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.

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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.

Sopna Sury

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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SALCOS

SALCOS

von | Mai 5, 2023 | Industrie, News

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Salzgitter AG's SALCOS project aims to show how climate-friendly steel production can become a reality.

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SALCOS®  – Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking

Bei der Stahlproduktion entstehen aktuell noch große Mengen CO2. Da die Einsparpotenziale jedoch immens sind, steht die Frage im Raum, wie eine klimafreundliche Stahlproduktion Realität werden kann. Das Projekt SALCOS ® der Salzgitter AG will genau das aufzeigen. Die CO2-Emissionen sollen dabei durch den Einsatz von Wasserstoff drastisch gesenkt werden.

News (24.05.2023): Salzgitter bestellt Direktreduktionsanlage für die klimafreundliche Stahlproduktion bei Konsortium aus Tenova, Danieli und DSD Steel Group

Wie die Salzgitter AG heute bekanntgab, hat der Stahlkonzern einen Auftrag für die Errichtung einer Direktreduktionsanlage auf dem Gelände der Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH vergeben. Auftragnehmer ist dabei ein Konsortium aus Tenova, Danieli und DSD Steel Group. Die beauftragte Direktreduktionsanlage beruht auf der sogenannten „Energiron ZR® Direct Reduction“-Technologie, die eine flexible Mischung von Wasserstoff und Erdgas ermöglicht. Die Anlage soll laut Salzgitter AG ab dem Jahr 2026 im Rahmen des SALCOS®-Projekts den Einsatz von Wasserstoff anstelle von Kohle in der Stahlproduktion ermöglichen. Die Anlage könne dabei bereits die Hälfte der bis 2033 geplanten Gesamtkapazität an Direktreduktionsanlagen stellen. Mehr erfahren

News (04.05.2023): EWE und Salzgitter AG wollen beim Thema Wasserstoff kooperieren!

Am 04.05.2023 haben die Salzgitter AG und der Versorger EWE in Salzgitter eine Absichtserklärung unterzeichnet, die eine Kooperation der beiden Unternehmen beim Thema Wasserstoff vorsieht. So will EWE grünen Wasserstoff erzeugen und nach Salzgitter liefern, den die Salzgitter AG dann für die klimafreundliche Stahlerzeugung im Rahmen des Projekts SALCOS® einsetzt. Die Absichtserklärung wurde von den Vorstandsvorsitzenden Stefan Dohler (EWE) und Gunnar Groebler (Salzgitter AG) im Rahmen des Handelsblatt Wasserstoff-Gipfels unterzeichnet.

Mit der Kooperation werden auch die beiden niedersächsischen Groß-Projekte Clean Hydrogen Coastline von EWE und SALCOS® von der Salzgitter AG stärker vernetzt, was auch der niedersächsische Ministerpräsident Stephan Weil begrüßt: „EWE und die Salzgitter AG wollen eng kooperieren in Sachen grüner Wasserstoff – das ist eine sehr gute Neuigkeit für das Energieland Niedersachsen. Diese Kooperation ist ein weiterer Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlproduktion. Ich freue mich, dass die EWE mit der Erzeugung und dem Transport von grünem Wasserstoff das Leuchtturmprojekt SALCOS® der Salzgitter AG entscheidend voranbringt.“

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News (04/18/2023): Habeck and Weil hand over funding decision of almost one billion euros for SALCOS project to Salzgitter AG

As part of HANNOVER MESSE, Robert Habeck and Stephan Weil today handed over a funding notification worth almost one billion euros to Salzgitter AG. Funding is being provided for Salzgitter AG's SALCOS project, in which a hydrogen-capable direct reduction plant is to be used to enable climate-friendly steel production. Around 700 million euros in funding is being provided by the German government, while the state of Lower Saxony is supporting the project with 300 million euros. More on this

News (08.03.2023): Network operators cooperate on the future supply of natural gas and hydrogen to the Salzgitter industrial site

Salzgitter has not yet been connected to the emerging hydrogen network. The infrastructure concept that has now been agreed includes a new direct connection of Salzgitter to Gasunie's gas pipeline network and the efficient use of Avacon's existing gas infrastructure. More... 

News (07/13/2022): Salzgitter AG decides to invest in the development of climate-friendly steel production!

The Supervisory Board of Salzgitter AG has approved the investments for the development of green steel production in Salzgitter. Initially, 723 million euros are to be invested for this purpose in order to gradually convert steel production in such a way that significantly fewer emissions are generated. More...

News (09/15/2022): Minister President Weil and BMWK State Secretary Wenzel sign agreements on the provision of subsidies

In September, Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil and BMWK State Secretary Stefan Wenzel signed an administrative agreement on SALCOS project funding. More...

Currently, Salzgitter AG still produces pig iron from coal and iron ore in blast furnaces - a process that releases a great deal ofCO2. In order to make steel productionless CO2-intensive and more climate-friendly in the future, the blast furnaces used up to now are to be replaced by direct reduction plants in the SALCOS (SALZGITTER LOWCO2 STEELMAKING) project. Direct reduction produces sponge iron from iron ore and hydrogen. This process does not produceCO2, but only water, which can be used for further process steps.CO2 emissions are to be reduced by more than 95% through this conversion. The first plant could go into operation in 2026.

The direct reduction process is to use green hydrogen, which Salzgitter AG intends to produce in part itself. Two further hydrogen projects have been developed for this purpose: In the Wind H2 project, wind energy is to be used for hydrogen production, and in the project GrInHy2.0 industrial waste heat (by means of a high-temperature electrolyzer) is to be used for electrolysis. The µDRAL project will use the world's first direct reduction plant in an integrated smelter that can be operated flexibly with hydrogen and natural gas.

 

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Salzgitter AG is a steel and technology group with over 24,000 employees. Hydrogen plays a crucial role for the company in the production of climate-neutral steel.

Logo: © Salzgitter AG

 

Clean Hydrogen Coastline

Clean Hydrogen Coastline

von | Mai 4, 2023 | Industrie, Mobilität, News, Speicherung, Transport, Wasserstoffherstellung

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About 400 megawatts of electrolysis capacity will be built in the Clean Hydrogen Coastline project in the Northwest region by 2026. Image source: ©EWE

Clean Hydrogen Coastline

The German North Sea coast is of particular importance in the development of a nationwide hydrogen economy. Due to the high supply of renewable energies, hydrogen can not only be produced in the region, but also stored, integrated into the energy system via existing electricity and gas infrastructure, or used directly on site. The "Important Project of Common European Interest" (IPCEI) "Clean Hydrogen Coastline" is intended to contribute to the development and expansion of the hydrogen economy in the Northwest region.

News (04.05.2023): EWE und Salzgitter AG wollen beim Thema Wasserstoff kooperieren!

Am 04.05.2023 haben die Salzgitter AG und der Versorger EWE in Salzgitter eine Absichtserklärung unterzeichnet, die eine Kooperation der beiden Unternehmen beim Thema Wasserstoff vorsieht. So will EWE grünen Wasserstoff erzeugen und nach Salzgitter liefern, den die Salzgitter AG dann für die klimafreundliche Stahlerzeugung im Rahmen des Projekts SALCOS® einsetzt. Die Absichtserklärung wurde von den Vorstandsvorsitzenden Stefan Dohler (EWE) und GUnnar Groebler (Salzgitter AG) im Rahmen des Handesblatt Wasserstoff-Gipfels unterzeichnet.

Mit der Kooperation werden auch die beiden niedersächsischen Groß-Projekte Clean Hydrogen Coastline von EWE und SALCOS® von der Salzgitter AG stärker vernetzt, was auch der niedersächsische Ministerpräsident Stephan Weil begrüßt: „EWE und die Salzgitter AG wollen eng kooperieren in Sachen grüner Wasserstoff – das ist eine sehr gute Neuigkeit für das Energieland Niedersachsen. Diese Kooperation ist ein weiterer Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlproduktion. Ich freue mich, dass die EWE mit der Erzeugung und dem Transport von grünem Wasserstoff das Leuchtturmprojekt SALCOS® der Salzgitter AG entscheidend voranbringt.“

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In the IPCEI "Clean Hydrogen Coastline", the industry partners ArcelorMittal, EWE, Faun, Gasunie, swb and Tennet want to build 400 megawatts of electrolysis capacity in the Northwest region by 2026. To this end, there are various projects to help with implementation.

For example, the hydrogen generated by offshore electricity will be used, among other things, for climate-neutral steel production at the Bremen steel site. If required, surplus hydrogen can be temporarily stored by connecting it to the cavern storage facility in Huntorf.

Clean Hydrogen Coastline's many links, for example with the Dutch partners, but also with projects in Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, offer extensive potential for a European IPCEI. This will enable the partners to take a decisive step towards becoming an important building block of a future European hydrogen economy. The main goal of the project is to Integration of hydrogen into existing energy infrastructures.

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ArcelorMittal is an international steel producer with a production volume of seven million tonnes of crude steel (2019), employing around 9,000 people across Germany.

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With around 9,100 employees, EWE AG is one of the largest utilities in Germany that focuses on the corresponding infrastructure in the hydrogen sector.

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TenneT TSO GmbH is a transmission system operator with a grid length of 24,000 kilometres and approximately 5,700 employees.

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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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swb AG is a regional utility company for Bremen and Bremerhaven with around 2,255 employees.

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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.

    Hanover Municipal Drainage

    Hanover Municipal Drainage

    von | Apr 9, 2023 | Industrie, Mobilität, News, Pressemitteilungen, Stromerzeugung, Wasserstoffherstellung

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    Blueprint for sector coupling - A sewage treatment plant becomes an innovation driver of the energy transition with green hydrogen

    Lower Saxony's oldest sewage treatment plant will soon not only supply Hannover with clean water, but also public transport with green hydrogen. In the large-scale modernisation concept, Stadtentwässerung Hannover wants, among other things, to drastically reduce its own energy consumption of the sewage treatment plant in Herrenhausen and produce green hydrogen itself. The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection is funding the investment and research project with 6.37 million euros.  

    "It is with great pleasure that I support this lighthouse project in the Hannover Region. Hydrogen is the fuel of the energy transition. It shows in an exemplary way how the transformation of Lower Saxony's economy towards climate neutrality brings forth new cooperations and opportunities. In the future, we will not only need hydrogen production on a large, industrial scale, but also within the framework of such decentralised projects if we want to meet the demand for the decarbonisation of our economy and thus make the location and the jobs here future-proof. The project also has enormous charisma for municipal operations throughout Germany," said Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies, who handed over the funding today at the "Future Forum of the Water Industry" in Hanover.

    For the City of Hannover, this project is an important milestone. "As the state capital of Hannover, we focus on sustainability and resource conservation in the accomplishment of our tasks and make this objective the basis of our actions. This includes investing in forward-looking technologies. We are very proud of this creative and innovative project in Hannover. It shows how municipal partnerships bring us a whole step closer to our goal of climate neutrality in Hannover by 2035," said Belit Onay, Lord Mayor of the City of Hannover.

    What is particularly forward-looking about this lighthouse project is the sector coupling. For example, the municipal wastewater treatment plant wants to primarily use the oxygen for wastewater treatment that is produced as a by-product during the production of hydrogen. At present, this is extracted from the ambient air in most sewage treatment plants with turbo compressors - a process for which a large part of the energy consumption of the sewage treatment plant is necessary. In addition to the aeration basins, the project focuses on filtrate water and ozone in a fourth purification stage. The hydrogen produced is to be used, among other things, to power buses operated by ÜSTRA and regiobus Hannover GmbH from 2023 in order to reduce emissions in Hannover's public transport system. "We are relying on hydrogen technology to enable sustainable and future-proof local public transport in Hannover. With Stadtentwässerung Hannover we have the ideal partner to source green hydrogen locally," said Elke Maria van Zadel, CEO of ÜSTRA and regiobus Managing Director. The waste heat generated during the electrolysis process is fed into the district heating network. Part of the project is also the development of an intelligent plant control system for electrolysis systems by the partners Aspens GmbH and Leibniz Universität Hannover.

    Only electricity from renewable energies is used as the energy source for electrolysis, so that the entire value chain isCO2-neutral. Furthermore, Stadtentwässerung uses process water instead of valuable drinking water for hydrogen production, thus making an additional contribution to sustainability. "As a municipal company, we bear responsibility and invest in the sustainable future of the state capital of Hannover. Our goal is quite clear: we want to ensure a clean water cycle while conserving resources and using the most modern methods, thus ensuring water quality for around 750,000 people in Hannover and the surrounding area," said Operations Manager Matthias Görn.  

    µdral

    µdral

    from | Mar 6, 2023 | General, Industry, News

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    The direct reduction plant used in the µDRAL project is designed to enable climate-friendly steel production.

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    µDRAL - direct reduction plant for climate-friendly steel production

    In the μDRAL project project of Salzgitter AG, the world's first direct reduction plant is being used in an integrated steel mill that can be operated flexibly with hydrogen and natural gas. This enables - when using green hydrogen - the production of crude steel to reduce CO2-emissions by up to 95% in the production of crude steel.

    Direct reduction enables the avoidance of CO2 in steel production and is a significant sub-step of Salzgitter AG's SALCOS® project. The name μ here stands for the downsizing scale of the planned direct reduction plant: The project is initially intended to serve as a demonstration of the process and to gain the necessary knowledge in order to be able to rely on direct reduction plants on a larger scale in a few years' time.

    In direct reduction, iron ore is first converted into sponge iron by means of a reducing gas such as natural gas or hydrogen. In this process, iron ore is converted into sponge iron at positive pressure and approx. 1.000° Celsius, oxygen is dissolved from the iron ore without it melting. In contrast to steel production in blast furnaces, no CO2but water, which in turn can be reused.

    The direct reduction plant µDRAL can use use natural gas and hydrogen in flexible proportions. Thus, the plant can use 100% natural gas as a reducing agent, but also 100% hydrogen and any mixing ratio. In this way, the natural gas share can be successively reduced and finally completely replaced by hydrogen. The supply of the demonstrator plant with green hydrogen is to be carried out with the subprojects WindH2 and GrInHy2.0.

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    The green hydrogen is to be produced directly on the plant site. © Salzgitter AG

    13.6 million will be invested in the construction of the μDRAL plant. The environmental innovation program of the German government supports the project with a quota of 40%. The partner in project planning and implementation as well as the technological supplier of the µDRAL plant is Tenova, an international manufacturer of equipment for the metal and mining industry. Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is providing the necessary infrastructure

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    Salzgitter AG is a steel and technology group with over 24,000 employees. Hydrogen plays a crucial role for the company in the production of climate-neutral steel.

    Logo: © Salzgitter AG