Messer, the world’s largest privately owned specialist for industrial, medical and speciality gases, is to build a plant for the production of green hydrogen in the Brainergy Park Jülich intermunicipal business park. The business park is designed to promote the topics of “new energies” and “energy transition”.
The hydrogen plant is to be operated by HyDN GmbH, a joint venture between the district of Düren and Messer. With a nominal output of 10 megawatts and a production capacity of up to 180 kilograms of hydrogen per hour, the plant will be one of the largest of its kind in Germany. The green hydrogen produced will primarily be used to power fuel cell buses. Five of these climate-friendly buses, which only emit water vapour during operation, are already in use in the district of Düren. A further 20 are to follow by November 2024.
As part of the project, NEUMAN & ESSER was commissioned to supply two electrolysers for hydrogen production and two diaphragm compressors for compressing the hydrogen. Messer will be responsible for storing the hydrogen produced, bottling and quality assurance. “For Messer, this project is another important strategic step in supporting our customers with decarbonisation. We are involved in the engineering of the hydrogen production plant, will take over the operation of the plant in the long term and distribute the green hydrogen. With this project, we are making an important contribution to climate protection by reducing environmentally harmful CO2 emissions,” says Virginia Esly, COO Europe at Messer.
The green hydrogen plant is scheduled to go into operation in autumn 2025. Its construction is being subsidised by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) with around 14.7 million euros. The funding is part of the National Innovation Programme Hydrogen 2 (NIP2).
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