Focus on Germany | The nine projects are:
● Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub Construction of a scalable electrolyser facility with an initial output of 100 MW. “The establishment of an electrolysis facility to produce green hydrogen on the site of a decommissioned coal-fired power plant is a prime example of how the transformation of fossil-fuel production sites can be achieved at other locations in Europe,” jointly suggest Fabian Ziegler (CEO Shell Deutschland), Oliver Weinmann (Geschaftsfuhrer Vattenfall Innovation GmbH), Kentaro Hosomi (chief regional officer EMEA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) and Christian Heine (CEO Warme Hamburg).
●Airbus
Airbus’ ZEROe aircraft concept is described as a fundamental contribution to global climate goals and aims to reduce emissions from aviation in a sustainable manner. The concept of “Hydrogen for the infrastructure and production of aeronautics in Northern Germany” (WIPLiN) provides that, in addition to the construction of a hydrogen-powered aircraft prototype, the development of hydrogen infrastructure will be promoted. “For Airbus, hydrogen is a key technology for the aviation industry of the future. This is not only about the propulsion of aircraft, but also about the infrastructure of our production site. We are one of the largest employers and industrial companies in the Hamburg region. This is why the expansion of the hydrogen industry network and further electrolysis capacity are important for us,” said Dr Andre Walter, head of Airbus Commercial Germany.
● ArcelorMittal
Through its production of green steel, the company aims to make a significant contribution to reducing CO2 as part of the H2
emissions in the supply chain for Hamburg (H2H) project.
ArcelorMittal’s Hamburg plant will be converted to climate-neutral steel production in four steps by 2030 as part of the H2H project. These include the construction of a hydrogen-powered demonstration plant for the direct reduction
The proposed Hamburg Hydrogen Network
of iron ore (H2First) and the upgrading of the existing direct reduction plant (H2Ready) to replace the long-term use of natural gas with green hydrogen. “In order to ensure the supply of green hydrogen, we will rely on the local hydrogen industry network and a significant proportion of hydrogen from the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub,” commented Dr Uwe Braun, CEO ArcelorMittal Hamburg.
● Gasnetz Hamburg
By 2030, the company plans to build a supply- secure infrastructure for the hydrogen needs of Hamburg’s industrial sector and its national and European network through the project “Hamburger Hydrogen-Industrie-Net” (HH- WIN). Hydrogen infrastructure is the central link connecting all of these projects. The project will be developed and implemented on a demand- driven basis and in stages. “It is our declared aim to create the possibility for Hamburg’s industrial companies to replace their current gas needs with climate-neutral green hydrogen”, said Christian Heine, managing director of the Hamburg gas network.
● GreenPlug
Through its “H2 Schubboot” (H2SB) project, the company has designed an emissions-free pusher boat with the power to move 2400 tons at a speed of 10 knots. The propulsion system consists of pressurized hydrogen storage tanks and fuel cells with buffer batteries that drive the ship’s propellers via a DC network. As the first step of this project, GreenPlug plans to build and test a pusher boat. Subsequently, it will build a further nine boats and charter them to operators.
Above: Wilhelmshaven power plant
● Hamburger Hafen und Logistik The port and logistics company HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) plans to put various types of fuel cell based heavy duty vehicles into operation at its terminals in Hamburg.
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● Hamburg Port Authority With the Hydrogen Port Applications (HyPA) project, the Hamburg Port Authority is setting priorities as an infrastructure provider and enabler for roads, railways and waterways in the port of Hamburg, including provision of hydrogen fuelling stations for locomotives, ships and trucks and development and deployment of hydrogen- fuelled vessels.
● HADAG Seetouristik und Fahrdienst AG The H2HADAG project envisages the conversion of three ships from diesel-hybrid to hydrogen- hybrid plus the addition of two new hydrogen- hybrid ships.
● Stadtreinigung Hamburg The Hamburg City Council is building the Center for Resources and Energy in Hamburg, Stellingen, which includes its “Waste to Hydrogen for Hamburg” project, which envisages hydrogen production from non- recyclable waste.
Greening of Wilhelmshaven Uniper has similarly submitted its proposed Green Wilhelmshaven hydrogen hub project for funding under the IPCEI programme. Uniper also sees the project as a potential German national hub for hydrogen.
The proposal includes an import terminal for green ammonia, which would be equipped with an ammonia cracker for producing green hydrogen.
A 410 MW electrolysis plant is also planned, which – in combination with the import terminal – would be capable of supplying around 295 000 t/y of hydrogen or 10% of the demand expected for the whole of Germany in 2030, Uniper estimates.
The green hydrogen produced would primarily be used to supply local industry, but it would also be possible to feed it into the envisaged national hydrogen network. This approach, says Uniper, will help to solve one of the key problems of
Mobility, transport and logistics Storage Gasnetz Hamburg Connection Connection Storage
Airbus
Hydrogen imports
HHLA
HPA
ArcelorMittal
Waste heat
Stadtreinigung Hamburg
HADAG GreenPlug
Vattenfall, MHI, Shell Warme Hamburg
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