-fcell Award

Hydrogen and fuel cells play a crucial role in achieving climate targets. With the aim of recognizing outstanding developments in one of the most promising fields of technology of our time and stimulating further innovation, the Innovation Award for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells will be presented in three categories at hy-fcell. Each award is endowed with 10,000 euros.

The annual hy-fcell Award is supported by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg, the Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation and Messe Stuttgart and will be presented at hy-fcell.

Start-up submissions can only be considered from companies that were founded no more than 3 years ago.

Category 
Research & Development

This category is aimed at academics, universities and research institutes. However, companies are also welcome to submit relevant R&D projects.

Category 
Products & Markets

This category is aimed at companies and institutions with market-oriented research and application ideas in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells.

Category Start-up

This category focuses on founders with sustainable and future-oriented ideas. The aim is to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial spirit.

Judging criteria and weighting

  • Level of innovation (50 %)
  • Market potential (25 %)
  • Environmental & social benefits (25 %)

Judging criteria and weighting

  • Level of innovation (25 %)
  • Market potential (50 %)
  • Environmental & social benefits (25 %)

Judging criteria and weighting

  • Level of innovation (40 %)
  • Market potential (40 %)
  • Environmental & social benefits (20 %)

Winner 2025

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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. with Aalto University & GRILLO Chemicals GmbH

Winner 2025

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EIFHYTEC

Winner 2025

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Electrogenos

The hy-fcell Award Jury

Ulf Groos
Head of Department Fuel Cell
Interim Division Director, Hydrogen Technologies
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Thomas Gschwind
Deputy head of the hydrogen unit
Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and Energy Sector

Hedda Benkert
Platform H2BW: Knowledge-Management
e-mobil BW GmbH

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Michael Ch. Schlick
Head of Institute for Applied Research
Technische Hochschule Ulm

Dr. Alexander Kabza
Head of Department Fuel Cell Systems
Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)

Dr. Manuel Schaloske
Director Mobility
NRW.Energy4Climate

Dr. Stefan Kaufmann
Senior Advisor
Clean World Hydrogen Consulting

Dr. Eve-Marie Reinert
Senior Project Manager EU-Funding
Steinbeis Europa Zentrum

Ronny Kutschera
Senior Sales Specialist
Siemens AG

Dr.-Ing. Markus Auer
Head of Project House Fuel Cell Systems
MAHLE International GmbH

Jana Müller
Project Management
FVV e.V. // Science for a moving society

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