50 MW green hydrogen project in Neumünster - Germany
With an electrolysis capacity of 50 MW the planned hub is set to produce up to 5,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year from 2026 with an installed electrolysis capacity of 50 megawatts (MW). Other plants currently produce an average of around 1,500 tonnes.
At an estimated cost of133 million euros. The roof of the hub features solar cells with a peak capacity of 2.3 MW and supplies the futuristic building with green energy on a partially self-sufficient basis.
The hub features a globally unique sustainable value chain for green hydrogen production.
"The green electricity is produced decentrally, i.e. primarily from solar and wind power plants in the region, and converted into green hydrogen on-site in electrolysers. The resulting waste heat will be used as part of the future municipal heat supply and for industrial processes.
The high-quality oxygen that is also produced during electrolysis is valuable for a variety of industries, and is particularly important for oxyfuel combustion. Even rainwater will be collected in cisterns for reuse.
For years now, Schleswig-Holstein has been producing significantly more electricity from renewable energies than it consumes itself. INFENER wants to use this surplus electricity to produce green hydrogen and deliberately stabilize and relieve the power grid.
Thanks to the integration of a long-term storage unit in the form of hydrogen, which efficiently stores the surplus green electricity, the hub will work in a well-aimed manner to support the grid. The green electricity required for electrolysis within the hub will also come from direct contracts with operators (PPAs) of wind and photovoltaic plants in the region.
This is the first of many hubs that INFENER wants to build throughout Europe (including in Germany, Spain and Norway) and thus make a decisive contribution to decarbonization and to achieving the EU hydrogen strategy, which aims to install electrolyzers with a capacity of at least 40 gigawatts by 2030.
INFENER was founded in 2023 with headquarters in Switzerland and branches in Germany. The scale-up is dedicated to transforming the energy system and driving the growth of a green hydrogen economy and a decentralized energy supply.
INFENER's solutions decarbonize municipal industrial and transport sectors with the aim of achieving a climate-neutral and economical energy supply. To this end, INFENER is developing green hydrogen hubs, integrated system solutions, and innovative products such as the "ECORE ONE", which are powered by renewable energies.
INFENER CEO Joel Vogl and Senior Mayor Tobias Bergmann go-ahead for the realization of the INFENER hub. Announced the hub at a conference on march 21st.
The holistic approach and the goal of a circular hydrogen economy are central to INFENER www.infener.com
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