Projects
Projects
We build what others will later depend on. By living the Codex, we move into the third dimension acting early, independently and with long-term responsibility. Our projects are years ahead of the market, driven by business logic, entrepreneurial courage and real-world learning. In our Living Lab, future energy systems become practical reality.
Dr. Ernst Fleischhacker, Founder
Building the Bridge into a Sustainable (Green) Future
The Codex Partnership founded the Living Lab to practically prepare the construction of the bridge into a sustainable, green future. To achieve this, we think the energy system consistently from the resource to the service, and from urgency to real-world implementation and we bring it into action step by step.
Within the Living Lab, a free space for thinking, testing, designing and economic action has emerged, a space where we can structure the tasks of transforming the energy system, define them systemically, and translate them into business-oriented projects that work under real conditions.
Why we think from the goal backwards
The holistic transformation towards climate neutrality and energy autonomy cannot wait. Existing structures alone cannot perform this task. Therefore, a space is needed where the right questions can be asked before the right solutions can develop.
Electricity can do everything – power, heat, mobility.
This is why the transformation of the energy system must begin with electricity. Based on this system logic, the Living Lab establishes a clear hierarchy of priorities:
- Top Goal: Climate neutrality & energy autonomy (e.g. “Tyrol 2050 energy autonomous”)
- Strategic Direction: Transition away from oil, coal and gas
- System Logic: Holistic redesign of the “system based on electricity”
- Major Transformation Area: Mobility, the largest challenge to solve
- Technology Booster: Hydrogen as a key enabler and flexibiliser
- Operational Platform: The Living Lab, the “retort” of the Codex Partnership
In this way, building the bridge into the green future becomes concrete: from strategic vision, to system logic, to practical projects that change how energy is produced, moved and used every day.
From this strategic logic, the concrete tasks and “to-dos” emerge:
In the Living Lab, we move from the problem space to real-economy projects, the pioneering initiatives presented below.
The Living Lab
Where energy transformation becomes experience
In the Living Lab, Codex Partners test, validate and scale real solutions for future energy systems. It is a free space for thinking, working and implementation where complex projects can grow from early research ideas into real-economy operations under real conditions.
Every idea must first prove its business logic under real conditions, with real partners and real users. Only then does it become part of the bridge into the sustainable energy future.
We do not predict the future, we test it.
That is why the Codex Partnership moves before others even start.
The Living Lab links research, business logic and implementation turning uncertainty into knowledge, and knowledge into action. All flagship and research projects on this page have emerged from this space and continue to feed back the experience needed for the next steps of transformation.
Within this Living Lab, three entities structure our work: EWEST – Power on Demand (electricity system logic), HyWest – Power to Hydrogen (molecular complement) and the Quantum Computing Research Entity (multi-energy optimisation and simulation).
The project cards below outline their roles in more detail.
EWest – Power on Demand
Electricity creates the logic
- Systemic restructuring of the electricity system
- Grid flexibility and demand profiles as core levers
HyWest – Power to Hydrogen
Hydrogen creates the flexibility
- Hydrogen logistics and industrial applications
- Sector coupling between heat, mobility and industry
- Turning molecules into practical business cases
Quantum Computing Research
Computing builds optimisation & resilience
- Multi-energy system simulation and optimisation
- Scenario analysis for strategic investment decisions
- Supporting robust choices under uncertainty
Pioneering Projects from the Living Lab
How ideas become real-world transformation
Our pioneering projects provide scalable models for the decarbonisation and autonomous operation of energy systems. They emerge from the Living Lab and combine applied research, public and private funding and entrepreneurial action. Each project delivers direct operational value while at the same time contributing to the broader transformation pathways driven by the Codex Partnership and the regional strategy Tyrol 2050 energy autonomous.
On this page we highlight a selection of flagship projects that demonstrate how thinking from urgency to implementation leads to tangible, business-ready solutions under real conditions.
- They start in the problem space – where existing structures are not yet able or willing to act.
- They are developed in partnership – with industry, research and the public sector.
- They are tested under real-world conditions – technically, economically and organisationally.
- They create models that others can build on – in Tyrol, in Europe and beyond.
The following sections introduce these pioneering projects, beginning with the Hydrogen Highway – Green Corridor.
Hydrogen Highway – Green Corridor
Europe’s first cross-border and long-term green hydrogen mobility corridor running since 2014.
The Hydrogen Highway Green Corridor is one of Europe’s earliest and most visible real-world hydrogen mobility demonstrators. Originating from the Tyrol 2050 and Hydrogen Tyrol strategies, it has been in continuous operation since 2014 under real Alpine conditions. It connects Germany, Tyrol and northern Italy, long before the term hydrogen valley became widely used.
It delivers operational proof that sector coupling between electricity and mobility works under real conditions – and why it matters for climate-neutral transport and regional energy strategies.
Austria’s first active hydrogen mobility corridor operational proof, data collection, and European expansion underway.
Project Highlights & Milestones
- 2014: Start of real-world mobility tests with the first Hyundai ix35 FCEV – one of the world’s first series-production fuel cell vehicles.
- 2015: Opening of the Innsbruck hydrogen station as part of the emerging Hydrogen Highway.
- 2018: Launch of the Hyundai Nexo FCEV at the Green Energy Center Europe.
- 2014–2024: Continuous operation of both vehicles under Alpine conditions — without fuel-cell failures.
- 2025: Closure of the Innsbruck station after funding ended refuelling now via Munich and Bolzano.
Why the Project Matters
- Provides practical proof that hydrogen mobility works under Alpine terrain and winter conditions.
- Demonstrates sector coupling between electricity and mobility under real conditions.
- Supports European and regional energy strategies such as Tyrol 2050 energy autonomous.
- Acts as a transferable model for future hydrogen valleys in Europe.
- Generates data and operational insights beyond what traditional studies deliver.
Strategic Learning from Real Operations
The picture above shows the former hydrogen station in Innsbruck together with two vehicles: the Hyundai ix35 FCEV (from the world’s first series) and the Hyundai Nexo FCEV launched at the Green Energy Center Europe in 2018. Both vehicles are still in daily use today.
The station was operational for ten years before closing in 2025. This experience shows how crucial it is to
build hydrogen business models that survive beyond subsidy periods — a core lesson for future European hydrogen strategies.
“Experience matters. Real-world hydrogen mobility is not only a technology test, it is a learning journey that reveals where Europe must act strategically to secure autonomy and sustainability.”
Further Reading & Living Lab Insights
Green Hydrogen for MPREIS, Tyrol & Europe
The first industrial-scale green hydrogen valley project in Central Europe
Green Hydrogen for MPREIS is one of Europe’s most advanced real-world hydrogen transformation projects and a flagship example of how the Codex Partnership drives the Tyrol 2050 energy-autonomous strategy forward through concrete business innovation. Commissioned in 2022, the project integrates industrial hydrogen production, storage, logistics, heating and mobility into one operational ecosystem at the MPREIS industrial site in Völs near Innsbruck.
The project demonstrates how a regional food producer can switch step by step from fossil fuels to green hydrogen across multiple business areas and in doing so, enable the broader energy transition pathway for Central Europe.
Industrial-scale green hydrogen ecosystem at the MPREIS site in Völs – production, storage, logistics, heat and mobility in one system.
What the Project Delivers
- Green hydrogen production: 3 MW alkaline electrolysis producing up to 1.4 tons of green H2 per day.
- On-site hydrogen storage: 30 bar storage and logistics via road-based MEGC systems.
- Hydrogen for industrial heating: hydrogen heat for industrial baking processes at the MPREIS production site.
- Hydrogen mobility: supply for trucks, trailers, forklifts and future heavy-duty fleets.
- Renewable power supply: integration of regional hydropower and photovoltaics.
- CO2 reduction: substitution of up to 6,600 tons CO2 equivalent per year at the first expansion stage.
The facility is fully integrated into existing MPREIS industrial operations in Völs demonstrating that green hydrogen can be embedded into real production processes without compromising efficiency or reliability.
Strategic Significance
This project is a cornerstone of the Tyrol Hydrogen Strategy (2015) and one of the earliest fully integrated Power-to-Hydrogen demonstrators in Europe. It supports:
1. Regional energy autonomy (Tyrol 2050)
By substituting fossil gas and diesel in an industrial setting, MPREIS accelerates the regional shift away from imported fuels
toward local renewable energy showing how a medium-sized company can become a key actor in the regional energy transition.
2. European hydrogen mobility
Hydrogen produced in Völs supplies refuelling stations for cars, buses and trucks along the Hydrogen Highway.
It enables cross-border hydrogen mobility corridors extending into Germany, Italy and Greece and provides early prototype
and pre-series applications for European OEMs.
3. Technology readiness and scaling
MPREIS generates operational data and real-business validation that directly feed into Living Lab projects such as HyWest (Power-to-Hydrogen system analysis), EWEST (Power on Demand), EU research networks and industrial programmes. The project therefore acts both as a production lighthouse and as a research and learning platform for Europe’s hydrogen economy.
Why This Matters for the Codex Partnership
Like all real-world projects emerging from the Green Energy Center Europe, MPREIS is around 15 years ahead of its time requiring courage, persistence and the ability to move forward even when public structures lag behind. It exemplifies the Codex Partnership’s mission: transforming the energy system through private-sector initiative, scientific depth and uncompromising pragmatism.
Even when national hydrogen programmes and infrastructure rollouts slow down, the MPREIS system remains a functioning, expanding anchor project providing green hydrogen to Central Europe while generating the insights needed for the next development stages.
Project Highlights & Milestones
- 2016: Concept development and system research.
- 2017–2021: EU flagship project Demo4Grid and implementation at the MPREIS site in Völs.
- 2022: Start of industrial green hydrogen production.
- 2023–2025: Expansion into logistics and heavy-duty applications; optimisation of hydrogen heat and mobility use cases.
- 2025+: Planned scaling toward regional hydrogen supply hubs and integration into wider European hydrogen valleys.
“With the MPREIS project, we have demonstrated that green hydrogen is not a pipe dream, but can become part of everyday industrial life. The plant produces, supplies and substitutes,day after day laying the foundation for the green hydrogen economy in Central Europe.” Codex Partnership, Living Lab Operations
Further Reading & Living Lab Insights
- 🔗 MPREIS → Tyczka: Why This Transition Matters for Europe’s Green Hydrogen Economy
- 🔗 First HyWest Hydrogen Truck for MPREIS in Tyrol
- 🔗 Opening of the Electrolysis and Hydrogen Purification Plant at MPREIS, Austria
- 🔗 Grüner Wasserstoff für MPREIS, Tirol und Europa
- 🔗 Green Hydrogen for MPREIS Tyrol and Europe
Zillertalbahn 2020+ energy autonomous with Hydrogen
A pioneering valley-scale hydrogen mobility concept, years ahead of its time.
Zillertalbahn 2020+ energy autonomous with hydrogen was one of Europe’s most ambitious early hydrogen rail initiatives. The project aimed to transform an entire Alpine valley from Jenbach to Mayrhofen into a hydrogen-based mobility system supplied by regional renewable resources and integrated Power-to-Hydrogen processes.
Although the procurement of the hydrogen train was ultimately not realised, the project remains a strategic and scientific milestone of the Codex Partnership and a decisive building block for future Hydrogen Valley developments across Europe.
Zillertalbahn 2020+ the first hydrogen valley concept for an alpine region. Designed to integrate hydrogen production, storage, mobility and logistics within a regional energy ecosystem. Though not implemented, it remains a strategic milestone for Europe’s hydrogen transition.
What the Project Aimed to Deliver
- A hydrogen-powered narrow-gauge train as a replacement for diesel railcars.
- A valley-scale hydrogen ecosystem, including production, storage, logistics and refuelling.
- Full integration of regional renewable energy potential into mobility and logistics.
- A model Hydrogen Valley designed for daily public transport, tourism mobility and zero-emission logistics in the Alpine region.
Even before implementation, the system architecture served as a reference for multiple European hydrogen mobility strategies.
What Was Actually Realised
Through national and European research programmes, the Codex Partnership implemented a comprehensive scientific and technical validation framework:
WIVA P&G HyTrain: Risk analysis, reliability modelling and system validation for hydrogen rail applications.
WIVA P&G HyWest: Hydrogen logistics, storage concepts and infrastructure requirements for valley-scale operation.
HyBus, HySnowGroomer, HyDrone: Complementary applications across road mobility, winter tourism and aerial services forming an early blueprint of a Hydrogen Valley Zillertal. These efforts generated one of Europe’s most complete feasibility and risk-assessment datasets for hydrogen rail and valley mobility.
Why the project was halted and why that matters
The hydrogen train procurement was ultimately not completed due to limited political consensus, fragmented public support and insufficient long term commitment at the federal and regional level. However, this outcome validated a crucial insight expressed early by the Green Energy Center Europe: public institutions and private companies often struggle to act on technologies that are far ahead of their time, even when they are necessary. The Codex Partnership therefore continued working independently in its “third dimension”, using the Zillertal experience to support other regions (e.g. Greece) and to refine the research baseline for future hydrogen rail projects.
Strategic Significance
Despite the halted implementation, Zillertalbahn 2020+ became a model project in Europe:
- It demonstrated how a whole valley can be analysed and prepared for hydrogen-based mobility.
- It produced system-level knowledge, business-case frameworks and risk assessments that remain highly relevant.
- It identified technological, regulatory and procurement barriers early preventing costly missteps in future projects.
- It informed the design of Hydrogen Valley concepts in Greece, South Tyrol and other regions.
Link to Tyrol 2050 and the Codex Partnership
Zillertalbahn 2020+ stands at the crossroads of two pillars of the Tyrol Strategy: Power on Demand (EWEST) – renewable electricity and system integration, and Power to Hydrogen (HyWEST) hydrogen as the flexible energy carrier for mobility and logistics. The project remains a foundational part of the real-business transformation pathway of the Codex Partnership even without physical implementation of the train. Its insights feed into subsequent hydrogen projects and Hydrogen Valley initiatives across Europe.
“The Zillertalbahn taught us more about hydrogen mobility than any single vehicle could have done because it forced us to think in systems: valley-scale, cross-sector and long-term.”
Further Reading & Living Lab Insights
- 🔗 Regionalprojekt “Zillertalbahn 2020+ energieautonom mit Wasserstoff” muss dem Landesprojekt “Dekarbonisierung der Zillertalbahn mit Akku-Zug” weichen
- 🔗 Kommt es jetzt zu einer gesamthaften Beurteilung des Projektes “Zillertalbahn 2020+ energieautonom mit Wasserstoff”?
- 🔗 Expertenstreit zum Projekt “Zillertalbahn 2020+ energieautonom mit Wasserstoff”
- 🔗 Zillertalbahn 2020+, energieautonom mit Wasserstoff (2018)
- 🔗 Zillertalbahn 2020+, energy autonomous with hydrogen (2018)
Power2X Hydrogen Center Kufstein
A regional Power-to-Hydrogen hub designed for multi-sector energy transformation.
The Power2X Hydrogen Center Kufstein was conceived as a key building block of the Tyrol 2050 and Hydrogen Tyrol strategies.
Its purpose was to structure a regional hydrogen hub that converts renewable electricity into usable hydrogen for industry, mobility, heat, logistics and seasonal storage.
Although the plant was not implemented, its system architecture and feasibility studies remain a complete early blueprint – and now serve as one of the most relevant references for hydrogen valley developments across Europe.
Concept for a regional Power2X hydrogen hub in Kufstein – integrating renewable power, industrial heat, hydrogen logistics, storage and mobility in one system. Although not built, it remains a blueprint for hydrogen valleys now emerging in Europe.
What the project aimed to deliver
The Power2X concept was developed directly at the Run River Power Plant Langkampfen near Kufstein with three core goals:
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Enable hydrogen production from run-of-river power, especially during low-tariff hours.
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Support regional mobility transformation on the Brenner Corridor, with green hydrogen and E-charging infrastructure.
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Inject hydrogen into the Tyrolean natural gas grid, while supplying district heat to the Kufstein region.
This would have created one of Central Europe’s first multi-sector hydrogen hubs, combining electricity, heat, gas and mobility in a real operating ecosystem.
Why the project stalled — and what this reveals
Despite a strong technical foundation, the project was paused due to:
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A lack of proven hydrogen demand at regional scale at that time.
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Board-level concerns regarding economic feasibility.
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Project costs becoming elevated through marketing-driven overdesign, rather than system efficiency.
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A structural challenge often seen in Europe: promising strategic projects can fail in the very last mile, not because they lack potential, but because existing structures are not yet aligned for a systemic transformation.
This situation is not unique it is characteristic of the transition phase Europe is in. The Living Lab therefore treats the Power2X Kufstein case as a valuable learning step showing why future energy systems must be designed with:
market relevance, systemic clarity and “real-economy readiness” not only technological ambition.
What the project actually delivered
Although not built, the groundwork remains highly valuable today:
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A complete system blueprint for a Power-to-Hydrogen hub at a real industrial site
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Cross-sector business-case modelling (electricity, heat, mobility, logistics)
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Heat-integration & grid flexibility analyses
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Scalable road logistics concepts for mobile hydrogen storage (MEGC trailers)
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Risk & techno-economic assessments that now support hydrogen valleys across Europe
These results are actively used today in regions such as Austria, Germany, Italy and Greece, shaping the next generation of hydrogen hubs. The project did not disappear, it moved ahead in time.
Strategic significance today
Power2X Kufstein remains a reference case for:
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systems thinking before implementation,
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market-readiness assessment under real constraints,
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and why private-sector innovation must often lead until frameworks catch up.
“Power2X Kufstein showed us what a regional hydrogen hub can become.
The project did not fail, it simply moved into the future, where its ideas are now taking shape in the next generation of hydrogen valleys.”
Further Reading & Living Lab Insights
🔗 „Power2X Kufstein – Innovative Sektorkopplungsanlage mit Wasserstoffzentrum“ der TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG
🔗 Die TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG gibt Startschuss für innovatives Wasserstoffzentrum im Unterland
Multimodal Mobility Hub at the Green Energy Center Europe
A real-world lighthouse project for the Power-on-Demand transformation
The Multimodal Mobility Hub in Innsbruck is one of the Codex Partnership’s key demonstrators for the electricity-based mobility transition. It integrates mobility services directly into one operational system combining parking, charging, co-working, sharing, public transport and digital payment into a seamless user experience.
Rather than waiting for new infrastructure, the Hub proves that regional mobility transformation can begin immediately using existing facilities, digital services and Living Lab research. It shows how a“usable energy transition” begins in everyday life, not through announcements, but through real applications that work under economic and technical constraints.
The Multimodal Mobility Hub at the Green Energy Center Europe real-world testing of grid-optimised mobility services under everyday conditions.
A practical, scalable model for regional mobility transformation
Built and operated at a real site in Innsbruck, the Multimodal Mobility Hub shows how a decentralised mobility transition can be implemented quickly by using existing infrastructure and simple digital tools, without waiting for large-scale public investment. It proves that the electrification of mobility starts with usability, not with technology alone.
What the project delivers
- Integrated everyday mobility services: parking, ticketing, e-mobility charging, co-working, car-sharing, bike-sharing and a public transport interface.
- Best-practice charging operations under real conditions – including fast charging and load-optimised charging.
- Living Lab infrastructure that generates operational data for EWEST mobility and grid research.
- A pay-as-you-go mobility system ready for everyday users.
- Multimodal user analysis and grid-flexibility studies.
- A transferable model for emerging European multimodal mobility hubs.
Why it matters
The Hub addresses one of the largest pain points of the energy transition: mobility. It shows that regional transformation can begin immediately, even without new central infrastructure, when smart services are combined with research and usability.
In practical terms, the Hub:
- reveals new transport patterns and user behaviour,
- reduces fossil-based commuting and local grid stress,
- combines private mobility services with public transport,
- creates business cases that are economically viable today.
Strategic significance
1. Power on Demand (EWEST)
- Serves as a demonstrator for the electricity-based mobility transition.
- Provides data integration for grid optimisation and demand modelling.
- Acts as a validation platform for EV flexibility and charging behaviour.
- Supplies high-quality datasets for EWEST system development.
2. Codex Partnership methodology
- Is fully aligned with the “third dimension”: private-sector action + research + implementation.
- Feeds real-world operations directly into scientific and system analysis.
- Builds know-how that can be transferred to other regions and projects.
3. European relevance
The Hub generates a replicable blueprint that can be adapted for:
- cities with congested mobility infrastructure,
- industrial areas with high EV-charging demand,
- Hydrogen Valley access hubs with multimodal requirements.
Why this project matters for the Codex Partnership
The Multimodal Mobility Hub:
- embodies the mobility layer of the Tyrol 2050 strategy,
- shows how regional electrification begins under real-world constraints,
- demonstrates that usability drives the energy transition faster than technology alone.
It confirms that mobility transformation starts with everyday commuters and then scales toward heavy-duty logistics and
24/7 operations.
Milestones
- 2016–2020: Concept and system development at the Green Energy Center; first charging stations; introduction of BEVs and FCEVs; establishment of the Training Center for E-Mobility with more than 3,000 trained experts, including:
- E-mobility material trainings (dealer & workshop certification)
- E-mobility and hydrogen technology courses (WIFI / Green Energy Center Europe)
- High-voltage drives HV-1 and HV-2 trainings
- Hydrogen material trainings for service and workshop staff
- 2020–2023: Urban Charge & Park project; launch of the smart service product “Urban Charge ’n Park”.
- 2023–2025: Completion of the Multimodal Mobility Hub; build-up of the system research network for quantum-computing-based mobility and grid models; knowledge transfer to partner regions.
Strategic role within Tyrol 2050
- Power on Demand → Electrification of mobility.
- Power to Hydrogen → Mobility, heavy-duty and 24/7 applications.
The Hub represents the entire mobility transformation layer within the Tyrol 2050 framework.
“Mobility is the largest part of the energy system — and mobility transformation must be lived, not announced. It does not start with technology, but with usability. The Multimodal Hub shows how simple, everyday services can accelerate the entire energy transition.”
Further Reading & Living Lab Links
All these flagship projects are not isolated cases. They feed into the Living Lab at the Green Energy Center Europe where their operational experience is analysed and transformed into system knowledge by three research entities: EWest Power on Demand, HyWest Power to Hydrogen and the Quantum Computing Research Entity.
The Living Lab Research Entities
How EWest, HyWest and Quantum Computing turn real projects into system knowledge
At the Green Energy Center Europe, the Living Lab is organised into three research entities: EWest Power on Demand, HyWest Power to Hydrogen and Quantum Computing Research. Together they analyse what we learn from real projects and turn it into models, tools and strategies for the next transformation steps. This section explains the role of these entities and how they connect the flagship projects above with the research projects presented below.
The Living Lab at the Green Energy Centre Europe is home to the EWest, HyWest and Quantum Computing research entities, which are operated by Codex Partners: FEN Systems, FEN Research and AQT.
EWest Power on Demand Research Entity
Systemic electricity transformation
- Develops Power-on-Demand models that restructure the energy system around renewables, grid flexibility and demand profiles.
- Validates real-world load profiles and “power-on-demand” solutions using data from MPREIS, the Mobility Hub and other projects.
- Provides business-case evaluation and grid-integration scenarios for new technologies and services.
EWEST turns renewable electricity into a reliable energy system – not only into green kilowatt hours.
HyWest Power to Hydrogen Research Entity
When molecules become business
- Designs Power-to-Hydrogen processes that complement electricity logic and decarbonise heat, mobility and industry.
- Analyses hydrogen use cases for mobility corridors, industrial heat, logistics and storage.
- Delivers scaling and feasibility assessments for projects like MPREIS, Hydrogen Highway and Zillertalbahn 2020+.
HyWest turns hydrogen from a research topic into a practical energy carrier of the real economy.
Quantum Computing Research Entity
System optimisation and scenario testing
- Uses quantum and multi-energy simulation to optimise complex systems with fluctuating demand and volatile resources.
- Supports long-term planning, investment decisions and risk analysis for future energy systems.
- Develops models that test “what if?” scenarios for grids, hydrogen systems and mobility networks under uncertainty.
Quantum logic supports what business logic requires – clarity in uncertainty.
Based on this structure, the Living Lab develops dedicated research projects that build directly on the flagship implementations and prepare the next generation of energy, mobility and hydrogen systems. A selection of these projects is presented below.
Research Projects from the Living Lab
Where real-world experience becomes system knowledge
The Codex Partnership does not research for the sake of research, it researches to reduce uncertainty and prepare real world investment. Every research project builds on experience gained from implementation and translates it into scalable tools, strategies and system logic.
These projects follow a holistic logistics logic based on Resource, Demand & Coverage of Demand, the information, value and material flows that shape every real energy system. This transforms risk into know how and ideas into tested business logic.
The entire system, from resources to coverage of demand, including information, value and material flows, can be monitored and simulated using the Living Lab entities at the Green Energy Centre Europe.
This is where the vision becomes a reality in the market, and where the lessons learned from implementation inform the next steps.
- generate technical, economic and legal clarity
- test system integration, scaling & feasibility
- create business cases and regulatory pathways
- provide data, credibility & footholds for replication
- deliver financial contributions that make first-of-a-kind projects economically possible
These are the tools every pioneer needs: Proof that it works – and the confidence to move forward.
Below we present selected research projects that build directly on the flagship implementations of the Living Lab and enable the next generation of hydrogen valleys, mobility hubs and energy systems.
TRIĒRĒS – Greece Hydrogen Valley
Scaling Europe’s hydrogen ecosystem
What the project delivers
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Transforms the Motor Oil refinery (Greece) into the first flagship Hydrogen Valley of Southeast Europe.
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Applies the Codex system logic: Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand.
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Demonstrates how an industrial region can shift to hydrogen based on real mobility, heat & logistics demand.
Role of the Living Lab
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FEN Research brings HyWest system know-how from Tyrol to Greece.
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Co-develops the hydrogen valley architecture: production, logistics, mobility & industrial use.
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Ensures TRIĒRĒS is not just a study, but a scalable blueprint for future hydrogen valleys.
Why it matters
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Creates a replicable model for other refinery regions in Europe.
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Links the Tyrol 2050 / HyWest strategies with the EU hydrogen valley agenda.
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Proves that continuity and system logic are essential – not only technology.
“TRIĒRĒS shows how the Codex model can scale across Europe, from Tyrol to Greece.”
HySelect – Hybrid Sulphur Cycle via Solar Heat
Turning sun & heat into hydrogen for industry
What the project delivers
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Demonstrates industrial hydrogen production using the Hybrid Sulphur Cycle (HySC) powered by solar heat.
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Generates real operational data & feasibility insights for large-scale hydrogen production.
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Validates hydrogen use for heat, industry & logistics.
From idea to system logic
Follows the Codex logic: Solar heat → Demand (industry) → Coverage of Demand → scaling potential
Why it matters
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Shows how hydrogen + solar heat can replace fossil industrial processes.
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Reduces energy imports and strengthens local production capacity.
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Serves as a pathfinder for EU hydrogen–heat integration strategies.
Role of the Living Lab
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System validation within HyWest methodology.
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Creates feasibility studies & investment cases.
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Transfers know-how to future projects and partner regions.
“HySelect proves that hydrogen can also replace industrial heat not just mobility.”
MOST-H₂ – Hydrogen from Lab to Tank
Innovative materials for real hydrogen mobility
What the project delivers
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Develops cutting-edge storage & filtration materials for hydrogen mobility.
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Enables safe refuelling and storage of hydrogen for cars, buses & heavy-duty fleets.
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Bridges laboratory innovation to transport-sector applications.
From lab to real economy
Follows the Codex logic: Material innovation → Demand → Mobility → Real use cases
Why it matters
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Makes hydrogen handling safer, cleaner & more economical.
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Converts research into components ready for industry use.
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Contributes to European efforts for hydrogen logistics & mobility standards.
Role of the Living Lab
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Validation under real mobility conditions.
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Integration into HyWest mobility pathways.
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Know-how transferred to partner regions and industry pilots.
“MOST-H₂ shows how future hydrogen systems begin with the smallest elements, materials that make mobility possible.”
H2CoVE – Knowledge Pool for Hydrogen Skills
Turning knowledge into capability for Europe’s hydrogen economy
What the project does
Co-funded by the European Union, H2CoVE builds vocational expertise for hydrogen value chains across Europe.
Five regions – Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands & Norway – combine their experience to establish local ecosystems for skills and implementation.
System relevance – beyond technology
It follows the Codex logic:
People are part of the logistics system:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Capability
It provides
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industry-ready workforce for hydrogen projects
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vocational training concepts for implementation
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a scalable model for European hydrogen skills
Role of FEN Research & the Living Lab
FEN contributes practical insights from HyWest & real-world hydrogen projects – connecting education with implementation.
“Technology alone does not transform without capability, there is no transition. H2CoVE turns knowledge into real economics.”
HyQuality – Quality Assurance of Electrolytic Hydrogen
Making hydrogen reliable for the real economy
What the project does
Commissioned by ÖVGW, HyQuality develops practical monitoring tools for electrolytic hydrogen, preventing substandard quality from reaching critical applications in mobility and industry.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
For hydrogen to become part of everyday operations, it must be
predictable, assessable and trusted.
Therefore, quality is not a technical detail, it is the basis of economic use.
It provides
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tolerance framework for industry and authorities
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tools for real-life hydrogen quality monitoring
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a safety & reliability concept for scaling electrolytic H₂
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system clarity for regulation and investment
Role of the GEC and the Living Lab
The Living Lab contributes experience from pilot projects and industrial use cases, ensuring that research outputs become usable business tools.
“Trust is the bridge between innovation and industry. HyQuality turns green hydrogen into a reliable commodity.”
Decentralised Hydrogen Concepts with Fuel Cells
When hydrogen becomes everyday energy
What the project explores
Commissioned by Austrian Energy Agency, this project analyses how fuel-cell systems can supply everyday energy needs in buildings, districts or commercial environments. It develops decentralised H₂ solutions that combine storage, fuel cells and energy management into one usable system.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex model
Decentralisation turns hydrogen into local resilience, enabling clean heat, mobility and emergency supply from one platform.
Codex logic ensures that technology becomes practical reality:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand
It provides
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concepts for decentralised fuel-cell systems
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sector coupling and energy integration
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monitoring & optimisation tools
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real-world business cases for local energy autonomy
Role of the GEC Living Lab
FEN Research contributes real-world experience from industrial deployment, testing fuel-cell concepts under real conditions and preparing them for scaling.
“Hydrogen only matters when it becomes part of everyday life. Decentralisation is how clean energy reaches people where they actually live and work.”
HyBus – Hydrogen Buses for Real Mobility
Bringing hydrogen transport into everyday use
What the project achieved
Commissioned by the Austrian Climate & Energy Fund, HyBus demonstrated the practical use of hydrogen buses in Austria turning a technology concept into a real mobility option.
The project helped make H₂ buses “salonfähig” in the public transport sector and inspired Hyundai to develop its dedicated European hydrogen bus model.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
Hydrogen mobility only works if it fits into everyday transport realities.
Therefore, HyBus focused not only on vehicles but on usability, logistics, refuelling and operating cost models.
It provides
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validated operational data for H₂ buses in real traffic
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acceptance in public transport & municipalities
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business logic for fleet transition
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key input for OEM development in Europe
Role of the GEC Living Lab
The Living Lab enabled operational testing and stakeholder coordination connecting system research with real-world deployment.
“Mobility change must be lived, not announced.
HyBus turned hydrogen buses from a concept into a market reality.”
HyWest – Regional Green Hydrogen Economy
A system model for Central Europe’s hydrogen future
What the project establishes
Commissioned by the Austrian Climate & Energy Fund, HyWest develops the systemic foundations for a regional hydrogen economy connecting production, logistics and applications into a workable economic model.
It examines how Power-to-Hydrogen processes can replace fossil fuels in industry, mobility and energy supply, based on real demand and regional resources.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
HyWest follows the full transformation model of the GEC Living Lab:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → System Integration
It proves how a hydrogen economy works when all sectors are connected:
electricity, mobility, heat, logistics, infrastructure and regulation.
It provides
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the strategic backbone for Central Europe’s hydrogen economy
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validated system architecture for real deployment
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feasibility models for regional scaling
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key operational input for TRIÉRĒS, HyTrain, HyBus and MOST-H₂
Role of the GEC Living Lab
FEN Systems is the consortium leader and the Living Lab validates HyWest findings through real-world projects – ensuring that system research becomes business reality.
“Transformation needs more than technology, it needs structure, sequence and continuity.
HyWest shows how regions can become hydrogen economies.”
HyTrain – Quality Assurance for Hydrogen Rail Solutions
Preparing hydrogen mobility for rail transport
What the project aimed to secure
Commissioned by the Austrian Climate & Energy Fund, HyTrain investigated the technical, legal and operational requirements for hydrogen-powered rail systems, following the original vision “Zillertalbahn 2020+ – energy autonomous with hydrogen”.
It provided quality assurance and risk assessment for the procurement and implementation of hydrogen trains in Austria.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
Rail transformation is a key pillar of green mobility. But it requires more than technical trains, it needs
logistics, safety standards, refuelling strategies, approval procedures and economic clarity.
Therefore, HyTrain focused on the full system logic:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Safety & Operation
It delivers
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validation of hydrogen rail concepts under real-use conditions
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assessment of legal requirements (“operability & safety first”)
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guidelines for future train procurement
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strategic input for HyWest & the Hydrogen Valley concept
Role of the GEC Living Lab
FEN Systems contributed as a Consortium Leader operational experience from mobility transformation projects connecting research results with practical implementation pathways.
“Rail needs more than trains. Without clarity, hydrogen mobility cannot enter public service. HyTrain transformed uncertainty into readiness.”
HySnow-Groomer – Hydrogen for Alpine Mobility
Decarbonising snow operations in real terrain
What the project explores
Commissioned by the Austrian Climate & Energy Fund, HySnow-Groomer examines how hydrogen can be used to power snow groomers and alpine infrastructure under the demanding conditions of high-altitude environments.
It combines mobility, energy supply and logistics – turning the mountain into a test field for hydrogen systems.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
This project shows how hydrogen can serve remote and seasonal sectors by following the transformation model:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Operation in real terrain
It brings hydrogen to places that cannot rely on conventional grids or charging infrastructure.
It provides
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technical feasibility for hydrogen snow groomers
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logistics solutions for refuelling in remote areas
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mobility concepts for alpine regions
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system data for scaling the technology
Role of the GEC Living Lab
FEN Systems as the Consortium Leader and FEN Research contribute operational insights from mobility and logistics transformation projects ensuring that research becomes practical and replicable.
“If hydrogen works on the mountain, it can work anywhere. HySnow-Groomer proves that real terrain is the best test field.”
HyDrone – Hydrogen for Remote Inspection & Logistics
Testing hydrogen where conventional systems fail
What the project explores
HyDrone investigates how hydrogen-powered drones can support inspection, surveying and logistics in areas that are hard to reach by conventional means, such as alpine regions, infrastructure sites, and industrial environments.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
Remote applications follow a specific energy logic:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Range & Autonomy
Hydrogen enables longer flight times, higher payloads and real logistics use cases — beyond what battery drones can offer.
It provides
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feasibility studies for hydrogen drone applications
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extended-range drone concepts for logistics & inspection
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operational data for industry and authorities
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scalable models for autonomous infrastructure services
Role of the GEC Living Lab
FEN Research validates real deployment by connecting drone tests with energy supply, safety protocols and real business applications preparing HyDrone for industrial adoption.
“Drones don’t just fly, they connect systems. Hydrogen expands their reach and turns them into real logistics tools.”
Hyundai – Friendly User Hydrogen Family
Everyday life as a test field for the future
What the project demonstrates
Promoted by the Codex Partner Hyundai Austria, this project tested hydrogen mobility in real family life, not in laboratories or simulations, but in everyday use.
Over several years, the family drove Hyundai’s early fuel-cell vehicles without breakdowns and provided valuable feedback for the development of Hyundai’s first European hydrogen bus and passenger vehicle concepts.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
Future mobility must be usable, dependable and natural in daily life.
Therefore, this project focused on acceptance, handling, refuelling, range, weather conditions and serviceability.
It proves that transformation begins not with technology, but with experience.
It provides
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real mobility data under everyday conditions
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feedback for Hyundai’s European vehicle development
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insights into acceptance & usability
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evidence that “hydrogen works in daily life”
Role of the GEC Living Lab
The Living Lab acted as an interface between users, industry and system research ensuring that experience flowed directly into vehicle and infrastructure development.
“Mobility transformation must be lived, not theorised.
The Friendly User Family proved that hydrogen can be part of real life.”
HyTruck – Hydrogen Solutions for Freight & Logistics
Where mobility meets real economics
What the project explores
HyTruck investigates how hydrogen-powered trucks can support freight transport and logistics, especially in areas where battery solutions reach their limits.
It evaluates range, refuelling, payload, lifecycle economics and infrastructure requirements for commercial deployment.
System relevance, aligned with the Codex logic
Heavy-duty transport requires:
Range → Payload → Fast refuelling → Economic predictability
This matches the strengths of hydrogen and follows the Codex transformation model:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Logistics & Mobility
It provides
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operational data for fleet conversion strategies
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feasibility models for freight companies
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system architectures for hydrogen logistics hubs
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validation for the EU “Hydrogen Valley” approach
Role of the GEC Living Lab
The Living Lab connects real transport needs with energy supply, refuelling logistics and business cases making hydrogen mobility usable for commercial operations.
“Hydrogen mobility becomes real when it carries weight. HyTruck shows where the economy and the energy transition meet.”
Urban Charge & Park – The basis for the Multimodal Mobility Hub
Laying the foundation for everyday mobility transformation
What the project developed
Co Funded by the European Union and the Region of Tyrol, Urban Charge & Park established a practical concept for urban energy supply and charging infrastructure – combining parking, charging and mobility services in one integrated platform.
It became the functional basis for the Multimodal Mobility Hub at the Green Energy Center Europe showing how everyday infrastructure can support the energy transition.
System relevance aligned with the Codex logic
Urban mobility must follow real demand.
Therefore, the project worked according to the Codex transformation model:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Everyday Usability
It connects energy supply, parking space, charging needs and service logistics — under real economic conditions.
It provides
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a scalable model for urban energy & mobility infrastructure
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charging concepts based on real parking behaviour
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operational data for multimodal mobility planning
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the blueprint for the GEC Multimodal Mobility Hub
Role of the GEC Living Lab
The Living Lab tested usability, integration and economic viability ensuring that the concept evolved from a technical idea into a working part of the city.
“Transformation begins where people park, walk and move. Urban Charge & Park turned everyday infrastructure into a driver of change.”
LEEFF Freight – Logistics & Energy Efficiency
Transforming freight transport with hydrogen & system logic
What the project explores
LEEFF Freight analyses how logistics and freight transport can transition to hydrogen-based energy systems – using the Codex logistics model of Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand, applied to information, value and material flows.
The aim is to develop practical transformation paths for commercial fleets, distribution chains and freight corridors – based on real demand and economic viability.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
Freight transport is a backbone of the economy.
Its energy transition must be operational, scalable and financially justifiable.
Therefore, LEEFF focuses on:
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fleet transition strategies
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refuelling & logistics infrastructure
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business models for freight operators
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long-term competitiveness of hydrogen mobility
It provides
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feasibility analyses for hydrogen in freight logistics
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tested operational concepts for fleet operators
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validated input for regulations & energy planning
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a framework for scalable hydrogen freight corridors
Role of the GEC Living Lab
The Living Lab provides real market insight and transformation experience connecting freight requirements with system research and practical applications.
“Freight is where the energy transition becomes economic reality. LEEFF turns logistics from a problem into a driver of transformation.”
Demo4Grid – From R&D to Real Hydrogen Production
The technical foundation of Austria’s first industrial hydrogen plant
What the project achieved
Funded under the EU Horizon 2020 framework, Demo4Grid demonstrated how large-scale electrolysers can support the energy grid while supplying hydrogen for industrial users. It proved the feasibility of grid services + real hydrogen production in one system.
This project directly prepared the technical foundation for the MPREIS hydrogen plant in Völs, which has now been operating successfully for three years.
System relevance – aligned with the Codex logic
Demo4Grid showed how hydrogen becomes part of the energy system by following the transformation model:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Real Operation
It solved three key questions:
– Where does the energy come from?
– Who needs the hydrogen?
– How can the system run reliably every day?
It provides
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real-scale experience with electrolysers (MW class)
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operational data for energy–hydrogen integration
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validation for the MPREIS business case
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technical basis for EU-wide replication
Role of the GEC Living Lab
The GEC Living Lab translated Demo4Grid’s technical results into industrial implementation – enabling the first operational hydrogen plant for retail logistics in Central Europe.
“Demo4Grid turned a European research project into a real hydrogen plant. It proved that technology becomes powerful when it enters daily use.”
HyFIVE – Hydrogen for Innovative Vehicles
The starting point of hydrogen mobility in Central Europe
What the project initiated
Launched in 2014, HyFIVE was the first major hydrogen mobility initiative in Central Europe – and one of the first European attempts to bring hydrogen mobility into everyday life. It involved 15 partners, deploying 110 fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) from the five leading OEMs in Europe. In parallel, 18 hydrogen refuelling stations were connected across Europe, 6 new stations and 12 existing ones
Role of FEN Systems
FEN Systems – today Codex Partner of the GEC – participated as an associate partner of Hyundai Europe and the Hydrogen Center in Bolzano (South Tyrol).
System relevance – the origin of the European hydrogen corridor
HyFIVE became the foundation for the first hydrogen highway segment between Munich and Verona, which later evolved into a corridor stretching from Norway to Italy.
It provided
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proof-of-concept for hydrogen vehicles under real conditions
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mobility & consumer data for OEM development
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strategic basis for H₂ infrastructure in Europe
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first step toward today’s “Hydrogen Highway – Green Corridor”
Connection to the GEC Living Lab
The experience gained during HyFIVE laid the groundwork for the future Living Lab at the Green Energy Center Europe (founded in 2016) – especially in mobility, logistics and system integration.
“HyFIVE was not just a research project – it was the beginning of a movement.
We drove the future before others believed it could work.”
From Living Lab Projects to Real Energy Transition
The projects above are not isolated demonstrations. They are building blocks of one transformation model – tested in reality, refined through research and scaled step by step.
Together, they reveal a system logic:
Resource → Demand → Coverage of Demand → Business logic → Scalability → Project → System.
This is how operational experience becomes strategy and how strategy turns into Europe’s first real hydrogen valleys.
How the System Grows, Our Transformation Timeline
Every step builds on practical experience – not theory. From early vehicle testing to today’s large-scale hydrogen economy, this timeline shows how business becomes system, and how system becomes scalable logic.
2014–2016 · Pioneering Hydrogen Mobility
HyFIVE – Hydrogen for Innovative Vehicles
First hydrogen mobility project in Central Europe with 110 FCEVs and 18 refuelling stations. Laid the foundation for the first hydrogen segment between Munich and Verona.
Tyrol 2050 energy autonomy
EU strategy outline defining the long-term transformation pathway towards climate neutrality and autonomy.
Founding the Living Lab (2016)
Creation of the Green Energy Center Europe, turning early experience into a structured transformation platform.
2017–2019 · From Strategy to Real Projects
Demo4Grid: EU project demonstrating MW-scale electrolysis for grid services and hydrogen production, technical and economic foundation for the MPREIS hydrogen plant in Völs.
HyTrain, HyBus, HyTruck: Research projects preparing hydrogen rail, bus and freight concepts, creating quality assurance, system logic and risk reduction for future deployments.
Urban Charge & Park: Prototype concept integrating parking, charging and mobility services, forming the basis of the Multimodal Mobility Hub.
2020–2022 · Real Business & System Integration
Green Hydrogen for MPREIS, Tyrol & Europe: First industrial-scale hydrogen hub in Central Europe, integrating electrolysis, hydrogen storage, logistics, heat and mobility into daily business operations.
HyWest – Regional Green Hydrogen Economy
System model for a regional hydrogen economy, connecting production, logistics and applications across sectors.
Multimodal Mobility Hub
Implementation of an everyday mobility transformation site at the GEC, integrating parking, charging, commuting and co-working.
2022–2023 · Internationalising the Model
TRIĒRĒS – Greece Hydrogen Valley: System and partnership model for transforming the Motor Oil refinery into a flagship Hydrogen Valley in Southeast Europe, applying the Codex logic at valley scale.
HySelect, MOST-H₂, Hy2Cool, HyQuality: European research projects on hydrogen production, storage, industrial heat, mobility and logistics, strengthening the technical and human foundation for a green hydrogen economy.
Today · Building Energy Transition Systems
Stabilising what works – fixing what fails: Maintaining the hydrogen corridor despite station closures; developing our own backup flexibility, data and simulation models for MPREIS, HyWest and TRIĒRĒS.
Optimising operations and grid integration; preparing system architectures for future hydrogen valleys, mobility hubs and energy regions.
The work has moved from pioneering to stabilising. Only what survives reliably becomes scalable energy logic.
Future · Next-Generation System Logic
Quantum Computing & AI Research: Developing multi-energy simulations and optimisation models to test “what-if” scenarios for complex energy systems.
Scaling the Living Lab: Transferring the methodology to new regions, partners and sectors – from Central Europe to the wider European hydrogen economy.
From Pioneer Projects to a European Movement: Projects will turn into real experience. This is how the Codex Partnership turns early action into a long-term transformation corridor.
From Real Projects to System Strategy
How practical experience returns into the architecture of energy autonomy
The Living Lab projects are more than demonstrations they act as learning platforms under real conditions. Every result, challenge and insight flows back into the strategic framework behind our work: Tyrol 2050 energy autonomous and its hydrogen complement, HyWest. This is how the Codex Partnership builds the bridge into the future, not only by implementing projects, but by continuously refining the logic behind them, from resource to demand to coverage of demand, from idea to prototype to replication.
The following strategy section explains how these practical experiences are structured, how priorities are set, and how the transformation of the energy system becomes scalable for Tyrol, for Europe and beyond.
Strategy without real experience becomes theory. Implementation without system logic becomes risk. The Living Lab connects both and keeps the bridge growing.
The strategies as a framework for the Codex Partnership
How Tyrol 2050 and HyWest turn research into real-world transformation
The Codex Partnership does not act project by project. All initiatives are anchored in a long-term system strategy: the regional roadmap “Tyrol 2050 energy autonomous” and its hydrogen complement, the HyWest Hydrogen Strategy. Together they form the strategic frame that guides the Living Lab and all flagship projects presented on this page.
In simple terms: Tyrol 2050 defines where we must go as a region. EWEST (Power on Demand) and HyWest (Power to Hydrogen) define how we get there and the Living Lab turns this logic into concrete projects such as Green Hydrogen for MPREIS, the Hydrogen Highway Green Corridor, the Zillertalbahn 2020+, Power2X Kufstein and the Multimodal Mobility Hub.
Strategy “Tyrol 2050 energy autonomous”, the long-term system architecture that the Codex Partnership translates into real-world projects, business models and Living Lab research.
Two systemic pillars
- Power on Demand (EWEST): the electricity-led restructuring of subsystems (generation, grids, flexibility, mobility & heat) to deliver reliable, on-demand power based on regional renewables and efficiency.
- Power to Hydrogen (HyWest): the hydrogen-enabled complement that replaces fossil molecules, couples sectors (power ↔ heat ↔ mobility ↔ industry) and unlocks storage and logistics at scale.
Together, EWEST (green electrons) and HyWest (green molecules) form the twin engine of Tyrol’s energy transformation.
Why it matters
- Provides a coherent, long-horizon playbook for public and private investment.
- Turns R&D into deployable business cases – from pilots to first series.
- Creates a regional hydrogen economy that strengthens supply security and competitiveness in the Alpine region and beyond.
Milestones & learning loops (selection)
- 2014–2015: Strategy decisions; energy-system baseline defined.
- 2015–2016: Hydrogen Strategy Tyrol derived from Tyrol 2050.
- 2016: Launch of the Green Energy Center Europe – operational platform of the Codex Partnership.
- 2016–2024: Roll-out of flagship initiatives (MPREIS, Hydrogen Highway, Zillertalbahn 2020+, Power2X Kufstein, Multimodal Mobility Hub) and continuous feedback into EWEST/HyWest system research.
From strategy to flagship projects
The systemic pillars translate directly into the pioneering projects presented above:
- Green Hydrogen for MPREIS, Tyrol & Europe – industrial heat, mobility and logistics integration.
- Hydrogen Highway – Green Corridor – cross-border mobility backbone.
- Zillertalbahn 2020+ – Energy Autonomous with Hydrogen – valley-scale mobility concept.
- Power2X Hydrogen Center Kufstein – multi-sector coupling hub at a run-of-river plant.
- Multimodal Mobility Hub – “Power on Demand” best practice at the Green Energy Center Europe.
HyWest Hydrogen Strategy – the regional hydrogen backbone
The HyWest Hydrogen Strategy connects these initiatives along a regional corridor – from Bavaria to Tyrol and Northern Italy. It defines how production sites, mobility corridors, industrial users and storage assets fit together into a scalable hydrogen valley system.
HyWest Hydrogen Strategy, connecting production sites, mobility corridors and hydrogen valleys in Bavaria, Tyrol and Northern Italy.
What we learned (openly stated)
Pioneering work is often years ahead of mainstream adoption. Early projects, such as the Zillertalbahn 2020+ concept, Power2X Kufstein or the first HyWest hydrogen corridors, revealed both the limits of existing structures and the strength of a consistent system logic. Some initiatives paused or failed at the last mile, yet their cycles reduced risk, matured supply chains and enabled today’s replication in other regions.
This is why the Codex Partnership’s “third dimension” – combining system research with real-world execution – has proven essential.
Strategy without execution is wish. Execution without learning is luck. Tyrol 2050 combines both – and the Codex Partnership keeps it moving.
Together, We Shape the Energy System of Tomorrow
A Living Lab with an open door – and a clear direction
The Codex Partnership follows a simple principle: everyone who enters with responsibility, courage and curiosity is welcome to contribute to the journey ahead. The Living Lab has always remained open, even when not every collaboration led to long-term alignment. We see this not as a weakness, but as part of a learning process that makes system transformation real and tangible.
What matters is not speed or advantage, but collaboration, integrity and shared progress. This is why we continue to use our experiences, the successful ones and the difficult ones, to move forward openly and constructively.
We work with those who want to build the future, not observe it. The door is open and the direction is clear.
If you share this mindset, you are invited to explore the Living Lab:
- Become a partner, co-create real-world transformation.
- Start a project, bring your challenge into the Living Lab.
- Learn from real-world experience, use our lessons for your own decisions.
Transformation happens when strategy becomes experience and experience feeds strategy. This is the Living Lab in action.