Since 2005 the Hydrogen Center Austria (HyCentA Research GmbH) serves as a focus for Austrian hydrogen related research and development activities. In co-operation with industry and research, HyCentA’s expertise comprehends questions of production, storage and application of hydrogen including questions of material evaluation, safety and type-approval. Besides technical, ecological and economical analysis, HyCentA is specialised in customer-specific test setups with electronic process control, in lecturing and scientific publications.