As a climate-friendly energy carrier of the future, hydrogen will play an important role in the energy system. Innovative solutions are needed to push its use and the market ramp-up of a hydrogen economy rapidly. The DVGW early recognized this and continued to expand its hydrogen expertise. Since April 2022, the expertise of the institutes in the DVGW research network has now been pooled in the newly founded network:"H2-Kompetenzverbund der deutschen Energiewirtschaft". The goal is to deepen already existing collaborations within individual research projects and to interlink the renowned institutes.