SUCCESS STORIES
Hydrogen
FORDERINITIATIVE ENERGIESPEICHER Germany
TOWARDS 'GREEN' STEEL Austria The goal of H2FUTURE, a project coordinated by the Austrian Energy Utility VERBUND, is to produce green hydrogen for the steel industry. In one of the largest and most modern electrolyzers with proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology, hydrogen for industrial use and for balancing the power reserve market will be produced. The plant will be built and operated on the premises of voestalpine in Linz, and the hydrogen produced will be used directly as a raw material in steel production. Key questions about sectorial integration will be handled as well, such as evaluating potentials and possibilities for using green hydrogen in various process stages of steel production. In addition, the transferability of this technology to other industrial sectors which use hydrogen in their production processes will be investigated. This project is funded by the Fuel Cell Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking.
The energy transition requires a prompt advancement of environmentally-friendly technologies and processes to convert and store energy. In this context, the “Power-to-Gas” process will play a significant role. The Energie Park Mainz project stores wind and solar energy by converting it – via electrolysis – to hydrogen or methane. This energy park is the result of cooperation between different partners and has been designed to produce hydrogen using electricity from environmentally-sound sources of energy such as neighboring renewable energies. Around €17 million has been channelled into the project, which is funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy within the framework of its “Förderinitiative Energiespeicher“ (Energy Storage Funding).
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