H2 Regio SBH+ e.V. is the competence network for promoting hydrogen technology and the use of hydrogen in the energy system in the Black Forest-Baar-Heuberg region. Founded in 2020, the cluster is supported by a broad alliance of industry, districts and municipalities, the energy industry, academia, and service providers, all of whom are actively involved in promoting hydrogen technology as members of the association. The cluster is headquartered at the Tuttlingen Innovation and Research Center (IFC) of Furtwangen University, which, along with the Black Forest-Baar-Heuberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Konstanz Chamber of Skilled Crafts, and the Black Forest-Baar-Heuberg Regional Economic Development Agency, is one of H2 Regio SBH+ e.V.’s regional cooperation partners.
The cluster sees itself as a regional contact for the state and other initiatives. It is a member of the brennstoffzelleBW cluster, a cooperation partner of transformationswissenBW, and collaborates with e-mobil BW, the innovation agency for new mobility solutions and automotive in the state of Baden-Württemberg, as well as with other key players such as the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW). Through collaborations with other hydrogen initiatives such as 3H2 and H2 Süd, the partners pool their resources and jointly advocate for their concerns.