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Double sided auctions for one single goal.

Hintco's core task is the implementation of competitive bidding processes for the purchase and sale of clean hydrogen-based products and other low-carbon commodities for shaping the global energy transition.

Hintco launches second tender

Hintco has launched the second H2Global tender, following the successful state aid notification for the scheme by the EU Commission. This second supply-side auction for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) is organised into four regional lots and one global lot.

The total amount stands at EUR 2.5 billion, with the potential to increase to close to EUR 3 billion pending final budget approvals.

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Hintco is a wholly owned subsidiary of the H2Global Foundation. Hintco's core task is the preparation and implementation of competitive bidding processes for the purchase and sale of clean hydrogen-based products and other low-emission fuels, shaped by the H2Global mechanism.

Find out more about the people behind Hintco, united by a shared passion for climate action and energy transition.

How it works

To stimulate emerging markets for clean hydrogen and low-emission fuels, Hintco acts as a market maker. It buys hydrogen from early production facilities and sells it to end-users. Grants from public or philanthropic bodies bridge the gap between supply prices and demand prices. At this early stage, buyers and sellers have varying expectations on price, volume, and contract terms. Hintco uses H2Global’s double-auction mechanism to bridge these expectations, mitigating risks and providing the certainty needed for producers to finance projects and end-users to purchase these products on acceptable terms.

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Hintco factsheet

This factsheet provides a two page introduction to Hintco.

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