Emden E1

Emden E1

von | Feb. 2, 2024 | Allgemein, Mobilität, News, Wasserstoffherstellung

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Hydrogen economySource: Statkraft

Statkraft plans to build a 10-megawatt electrolyzer in Emden, which will produce green hydrogen for heavy goods vehicles in particular. 

Emden E1

Statkraft plans to commission the "Emden E1" electrolysis plant in Emden in 2026 to produce green hydrogen. The electrolyzer will have an output of 10 megawatts and produce around 200 kilograms of hydrogen per hour. The green hydrogen is to be used in the regional transport sector.

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The planned Emden E1 electrolyzer is to be integrated into Statkraft's existing site infrastructure in Emden. The company already operates a biomass and a gas-fired power plant in Emden. The aim is to use the locally produced green hydrogen in the regional transport sector, particularly for heavy goods vehicles. The new electrolyzer with a capacity of 10 megawatts will produce around 200 kilograms of hydrogen from renewable energies every hour. This could power around 100 hydrogen-powered trucks for a year.

It is planned that the first green hydrogen will be produced as early as 2026. The necessary technical planning work for the electrolyzer has been completed for this purpose. The application documents for the associated approval procedure were submitted to the relevant authorities in Emden and Oldenburg in March 2023. A decision is expected in the coming months.

Source: Statkraft

During the current planning phase, not only the technical but also the economic feasibility of the project is being examined. Statkraft will make the final investment decision once the planning has been completed and approval has been granted by the authorities. If this is successful, the first construction work could begin at the end of 2024 and the first green hydrogen could be produced at the Emden site as early as 2026. If successful, Statkraft plans to expand the electrolysis capacity at the site to up to 200 MW in a second project.

Funding from the national innovation program for fuel cell and hydrogen technology has been applied for the Emden E1 project.

You can find out more about the project here.

Source: Statkraft

About Statkraft:

Statkraft is a Norwegian energy group headquartered in Oslo and Europe's largest producer of renewable energy. The group generates electricity from water, wind, sun and gas - and is also increasingly active in the field of green hydrogen. The focus here is on hydrogen value chains in the industrial and transportation sectors.

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    E-Gas-Anlage im industriellen Maßstab (abgeschlossen)

    E-Gas-Anlage im industriellen Maßstab (abgeschlossen)

    von | Dez. 11, 2023 | Allgemein, Mobilität, News, Projekt beendet

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    ©UniperSource: kiwi AG

    The world's first plant to produce synthetic natural gas on an industrial scale is located in Werlte, Lower Saxony, and is now used for the production of synthetic LNG. 

    e-Gase aus Werlte (abgeschlossen)

    In 2013, AUDI AG opened a new e-gas plant in Werlte, Lower Saxony. The plant was the first in the world to generate feed-in synthetic natural gas from CO2 and renewable electricity on an industrial scale. The plant was taken over by kiwi AG in 2021. Since then, production has also focused on synthetic LNG and green hydrogen.

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    In December 2023, Hy2gen - a global developer, financier, installer and operator of plants for the production of renewable hydrogen - announced the successful acquisition of kiwi AG in Werlte, Lower Saxony. Learn more

    Using the local conditions - that was the motto of AUDI AG, which built a plant in Werlte in Emsland in 2013 to produce synthetic natural gas on an industrial scale. Sources that were available in the immediate vicinity were used to produce the synthetic gas. Renewable wind power from the coast andCO2 produced in a neighboring biogas plant from the utilization of residual materials were used to produce synthetic natural gas.

    However, due to energy policy and market structure developments in the mobility sector, the focus of the plant operator AUDI AG increasingly changed, meaning that the production of hydrogen in an electrolyser also became successively more important. In 2018 and 2019, a new compression plant was also added to enable the transportation of hydrogen in trucks.

    During this phase, it was also decided to produce liquid methane (LNG) in the future. For this purpose, green hydrogen from the company's own electrolyser and carbon dioxide from the neighbouring biogas plant will be used for methanation. This methane can then be liquefied and used as LNG.

    In 2021, kiwi AG finally took over the plant from AUDI AG and has continued the stronger focus on the production and use of green hydrogen to this day. The electrolysis capacity of 6 MW will be used for methanation on the one hand - on the other hand, hydrogen will also be made transportable as an energy carrier.

    Project participants

    Source: Kiwi

    Kiwi owns and operates the world's largest industrial-scale PtG plant in Werlte, Germany. The plant has been in operation since 2013 and produces not only green hydrogen for mobility and industrial use, but also renewable natural gas (RNG) and liquefied renewable natural gas (R-LNG) in combination with carbon capture and utilization (CCU) for rapid decarbonization of sectors and applications connected to the existing natural gas and LNG infrastructure. 

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      H2Move (abgeschlossen)

      H2Move (abgeschlossen)

      von | Nov. 15, 2023 | Allgemein, Mobilität, News, Projekt beendet, Transport, Wasserstoffherstellung

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      Hydrogen economySource: Wintershall Dea

      The Mittelplate drilling platform with supply ships. 

      H2Move (abgeschlossen)

      The Mittelplate oil field is the most productive oil field in Germany and has been operated by Wintershall Dea for 35 years. The field is located in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea, which is why it is planned to operate it in the most environmentally friendly way possible. In the H2Move project, the Mittelplate Drilling and Production Island's supply ships are to be converted to hydrogen hybrid drives. The hydrogen required for this is to be produced in aCO2-neutral manner in Cuxhaven.

      News (15.11.2023): 2-megawatt electrolyzer now producing green hydrogen for shipping

      On November 15, a 2-megawatt electrolysis plant was put into operation in Cuxhaven, which is now producing green hydrogen for shipping. The green hydrogen is to be used in the H2Move project, as part of which supply vessels on the Mittelplate drilling and production island will be converted to hydrogen hybrid propulsion. Turneo Managing Director Jochen Kaufholt, Tobias Moldenhauer (EWE), Robert Frimpong (Wintershall Dea Deutschland), Cuxhaven's Lord Mayor Uwe Santjer and Lower Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs Olaf Lies were among those present at the official commissioning of the electrolysis plant and the first converted supply vessel Coastal Liberty. Learn more

      News (14.09.2023): Electrolysis plant is in assembly/commissioning!

      The 2 MW electrolysis plant was delivered to Cuxhaven just under a month ago. Following successful installation and commissioning, it will be possible to achieve a production capacity of up to 860 kg H2/day. At the filling station, which has also been installed, the hydrogen will be filled into bundles of cylinders and transported onto ships, thus protecting the Wadden Sea with the help of a fuel cell.

      An electrolysis plant with a capacity of 2 megawatts is currently being built in Cuxhaven for the production of green hydrogen. This is to be used by the supply ships on Mittelplate Drilling and Production Island. In addition, storage tanks with different pressure levels are being built in Cuxhaven to enable the refueling processes to be carried out as quickly as possible.

      Once the plant has been completed, it is planned to transport the hydrogen produced in Cuxhaven to the Mittelplate ships in so-called tank containers under a pressure of up to 350 bar. The hydrogen will then be fed from the containers to a fuel cell, which will generate electricity and ultimately drive the electric motor of the Mittelplate vessels.

      According to Wintershall Dea, the four supply vessels in the Mittelplate fleet cover a combined distance of about 12,500 nautical miles annually. The first supply vessel to be converted is the Coastal Liberty. This ship alone consumes around 275,000 liters of diesel per year and has the potential to save up to 700 tons ofCO2 annually.

      The development and implementation of the onshore supply infrastructure is being implemented by Turneo GmbH, a joint venture between Hamburg-based Karlsson GmbH and EWE Gasspeicher GmbH from Oldenburg. The company EnTec Industrial Services GmbH had previously successfully completed a feasibility study in Cuxhaven. The project will ultimately also lay the foundation for the development of a regional hydrogen infrastructure in Cuxhaven.

      More about the project can be found here.

       

      About Wintershall Dea

      Wintershall Dea explores for and produces oil and natural gas worldwide. The company has been producing crude oil at the Mittelplate site for more than 30 years. Increasingly, however, the company is also active in the fields of hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS).

      Logo © Wintershall Dea

        HyNEAT

        HyNEAT

        von | Nov. 8, 2023 | Allgemein, Forschung, Mobilität, News

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        ©MUSource: HyNEAT

        HyNEAT - Hydrogen Supply Networks' Evolution for Air Transport

        The decarbonization of air travel poses a particular challenge, as electrification is difficult to achieve. However, the use of hydrogen and its derivatives offers the potential to fly in a climate-friendly way in the future. To this end, it is first necessary to develop appropriate propulsion technologies based on the use of hydrogen and make them ready for series production. In addition, however, the infrastructure in the airport sector must also be further developed so that the supply of hydrogen at airports is guaranteed. The BMBF-funded "HyNEAT" project, which is being implemented by various universities - including those in Hanover, Braunschweig and Clausthal - as part of a research alliance, is tackling precisely this challenge.

        While numerous decarbonization technologies are already available and being used more and more widely in private transport and public transport in particular, the decarbonization of air traffic is still in the starting blocks. As the electrification of aircraft is difficult to implement and only for smaller aircraft, other solutions are coming into focus - such as the use of hydrogen. Efficient propulsion systems that enable the use of hydrogen are key to success; however, the infrastructural prerequisites are also needed to realize the energy transition in aviation.

        It is precisely these infrastructural requirements that a research consortium of German universities is addressing in the HyNEAT project. The first step is to analyze the hydrogen demand (or the demand for liquid hydrogen - LH2) in aviation. This is done in an overarching approach that models the aviation system and its development in general. In the second part of the project, a mathematical optimization model will be developed that describes the influence of different hydrogen prices on route planning and the amount of hydrogen purchased by airlines. The findings from the first sub-project will be incorporated into this process.

        The calculations and simulations can then provide an orientation and planning basis for what hydrogen demand can be expected at what prices at the airports. From this, LH2 supply chains are then modeled, which include the relevant components for hydrogen production, compression and liquefaction as well as transport and storage and determine optimal supply networks.

        You can find out more about the project here.

        Source: HyNEAT

        Project partner

        • Leibniz University Hanover
          • Institute for Electrical Energy Systems (coordination)
          • Institute for Solid State Physics
          • Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade
        • Braunschweig University of Technology
          • Institute of Automotive Economics and Industrial Production
          • Institute for Mathematical Optimization
          • Junior Research Group "Overall System Evaluation"
        • Clausthal University of Technology
          • Professorship for Processing, Recycling and Circular Economy Systems
        • Hamburg University of Technology
          • Working Group Resilient and Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management
        • Technical University of Munich
          • Chair of Plant and Process Engineering
        • Institute for Air Handling and Refrigeration Dresden
        • Pro Aviation Consult GmbH

        Further information on the project partners can be found here.

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            Endless Energy Centre Schaumburg

            Endless Energy Centre Schaumburg

            von | Sep. 5, 2023 | Mobilität, News, Pressemitteilungen, Speicherung, Stromerzeugung, Wasserstoffherstellung

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            ©EEZ-Schaumburg

            Germany's largest fully self-sufficient office building in the planning phase. ©EEZ-Schaumburg

            Endless Energy Centre Schaumburg

            On August 23, 2021, Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies handed over the funding decision of around 1.77 million euros in Bückeburg for the construction of Germany's largest energy self-sufficient office building, the Endless Energy Center (EEZ) Schaumburg. The building will be equipped with a photovoltaic system and battery storage. An electrolyser, a fuel cell and a hydrogen storage system will also be installed to ensure a year-round supply of electricity and heat for a usable area of 1090 m² on three floors. This makes the EEZ the first completely self-sufficient office building in Germany. 

            ©EEZ-Schaumburg

            View of the planned Endless Energy Center in Bückeburg. ©EEZ-Schaumburg

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            News (04.09.2023): Ground-breaking ceremony for the Endless Energy Center Schaumburg

            Around two years ago, a grant of around 1.77 million euros was awarded for the construction of the Endless Energy Center (EEZ) Schaumburg - and now the ground-breaking ceremony has taken place. The construction period for the building, in which office, seminar and storage space is to be rented out, will take around 1.5 years according to the plans. Find out more

            The battery serves as short-term intermediate storage for power peaks, both in terms of generation and electricity demand. Hydrogen serves as long-term storage. Dieter Ahrens, Managing Director of EEZ GmbH & Co. KG: "I am overjoyed and highly motivated to finally get started. With this project, we want to show how photovoltaics can provide a reliable energy supply all year round." At the same time, the project is a good example of sector coupling suitable for everyday use, as the high output of the photovoltaic system also enables the operation of charging stations for electric vehicles. "We see this as a great example of the workplace of tomorrow - and the first of this size in the whole of Germany. The Endless Energy Center shows that a building can already be powered entirely by renewable energy and be completely self-sufficient. An opportunity for climate protection that we would also like to use for other buildings in the future," said Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies.

            The project in numbers
            • At 1090m², the Endless Energy Centre is the largest energy self-sufficient office building in Germany to date.
            • A photovoltaic system with a nominal output of 227 kWp and an expected annual yield of 171,000 kWh will be installed on the roof (this is not part of the subsidy).
            • The battery power storage system has a nominal capacity of 431 kWh.
            • The electrolyser has a power consumption of 3.15 kW to 27.53 kW and a production of 0.5 to 5 Nm³ of hydrogen per hour.
            • PEM fuel cell with an electrical output of max. 10 kW and a thermal output of max. 9 kW.
            • Calculated hydrogen demand for year-round supply: 28,000 kWh.
            • The hydrogen storage tank comprises 95 cbm at max. 45 bar pressure + 24 cbm at max. 300 bar pressure incl. compressor unit.

            Partner

            Source: Ahrens

            Ahrens Solar- und Dachtechnik GmbH, based in Bückeburg, is a specialist for roofs and photovoltaic systems.

            Logo: ©AhrensSolar- und Dachtechnik GmbH

             

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              AdekWat - Additively manufactured high-pressure heat exchanger for efficient refueling at hydrogen filling stations

              AdekWat - Additively manufactured high-pressure heat exchanger for efficient refueling at hydrogen filling stations

              von | Aug. 9, 2023 | Allgemein, Mobilität, News

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              ©SEH/creanovo - motion & media design GmbHSource: NWN/Rainer Jensen

              Heat exchangers are needed to compensate for the high pressure that is generated during refueling.

              AdekWat - Additively manufactured high-pressure heat exchanger for efficient refueling at hydrogen filling stations

              In the transport sector, hydrogen is seen as one of the key solutions for reducing emissions - especially in heavy goods traffic. For fuel cell vehicles to become more widespread, a corresponding filling station infrastructure is required. The conversion of conventional filling stations or the construction of new hydrogen filling stations requires complex technology, some of which must be integrated into the hydrogen dispenser. Due to the high pressure that hydrogen is under during refueling, special requirements are also placed on the pressurized components.

              These components include the heat exchanger for pre-cooling the hydrogen, which is to be developed to market maturity as part of the "AdekWat" joint project funded by the state of Lower Saxony. The Institute for Thermodynamics and the Institute for Product Development and Device Construction at Leibniz Universität Hannover are involved in this project under the leadership of FUNKE Wärmeaustauscher GmbH.

              A special feature of the heat exchanger to be developed is its manufacture using additive manufacturing technology, which allows many degrees of freedom in the geometric design of the heat exchanger and therefore has great potential in terms of saving installation space and weight.
              However, the geometric degrees of freedom make the design process complex. To support users in the design process, a software routine is also being developed as part of the joint project in order to find customer-specific solutions.
              In addition to use in hydrogen filling stations, additively manufactured (high-pressure) heat exchangers can be used in numerous other areas of application, such as the mobility sector or the process industry.

              Partner

              FUNKE Wärmeaustauscher Apparatebau GmbH - FUNKE is a manufacturer of various types of heat exchangers with approx. 400 employees worldwide and has almost 50 years of experience in the design, construction and manufacture of heat exchangers.

              Institute of Thermodynamics - The Institute represents technical thermodynamics in research and teaching and is part of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at LUH. Research focuses on fuel cells and water electrolysis, thermodynamic cycles, heat and mass transfer as well as nanofluids and material data.

              Institute for Product Development and Device Engineering - The institute is part of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at LUH and is active in numerous scientific and industrial projects. In addition to teaching, the institute is active in the research areas of development methodology, systems engineering, additive manufacturing and optomechatronics.

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