Tender 900M BMWK

Tender 1

The €900 million tender running from 2024 to 2033 focuses on three crucial products—renewable ammonia, renewable methanol, and eSAF—and strategically targets production outside the EU/EFTA, with delivery to ports in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), this pilot tender is not intended to meet Europe's entire demand for renewable hydrogen derivatives, but to ramp up market activity. The valuable insights gathered from this pilot tender will inform and refine future strategies, setting the stage for a functioning renewable hydrogen market.

Basic facts:

Volume:

EUR 900 million

Products:

Ammonia, Methanol, eSAF

Funding period:

2024 - 2033

Production regions:

Any outside EU/EFTA

Delivery to port in:

Germany, Netherlands or Belgium

Consumption region:

Any inside EU

Funding body:

German BMWK

HPA auctions:

Closed

HSA auctions:

Framework agreements to be signed in 2025/26

Lots in this tender

The choice of derivatives to be traded in the pilot tender was made by the BMWK, based mainly on a market analysis and a market consultation carried out in 2021. The products to be auctioned in future tenders may vary according to the individual objectives of the respective funding bodies.

Lot 1 - renewable ammonia Lot 2 - renewable methanol Lot 3 - eSAF

Social and environmental sustainability

Renewable hydrogen has the potential to be a catalyst for global sustainable development, both in producing countries and in regions that are mainly consumers. Done well, renewable hydrogen projects can contribute to economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social progress. Find out more about what we do to ensure that the projects in our pilot tender meet comprehensive social and environmental requirements.

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