Niedersachsens Wasserstoff-Karte

Niedersachsens Wasserstoff-Karte

von | Mai 30, 2023 | Allgemein, Netzwerkinformation, News, Pressemitteilungen

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Niedersachsens Wasserstoff-Karte 

Die Wasserstoff-Karte: Niedersachsens Projekte auf einen Blick! Wo entstehen welche Projekte? Was ist in Planung? Was in der Umsetzung?

Auf der Wasserstoff-Karte für Niedersachsen können Sie einsehen, was für Projekte in Ihrer Region bereits bestehen und sich dort ggf. einbringen. Auch erleichtern wir damit das Finden von ähnlichen Projekten, die Kontaktaufnahme sowie den Erfahrungsaustausch mit anderen Projektierern. Darüber hinaus bietet die Karte auch bei potentiellen Ansiedlungen einen besseren Überblick – beispielsweise, wo Leitungen verlaufen werden und wo Wasserstoff-Quellen und -Senken entstehen. Auch viele Forschungsprojekte sind in der Karte verzeichnet.

„Niedersachsen hat das Potenzial, zur Drehscheibe für Grünen Wasserstoff zu werden. Um das zu erreichen, müssen wir uns zusammenschließen und die Akteurinnen und Akteure aus Politik, Forschung und Wirtschaft in den Austausch kommen. Die neue interaktive Karte bietet dafür die prägnante Übersicht, die nötig ist“, so Christian Meyer, Niedersächsischer Minister für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz.

Regionalministerin Wiebke Osigus: „Mit dem Relaunch ist eine hervorragende Basis für Infos zu den vielfältigen Wasserstoffaktivitäten in Niedersachsen gelegt. Die Karte bietet nicht nur einen guten Überblick, sondern hat auch großes Potenzial für weitere und noch umfassendere Nutzungen. Das hilft uns beim Hochlauf der Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Niedersachsen.“

Wirtschaftsminister Olaf Lies: „Niedersachsen ist die Energiedrehscheibe Deutschlands. Wir haben frühzeitig die Bedeutung der Wasserstoffwirtschaft für den Klimaschutz und für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Norddeutschlands erkannt. Die Karte zeigt sehr deutlich: Wir sind Vorreiter, wenn es um den Ausbau der Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Deutschland geht.“

Um alle Informationen auf einen Blick zugänglich zu machen, haben wir den Relaunch der Wasserstoff-Karte vorangetrieben, die das Niedersächsische Ministerium für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Regionale Entwicklung bereits 2020 mit dem LGLN Landesamt für Geoinformation und Landesvermessung Niedersachsen ins Leben gerufen hat.

Bei der konstanten Weiterentwicklung der Karte arbeiten NWN und die niedersächsische Landesregierung eng zusammen, um so ein umfassendes Bild der Wasserstoff-Aktivitäten, insbesondere für Industrie und Forschung zu geben.

Hydrogen drying by absorption

Hydrogen drying by absorption

von | Mai 26, 2023 | Allgemein, News, Speicherung, Transport

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Bilfinger's hydrogen drying plant will enable large-scale hydrogen treatment.

Decentralized hydrogen drying by absorption

The storage of green hydrogen is a central instrument to ensure the security of supply with renewable energies. Cavern storage facilities can offer suitable storage options - especially in Lower Saxony. However, in order to be able to convert the hydrogen back into electricity or feed it from the caverns into the pipeline network, it must first be dried. In this connection, Bilfinger is currently developing a demonstration plant in Cloppenburg in which the hydrogen is freed from moisture by absorption. This so-called "absorption drying" is already being implemented on a large scale for natural gas for gas storage - and is now also to be used for drying large quantities of hydrogen.

News (26.05.2023): Projekt zur Wasserstoff-Speicherung erreicht nächste Phase: H2dry Anlage von Bilfinger wird am EWE Gasspeicher-Standort in Rüdersdorf aufgebaut

Bilfinger hat in Cloppenburg eine Demonstrationsanlage entwickelt, in welcher der Wasserstoff durch Absorption von Feuchtigkeit befreit wird.

Die sogenannte „H2dry Anlage“ wurde nun zum Gasspeicherstandort der EWE AG nach Rüdersdorf bei Berlin geliefert, wo die Speicherung von Wasserstoff in unterirdischen Kavernen exemplarisch getestet wird. Die Erkenntnisse sollen auf Kavernen mit dem 1.000 fachen Volumen übertragen werden können. Mehr erfahren

The drying process developed in the project enables efficient and large-scale hydrogen treatment, which is essential for the storage and subsequent grid feed-in of green hydrogen. Since the technology has already been tested in the context of natural gas drying, the plant can also be used to dry large quantities of hydrogen cost-effectively, which are necessary for the development of the hydrogen economy. After storage - for example from caverns - the hydrogen is dried in the absorption drying process using a suitable scrubbing liquid and can then either be used to generate electricity or fed into the transport network. The plant should enable hydrogen to contribute to the energy supply in a similarly flexible way as natural gas.

The joint project of Bilfinger Engineering & Maintenance GmbH and the Institute of Thermodynamics at Leibniz Universität Hannover is funded by the state of Lower Saxony and is an important part of the energy transition, as Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies emphasizes: "The implementation of this project is a major step for the energy transition. Decentralized hydrogen drying by absorption for gas storage and grid injection, is an essential step for the hydrogen economy. With this technology, hydrogen can be treated economically on a large scale and this enables the integration of renewable energies into our energy system. For example, hydrogen produced using wind and solar power, or hydrogen soon to be stored in caverns, can be fed into the transportation grid."

After production at Bilfinger Engineering & Maintenance GmbH in Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, a test phase and demonstration operation will follow in early 2023 in Rüdersdorf in Brandenburg, where EWE Gasspeicher GmbH is currently investigating a salt cavern as a potential storage site for hydrogen as part of the HyCAVmobil project.

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Project participants

Bilfinger is an internationally active industrial services provider. The aim of the Group's activities is to increase the efficiency of plants in the process industry, ensure their availability, reduce emissions and lower maintenance costs. Bilfinger offers services in various areas, from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly and maintenance to environmental technologies and digital applications.

Bilfinger Engineering & Maintenance GmbH is part of the international Bilfinger Group and is active in industrial services. More than 3,000 employees plan and monitor plants in the process industry in the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical sectors, among others.

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover is Lower Saxony's largest university with around 30,000 students. The Institute of Thermodynamics represents technical thermodynamics in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Leibniz Universität Hannover in teaching and research.

 

RWE builds 14 megawatt electrolysis test plant in Lingen

RWE builds 14 megawatt electrolysis test plant in Lingen

von | Mai 10, 2023 | Allgemein, Industrie, News, Pressemitteilungen, Wasserstoffherstellung

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RWE builds 14 megawatt electrolysis test plant in Lingen

The state of Lower Saxony is supporting RWE's planned construction of a test electrolysis plant in Lingen for the production of green hydrogen. Olaf Lies, Minister for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection, handed over the corresponding notification on Tuesday, 3 May 2022. Construction is scheduled to start in June. The plant is scheduled to produce green hydrogen from mid-2023.

News (10.05.2023): RWE und Westfalen Gruppe errichten Wasserstoff-Tankstelle in Lingen

RWE und die Westfalen Gruppe wollen künftig gemeinsam am Aufbau eines nationalen Tankstellennetzes arbeiten. Der Startschuss soll dabei in Lingen gemacht werden, wo planmäßig die erste öffentliche Wasserstoff-Tankstelle des Joint Ventures errichtet wird.

Die Tankstelle soll dabei vor dem Gelände des RWE Gaskraftwerkes Emsland entstehen und könnte bereits ab 2024 LKW, Busse, Müllfahrzeuge und andere mit grünem Wasserstoff versorgen. Der grüne Wasserstoff für die Tankstelle werde dabei laut RWE in dem 14-Megawatt-Pilotelektrolyseur erzeugt, der derzeit auf dem Gelände des Gaskraftwerkes Emsland errichtet wird. Mehr erfahren..

News (03/30/2023): Eight modules for 10 MW alkaline electrolyzer reach Lingen! RWE plans test operation from autumn 2023

RWE has received the first eight modules of a pressurized alkaline electrolyzer for hydrogen production in the planned pilot plant at the Emsland gas-fired power plant site in Lingen. The modules are now being assembled into the so-called "stacks" and are expected to be ready for operation this fall. The modules were manufactured by Sunfire and have a total capacity of 10 megawatts. Learn more

 

The pilot electrolysis plant will initially have a capacity of 14 megawatts (MW), making it
directly one of the largest plants of its kind in Germany. RWE wants to test two electrolysis technologies under industrial conditions at the pilot plant
: The Dresden-based
manufacturer Sunfire is installing a pressurised alkali electrolyser with a capacity of
10 MW for RWE. In parallel, Linde, the world's leading industrial gases and engineering
company, is building a 4 MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser. RWE will
own and operate the entire plant in Lingen.

From spring 2023, the plant is to produce up to 290 kilograms of green hydrogen per hour with the help of green electricity. The project is scheduled to run for three years with an option for a one-year extension.

 

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The hydrogen produced in the process is to be fed into a public hydrogen grid or mixed with the fuel for gas turbines at the power plant. It could also be used to supply the hydrogen-capable gas turbine that RWE and Kawasaki are planning to build in Lingen by 2024.

 

Location

Lingen plays a key role in RWE's hydrogen strategy: as part of the GET H2 project, the company plans to build the first 100 MW electrolysis plant there by 2024. The capacity of this plant is to be expanded to 300 MW by 2026. The aim of GET H2 is to work with partners to create the critical mass needed to kick-start the development of a supra-regional hydrogen infrastructure and develop a strong European hydrogen market.

Promotion

The state of Lower Saxony is supporting the construction with 8 million euros. RWE announced that it would invest 30 million euros in the construction of the test electrolysis plant on the site of the Emsland gas-fired power plant.

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COO Hydrogen RWE Generation

By 2030, RWE will create two gigawatts of its own electrolysis capacity to produce green hydrogen. The investment decision for a test plant here in Lingen is trend-setting for us. We want to use it to gather operating experience in the industrial use of the two technologies, which are to be used in the three-digit megawatt range within the framework of GET H2, for example. The funding commitment from the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Environment makes a significant contribution to the implementation of this pilot project, which paves the way for future large-scale plants.

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Olaf Lies

Lower Saxony Minister for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection

Here in Lingen, we are seeing a fascinating transformation story into the future of our energy production. RWE is not only demonstrating its commitment to Lingen as an energy location. The pilot project is also the first step towards the planned construction of large-scale electrolysis capacities here on site. Together, we are creating the basis for an entire electrolyser park that can and should be built here.

Moreover, the war in Ukraine shows us as never before that we need the energy transition - today rather than tomorrow. It now stands for more than just climate friendliness; it is becoming a symbol for peace and independence. Hydrogen will become an integral part of our energy system; we need it to achieve our climate goals. The energy transition can only succeed with molecules and electrons. RWE is also doing its part with this project.

The construction and simultaneous operation of the two different types of electrolyser will enable a well-founded comparison of the technical and economic parameters of the two technologies. The knowledge gained in this way can then be incorporated into the upcoming investment decisions for the expansion of electrolysis capacity then in the triple-digit megawatt range.

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Northern Green Crane

Northern Green Crane

von | Apr 11, 2023 | Allgemein, Industrie, News, Speicherung, Transport, Wasserstoffherstellung

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Source: Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies

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Northern Green Crane

The Northern Green Crane project aims to link hydrogen production in Sweden with demand centers in Central Europe - including Lingen in the Emsland region. To this end, green hydrogen will first be produced in Sweden, which will then be made transportable and storable with the help of a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC). The LOHC is then shipped by sea via Rotterdam and the Ems to Lingen. There, hydrogen will be released from the LOHC in a planned dehydrogenation plant and made usable for local industry and fed into the local hydrogen pipeline network.

News (10/2022): H2 production site relocated from Spain to Sweden

As Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH announced at the beginning of October, the hydrogen production site of the "Green Crane" project will be moved from Spain to Sweden. This gives the project the new name "Northern Green Crane". Since Spain initially wants to meet its own national needs for green hydrogen, the project's H2 production site must be moved to Sweden, the company said. However, the hydrogen landing sites (such as Lingen) are not affected by the change.

According to the National Hydrogen Strategy, a large proportion of green hydrogen will have to be imported to meet Germany's hydrogen needs. The Northern Green Crane project aims to do just that on a large scale. The green hydrogen is to be produced in Sweden using renewable energies such as wind and hydropower and made transportable and storable with the help of LOHC technology.

The green hydrogen can thus first be brought to Rotterdam by sea and then transported to Lingen by barge. In Lingen, Hydrogenious plans to build a dehydrogenation plant that can release hydrogen from the LOHC at a capacity of 12 tons per day. The hydrogen produced in this way will then be made available to local industry or fed into the local hydrogen pipeline network as part of the GET H2 initiative.

Source: Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies

The project is expected to enable the supply of green hydrogen on an industrial scale from 2026. By using the LNG infrastructure, it should then be possible to supply up to 8,000 tons of green hydrogen per year.

The goal of Northern Green Crane is to establish a large-volume European value chain for green hydrogen using LOHC. The project is therefore funded by the Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection and has also been pre-selected as a Hydrogen IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest) in 2021 (or its predecessor - see info box below).

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Source: Hydrogenios LOHC Technologies GmbH

Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH , based in Bavaria, was founded in 2013 and offers solutions for the safe and efficient transport of hydrogen with LOHC technology.

    ©TennetSource: Vopak

    Vopak is a Dutch company involved in the storage and distribution of oil, gas and chemical products. The company wants to open up new value chains in the hydrogen economy and expand hydrogen mobility.

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    In the GETH2 project, a nationwide infrastructure with the coupling of all sectors is being developed. Regions with a high supply of renewables are to be directly connected to hydrogen production and consumption by means of the necessary infrastructure. 12 partners are involved in the project.

    Hydrogen storage in Etzel

    Hydrogen storage in Etzel

    von | Apr 3, 2023 | Allgemein, News, Speicherung

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    In Etzel, experts in the H2CAST joint project are investigating whether the local salt domes are suitable for storing large quantities of hydrogen. ©STORAG ETZEL

    SALT CAVERNS AS HYDROGEN STORAGE FACILITIES

    Energy storage facilities play a central role in security of supply. In Lower Saxony, there are underground salt caverns that have so far been used as oil and gas storage facilities. The joint project H2CAST in Etzel is now investigating whether these can also function as storage facilities for hydrogen and what conversions may be necessary for this. The project is financially supported by the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection.

    News (02/17/2023): Successful completion of the first leak test with hydrogen at cavern in Etzel

    Within the framework of the research project H2CAST has STORAG ETZEL together with project partners successfully completed the first gas tightness test with hydrogen on a cavern borehole.

    Extensive material testing was carried out in preparation for the test and during the test phase. In total, the team introduced several thousand standard cubic meters of gaseous hydrogen from sustainable, "green" production into the well. The test period wassignificantly longer, at over two months, than is the case with comparable tightness tests under nitrogen. More

    News (01/17/2023): Gasunie becomes partner in the H2CAST Etzel project

    As STORAG ETZEL and Gasunie announced on 17.01.2023, Gasunie will become consortium partner in the project "H2CAST Etzel". Within the framework of the project, hydrogen storage in the Etzel salt caverns is to be made possible together with project partners. In a first step, two existing salt caverns will be upgraded for H2 storage and connected by an aboveground facility. Gasunie will be responsible for this aboveground facility. The pilot project is scheduled for completion in 2026.

    Gas and oil are stored in so-called caverns at a depth of over 750 metres in the massive Etzel salt dome. These are artificially created cavities in underground mining. The hydrogen research & development project H2CAST Etzel aims to show that these caverns can store not only oil and gas, but also large quantities of hydrogen. The existing caverns will then hold up to 22.5 TWh of hydrogen. A sophisticated shuttle operation system between two caverns will help to variably adjust the storage volume and the pressure, among other things. The project on an industrial scale could lead the way for many other salt caverns in Europe.

    H2CAST is the abbreviation for H2 Cavern Storage Transition, and stands for the conversion of existing caverns and facilities for the storage of hydrogen.

    Boris Richter, STORAG ETZEL

    "We want to make the Etzel site in Lower Saxony "H2-ready", i.e. prepare it for the foreseeable ramp-up of the hydrogen economy, which will help to decarbonise German industry, i.e. make it more CO2-free and climate-friendly. In this way, security of supply with CO2-free energy will be guaranteed in the future. The location is of crucial importance for north-western Europe in this regard.

    The energy transition will need these large-scale storage facilities by 2030 at the latest, as H2 supply and demand will diverge in time and space. Our goal is to make the location sustainable for future generations!

    Christian Rode, EKB Storage

    Christian Rohde adds, "that extremely flexible, large-volume underground storage facilities are essential for the energy transition, as they act as a variable buffer to secure the supply chains and can be used between hydrogen production or

    -import and the consumers on the market. The Etzel site is particularly predestined for this due to its existing infrastructural importance."

    Olaf Lies, Energy Minister

    "Hydrogen will be an integral part of the future energy economy. Without storage, this will not succeed. With H2CAST Etzel, we are promoting a pilot project on an industrial scale. A competent and experienced project consortium from industry and science has come together for this. What is special is that for the first time in Lower Saxony, existing caverns intended for oil and gas storage are to be converted for hydrogen. The intended brine shuttle operation has also not yet been implemented in this way. The pilot project is also the starting point for a possible local value chain. We are creating knowledge that is likely to be in demand elsewhere. With the funding, we are helping to ensure that we will continue to have a secure energy supply in the future, ultimately without oil and natural gas, and that we will maintain local value creation in the energy hub of Lower Saxony."

    H2CAST Etzel Project Team 

    • STORAG ETZEL (supplier of cavern storage facilities)

    STORAG ETZEL builds, maintains and leases underground storage capacity for gas and oil at the Etzel site in East Frisia. Tenants are national and European oil storage organisations and international companies from the energy sector. Among other things, a large part of the German crude oil reserve is stored in Etzel.

      • Gasunie (responsible for the surface plant)

      Gasunie is a European energy infrastructure company. Gasunie's network is one of the largest high-pressure pipeline networks in Europe, comprising over 17,000 kilometers of pipelines in the Netherlands and northern Germany. With its cross-border gas infrastructure and services, Gasunie enables the TTF, which has become the leading European gas trading point. Gasunie also offers other gas infrastructure services, including gas storage and LNG.

      • KBB (planning, construction and operation of underground storage facilities)

      DEEP.KBB is significantly involved in the planning, construction and operation of underground storage facilities in the salt for the storage of natural gas, mineral oil, gas and oil products as well as the storage of renewable energies, in particular compressed air and hydrogen. Main focus: Geology, rock mechanics, drilling and completion engineering, thermodynamics, brine engineering, tightness testing, cavern flooding, gas filling and reservoir engineering.

      • DLR - Institute for Networked Energy Systems

      The Institute for Networked Energy Systems joined the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in June 2017. The primary research goal of the three scientific departments Urban and Building Technologies, Energy Systems Engineering and Energy Systems Analysis is the development of technologies and concepts to shape the energy transition.

      • Hartmann Valves

      Hartmann Valves is a supplier of special ball valves, wellheads and related service and testing, including solutions for applications and underground storage of hydrogen.

      • Clausthal University of Technology

      The Chair of Geomechanics and Multi-Physical Systems at Clausthal University of Technology is concerned with the stability and tightness of salt caverns for the storage of energy raw materials such as natural gas and crude oil, for compressed air storage and for brine extraction. For the performance of its tasks in research and teaching, the chair has an extensively equipped laboratory (currently 25 rock mechanical testing facilities), a powerful computer pool and various numerical programme systems.

      • SOCON

      SOCON Sonar Control Cavern Surveying specialises in the geophysical survey of caverns, boreholes and underground cavities.

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      HyPerLink

      HyPerLink

      von | Apr 2, 2023 | Allgemein

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      HyPerLink

      Gasunie's HyPerLink infrastructure project is part of the large-scale project and IPCEI Clean Hydrogen Coastline. The aim is to establish connections between existing hydrogen production sites and import sources on the one hand and potential consumers in Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover as well as underground storage facilities on the other.

      "The first expansion stage of our HyPerLink project is in the northwest. By 2025, we want to create a connection between important production and storage sites and relevant sales markets via our long-distance gas pipelines, namely in Lower Saxony, in Bremen and Hamburg," says Jens Schumann, Managing Director of the long-distance pipeline operator Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services. "The HyPerLink project is closely linked to the Clean Hydrogen Coastline project and will create a connection between the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark as an important part of the European backbone."

       

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      Gasunie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG is the transmission system operator responsible for an approximately 4,300 kilometre long transmission system.

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