Hybrid course: Net Zero Scenario – how to achieve it with hydrogen

Online and face-to-face workshop (with the option of a personal certification) / June 03, 2026 - June 17, 2026

Hybrid course

Net Zero Scenario - how to achieve it with hydrogen

Would you like to...

...understand why hydrogen is a key element for a climate-neutral economy?
...learn which factors are important for your company when switching to hydrogen?
... learn about scientifically sound solutions from experts and discuss them directly with researchers?
...gain valuable insights and experience from industrial companies through practical use cases and learn from the exchange of best practice approaches?
...obtain the “Hydrogen Expert with TÜV Rheinland Certified Qualification” to strengthen your professional competence and build confidence in your expertise?

After completing the course, you will be able to...

...identify the importance of hydrogen for a climate-neutral economy and evaluate its environmental benefits.
...describe the entire value chain of the hydrogen economy and the individual steps from production to use.
...identify specific applications of hydrogen technologies in various industries and assess their potential.
...analyze market trends and economic aspects of the hydrogen economy in order to make informed business decisions.

Next Dates

Live online course: June 03-11, 2026

June 03, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 am
June 09, 2026 10:00 - 11:30 am
June 11, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 am

In-person workshop: June 16-17, 2026

June 16, 2026 09:15 am - 04:45 pm
June 17, 2026 09:15 am - 15:00 pm

Time required: 25 hours

Cost: 2,500 Euro plus certification fee 375 Euro plus VAT

The course will be held in German from January 20 to February 12, 2026.

Registration

Your advantages at a glance

Flexible online learning with e-learning courses
Interactive live online sessions with experts
Practical 2-day in-person workshop at the Hydrogen Campus Salzgitter
Insights into best practice examples from industry
Sustainable knowledge deepening through digital and practical formats
Opportunity to obtain TÜV-certified qualification as a “Hydrogen Expert”
Exchange and networking with participants and experts

Event details

Registration

Admission requirements

None

Organizer

Fraunhofer IST

Costs

2,500 Euro plus certification fee of 375 Euro plus VAT

Location

Online / face-to-face at
Wasserstoff Campus Salzgitter on the premises of Robert Bosch Elektronik GmbH
John-F.-Kennedy-Str. 43 – 53
38228 Salzgitter
Germany

Date

June 03, 2026 - June 17, 2026

Language

English (The course is also offered in German)

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Audiences

Are you...

...an engineer/technician who wants to understand the technical fundamentals of hydrogen production, storage, transport, and application?

...an employee of an energy supply company or municipal utility who wants to acquire basic knowledge in order to plan, evaluate, or operate hydrogen projects?

...an industrial specialist and looking for basic knowledge to assess the potential for using hydrogen in your own company?

...a decision-maker in administration or politics and want to understand the importance of hydrogen for infrastructure, subsidy programs, and approval procedures?

...a career changer from a related industry and want to learn the basics to understand the interfaces with the hydrogen sector?

Then this course is right for you! The introductory e-learning modules will pick up where you are with your current level of knowledge, so no special prior knowledge is necessary.

During the self-study phase, you will be given access to our learning platform. There you will find varied, interactive, and accessible e-learning courses that are easy to understand without any prior knowledge and appeal to different learning styles. You can control your learning pace and the desired depth of knowledge individually. After completing the training, you will have access to the materials for one year.

These are the topics:

Basics of hydrogen
Hydrogen safety
Color theory of hydrogen
Renewable energies
Electrolysis processes for hydrogen production
Hydrogen economy
Conversion and storage
Transport of hydrogen
Energy generation through fuel cells
Factory transformation with hydrogen
Alternatives to hydrogen for a climate-friendly factory conversion

Live online sessions:

The live online sessions take place alongside the self-study phase. These virtual meetings serve as networking opportunities, introductions to the topics, or opportunities for in-depth study, and offer the chance to engage in direct exchange with our experts and clarify any questions you may have about the e-learning courses in FAQ sessions. The three live online meetings focus on the following topics:

Introductory event: Hydrogen value chain
Introduction to the topic
Systemic understanding of the hydrogen value chain
Introduction to the learning platform for the self-study phase
Introduction to factory transformation
FAQ session on e-learning
Factory transformation: Decarbonization of factory systems through the integration of hydrogen technologies
Experiences from industry and focus on sustainability
FAQ session on e-learning
Experiences from industry
Sustainability in industry

The live online course ends at this point. In the hybrid course, the online phase is combined with a face-to-face workshop:

Face-to-face workshop:

This workshop has a varied structure: in addition to short technical input presentations, you will deepen your knowledge with interactive exercises, discussions, and practical exchanges with researchers and users.

Elements of the in-person event:

Interactive learning stations
Case studies and import scenarios
In-depth: Power generation and electrolysis
In-depth: Storage and transport
In-depth: Factory transformation
Experiences from industry: Excursion to Salzgitter AG
Experiences from industry: Robert Bosch Elektronik GmbH

Certification

Personal certification “Hydrogen expert with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification”

Following the hybrid course and the live online course, you will have the opportunity to take an online exam to obtain the TÜV certificate. Upon successful completion, you will be entitled to use the title “Hydrogen expert with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification.”

The certificate confirms that you have specific knowledge of hydrogen and its applications, enabling you to recognize and assess the relevance of hydrogen for climate neutrality. This supports the credibility of your expertise with employers, customers, or project partners. It can also help you take on new tasks or projects and open doors to networks and specialist circles.

Further information about the certificate: Personal certification hydrogen expert

Strong Partners

Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST

The Fraunhofer IST is guiding the Wasserstoff Campus Salzgitter from a scientific perspective. The IST stands for layer and surface technology with competences for its associated products and product systems. The range of services by the institute includes the development of materials and processes for electrolyzers, hydrogen storage and fuel cells, as well as the planning of the entire value chain from its production to storage and distribution to its use.

The Wasserstoff Campus Salzgitter

At the Wasserstoff Campus Salzgitter, the economically viable provision and utilization of hydrogen is to be researched and tested; as a result, train travel should become more environmentally friendly and steel should become greener in the future. In our film, we show you how the activities at the Wasserstoff Campus Salzgitter have progressed, which projects we are currently working on, and how the potential of hydrogen can be further exploited – both ecologically and economically – for a better future together. Prepare yourself for a surprise.

Course overview

Our course formats are tailored to your needs and personal preferences: you can choose between a hybrid course (online format with in-person workshop) and a purely live online course (without in-person workshop). The online phases of both courses are structured in the same way. We also offer an e-learning course. All courses can also be booked in English.

Net Zero Scenario - how to achieve it with hydrogen

Live online course

Net Zero Scenario - how to achieve it with hydrogen

E-learning course

Self-study course

E-learning course

Information about upcoming dates

You are interested but cannot attend the current dates and would like to be informed about the next dates? Register here for our training mailing list:

Course dates

Further information

Sustainable battery and hydrogen systems

Hydrogen and fuel cell systems

Continuing education

We qualify your employees for the current and future challenges in industrial production. Depending on the target audience, different event formats are suitable, about which we will inform you here!

Continuing education

Continuing education in hydrogen

Online and face-to-face workshop (with the option of a personal certification) / June 03, 2026 - June 17, 2026

Hybrid course

Would you like to...

After completing the course, you will be able to...

Next Dates

Your advantages at a glance

Event details

Registration

Register here

Admission requirements

Organizer

Costs

Location

Language

Tabbed contents

Audiences

Are you...

Content and structure

E-learning:

Live online sessions:

Face-to-face workshop:

Certification

Personal certification “Hydrogen expert with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification”

Strong Partners

Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST

The Wasserstoff Campus Salzgitter

Course overview

Live online course

E-learning course

Information about upcoming dates

Further information

Hydrogen and fuel cell systems

Continuing education

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