Your H₂ projects. Wisely conceived. WHySEly advised.

Hydrogen projects become complex when results are expected and the next steps are unclear. I make them decision-ready – and guide them into solid implementation.

Dr.-Ing. Michael Walter, Founder and Owener of WHySE, Hydrogen Advisor from Bonn

Services

From idea to implementation – with 25 years of experience by your side

I support SMEs, municipal companies and research consortia in the hydrogen economy – as interim project manager, PMO and strategic advisor. My work begins where strategy papers end: at the point where a project needs real leadership, clear structure and someone who takes responsibility.

My focus areas:

Strategy development – not sure whether hydrogen is the right path for you? I help you answer that question – based on 25 years of hands-on experience, at the plant, in the field, in the technology

  • Interim project management & PMO – when a project needs structure and leadership before it goes off track
  • H₂ roadmaps – tailored, actionable, free of theory for theory’s sake
  • EU funding logic – Horizon Europe, Clean Hydrogen Partnership, audit-proof documentation from day one
  • Sustainability management – ISO 14001, EMAS III, ESG, CSRD, VSME – integrated, not as an afterthought

Based in Bonn. Working across Europe.

Energy Law – Right here With Us

H₂ projects always have a legal dimension: permits, contracts, European regulatory frameworks. For questions of energy law – in Germany and at EU level – I work alongside an experienced expert in energy law. Strategy and law. From one source.

Why WHySE

Hydrogen projects rarely fail because of the technology. They fail because of unclear responsibilities, missing funding logic, underestimated complexity – or because no one keeps the overview when it matters most.

That is exactly where I come in.

I sit at the table with you – from the first question to the final signature. Independent, vendor-neutral, committed to seeing things through to the end. I don’t deliver concepts that end up in a drawer. I actively accompany projects: in governance, in communication with funding bodies, and in navigating technical and regulatory hurdles.

My clients are managing directors in SMEs who need strategic clarity. Technical leads in municipal utilities – particularly in smaller municipalities that cannot afford large consulting firms yet deserve professional guidance. And research consortia who need EU funding proposals that are watertight and audit-ready. What they share: they want a partner who listens before speaking – and who stays until the result is there.

Hydrogen is not an end in itself. It is a tool – for organisations that want to shape the transition before it shapes them.

Numbers

25 years of experience in the H₂ sector

23+ successfully delivered projects

Ø €1.2M in secured funding per project

1 point of contact – from start to finish

Quote

“One generation builds the road on which the next one travels.”

I build the foundations today on which tomorrow can safely stand.

Your next step

Stuck with your H₂ project?

Sometimes 45 minutes is all it takes to gain clarity – about the next step, the right funding strategy, or simply whether a project is as feasible as it feels. No pitch. No proposal. Just an open conversation.

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