North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur attended a visit where the BOOST research status was presented at the end of May 2026.
The BOOST work involves BEN-Tec GmbH and H2 POWERCELL GmbH, based in Emsdetten, collaborating with Münster University of Applied Sciences over a March 2024 to February 2027 timeframe on environmentally friendly hydrogen technologies.
BOOST status presentation tied to NRW’s Innovation Tour 2026
The BOOST research status presentation was part of the “NRW Innovation Tour 2026” organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia.
During the same visit, the BOOST status was presented to North Rhine-Westphalia’s Deputy Prime Minister.
How BEN-Tec and H2 POWERCELL structure the hydrogen work
BEN-Tec GmbH and H2 POWERCELL GmbH are based in Emsdetten and are working with Münster University of Applied Sciences to advance environmentally friendly hydrogen technologies.
The collaboration is scheduled as a three-year program running from March 2024 to February 2027.
BOOST as an EU co-financed German-Dutch cooperation project
The BOOST project is co-financed by the European Union.
The project is implemented within the “INTERREG Program Germany-Nederland.”
Why the organizers lean on hydrogen and energy-transition framing
Green hydrogen is considered one of the most important building blocks of the global energy transition.
The “Global Energy 2026 Review” by the International Energy Agency (IEA) states that decarbonization is accelerating and scaling at an increasing speed, while the expansion of self-sufficient and decentralized hydrogen projects is presented as making a significant contribution to strengthening energy resilience. The German-Dutch cooperation project “BOOST” is described as one of the drivers for the success of the energy transition.