Steyerberg wants to become a central energy producer

Steyerberg wants to become a central energy producer

von | Juli 6, 2022 | Industrie, Mobilität, Netzwerkinformation, News, Pressemitteilungen, Speicherung, Stromerzeugung, Wasserstoffherstellung

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Steyerberg wants to become a central location for renewable energies

With only about 5,000 inhabitants, Flecken Steyerberg in the district of Nienburg wants to become a central energy location in Lower Saxony. On a former military site, green hydrogen is to be produced on an industrial scale with the green electricity from 12 wind turbines in the "H2art of Lower Saxony" project.  

On his summer trip, Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil visited Steyerberg in the district of Nienburg on Tuesday, 05 July. There, on the 1,100-hectare former NATO forest site, a wind farm by the company WestWind Energy is to be built with 12 wind turbines that can generate up to 180 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The electricity will provide the base load for an electrolyser, but could also be fed into the grid, the organisers say. Additional electricity demand can be secured through the direct connection to the 380 kV north-south power line that transports offshore electricity to the south.

"Here we have the ideal triad of wind energy, biogas plant and the connection to the north-south electricity motorway. In addition, there is the favourable proximity to the future hydrogen start-up network, as planned in the gas network development plan," explains Christian Alvermann from the municipal economic development department."

The hydrogen is to be used locally. The local chemical plant Oxxynova plans to produce synthetic fuels and recycle plastic waste that has not been recyclable so far. In addition, hydrogen filling stations in the districts of Nienburg, Diepholz and Schaumburg can be supplied, as well as a planned hydrogen filling station for inland vessels on the Weser. A hydrogen storage facility is also to be set up on the site itself. The water required for this will be provided by four local waterworks.

Construction is scheduled for 2024. The capacity will then be increased in stages to 1GW of hydrogen.

Around 4 hectares of forest must be cleared for the construction of the wind turbines, which will be reforested. For the construction, already built-up areas will continue to be used, but also vacant areas where pine trees have already died due to drought.

 

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Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil informs himself on site. Picture: NWN

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    Regio Plus: Dekarbonisierung von Unternehmen durch Sektorenkopplung (abgeschlossen)

    Regio Plus: Dekarbonisierung von Unternehmen durch Sektorenkopplung (abgeschlossen)

    von | Apr. 29, 2022 | Allgemein, Forschung, Mobilität, News, Projekt beendet, Speicherung

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    Regio Plus: Dekarbonisierung von Unternehmen durch Sektorenkopplung (abgeschlossen)

    The Regio Plus project uses the Emsland region as an example to analyse how companies can ensurelow-CO2 production in a future energy system. For this purpose, the current status of the energy system is analysed and, on this basis, it is worked out how companies can be supplied with the necessary energy in the future. The research focuses on the question of possibilities for sector coupling, in which green hydrogen is also to play an important role. 

    Against the background of an energy system based predominantly on renewable electricity, the coupling of the electricity, heat and mobility sectors is becoming increasingly important. As the supply of renewable energies in Emsland is currently already quite high, the use of surplus electricity already plays an important role today - which will continue to grow in the future with an increasing supply of renewable energies. Hydrogen can play an important role in this context due to its flexibility and storage capability through technologies such as power-to-gas. The Regio Plus project will therefore analyse various cross-sectional technologies and model a future energy system.

    In doing so, the opportunities and risks for companies that arise in the context of transformation are to be highlighted. Ultimately, the research results should provide practice-oriented approaches to solutions for companies. The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Regio Plus was launched in July 2019 and will run until June 2022.

    Read more about the project here. 

    The results were also presented at a conference. Slides and further information can be found here.

    Project partners:

    Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Emsland District, Kuiter, westnetz, Energie Achse Ems, Energieeffizienzagentur Landkreis Emsland, Goldschmidt, Giga Coating, BP Lingen, City of Lingen, Stadtwerke Lingen

     

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      ENaQ (abgeschlossen)

      ENaQ (abgeschlossen)

      von | Feb. 23, 2022 | Allgemein, Mobilität, News, Projekt beendet, Speicherung, Stromerzeugung, Wasserstoffherstellung

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      © Energetic Neighbourhood Quarter Fliegerhorst Oldenburg (ENaQ)

      ENaQ: Energetisches Nachbarschaftsquartier Fliegerhorst Oldenburg (abgeschlossen)

      In the ENaQ project (Energetisches Nachbarschaftsquartier Fliegerhorst Oldenburg), a climate-neutral neighbourhood is being built on a former air base in Oldenburg, where smart and sustainable solutions for energy supply and mobility are to be used. The energy demand will be largely covered by locally generated renewable energies - green hydrogen will be used as a storage medium and for mobility.

      In the Fliegerhorst neighbourhood, the sectors of electricity, heat and mobility are to be coupled in an exemplary manner and a smart, climate-neutral neighbourhood is to be created. Hydrogen will also be used - on the one hand to secure the neighbourhood's energy supply, but also to demonstrate the practical benefits of hydrogen technologies (e.g. in the mobility sector).

      Hydrogen is to be used as a storage medium and for reverse power generation, which is why the quarter will be equipped with an electrolyser and a fuel cell. For this purpose, a control system is to be developed at the neighbourhood level in cooperation with project partners, which supports the production, storage and provision of the green hydrogen. The necessary renewable electricity is to be produced in the neighbourhood by photovoltaics or other green electricity sources that may be set up.  

      In addition to being used as a storage medium, the green hydrogen will also be made available for a mobile hydrogen tank trailer.

      Ultimately, a complete system is to be developed in the neighbourhood that forms a basis for the energy self-sufficiency of the neighbourhood by providing local electricity and green hydrogen.

      More about the project

      Participating in the project are: OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, City of Oldenburg, DLR Institute for Networked Energy Systems, BTC Business Technology Consulting AG, Quantumfrog GmbH, SCHULZ Systemtechnik GmbH, KEHAG Energiehandel GmbH, Oldenburger Energiecluster OLEC e.V., ELECTRIC-SPECIAL Photronicsysteme GmbH, Deutsche WindGuard GmbH, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, New Power Pack GmbH, University of Vechta, Arbeitsgruppe für regionale Struktur- und Umweltforschung GmbH, Anleg GmbH, embeteco GmbH & Co. KG, Jade University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research, Junge Haie GmbH, GSG OLDENBURG Bau- und Wohngesellschaft mbH, EWE NETZ GmbH.

      More information on the project partners can be found here. 

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        ELEMENT ONE

        ELEMENT ONE

        von | Feb. 17, 2022 | Allgemein, Industrie, Mobilität, News, Speicherung, Transport, Wasserstoffherstellung

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        ELEMENT ONE - ENERGY TRANSITION WITH SECTOR COUPLING

        The ELEMENT EINS project aims to develop a way to transport "green energy" on an industrial scale from the production site in the north of Lower Saxony to industrial consumers. This is to be achieved by a power-to-gas plant that produces green hydrogen with the help of wind energy. This green hydrogen will then be fed into the existing gas infrastructure and made usable for industry, but also for the mobility sector.

        In the ELEMENT ONE project, a plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts is to be built that can produce hydrogen on an industrial scale. Ultimately, the plant will produce up to 20,000 m³/h of green hydrogen and blend it into the gas grid. 

        The pilot plant is to be gradually connected to the grid in 2022 and generate gas using wind power. This will open up new storage potential for renewable electricity, as generation can be decoupled from consumption over time.

        The aim of the project is to achieve a comprehensive coupling of the energy, industry and mobility sectors. Thus, the green hydrogen is not only to be transported via existing gas infrastructure from the North Sea to industrial consumers in Bremen or the Ruhr area, but also made available for mobility.

        The wind power required is to be produced in East Frisia, which is highly available both on land and at sea. The power-to-gas pilot plant will be built in the municipality of Diele in the district of Leer, where a central hub of the electricity and gas infrastructure in northern Germany is located.

        ELEMENT EINS was funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology as a "real laboratory of the energy transition" in 2019. The experience gained in the project is to be made transparently available to the market to enable further development of power-to-gas technology.

        In future, the project is to be carried out in close cooperation with the "Clean Hydrogen Coastline" project. A corresponding cooperation agreement was signed at the end of November 2021. This is intended to turn the coastal region of Lower Saxony into a first European hydrogen cluster in which a complete value chain will be established.

        More about the project

        Partner

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

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          Thyssengas GmbH is a long-distance gas network operator for natural gas with a 4,400 km long transport network and conducts research in various projects on the topic of hydrogen and hydrogen infrastructure.

          © Thyssengas

          ©Tennet

          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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            H2Watt (abgeschlossen)

            H2Watt (abgeschlossen)

            von | Nov. 12, 2021 | Projekt beendet, Speicherung, Stromerzeugung, Wasserstoffherstellung

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            H2WATT (abgeschlossen) – EINE GRENZÜBERGREIFENDE WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT AUF DEN FRIESISCHEN INSELN

            The Frisian islands are ideally suited for the generation of renewable electricity due to their natural conditions - and the production and use of green hydrogen on site is also increasingly becoming an important building block in the implementation of the energy transition. The H2Watt project aims to build a cross-border hydrogen economy that features advanced technological developments and knowledge transfer.

            Current: Presentation of the project results on December 15, 2022.

            Mariko GmbH invites you to let the Reveu project pass by on December 15 and to follow the project results. The event will be held in German and Dutch and via the Microsoft Teams system. Participation in the event is free of charge.

            To the event and registration

            The H2Watt project is being implemented primarily on the islands of Borkum and Ameland. Due to the natural conditions, the Wadden Sea offers optimal conditions for the production of green hydrogen, e.g. with the help of wind power and solar plants as well as by means of the energy from wave and tidal power plants. Due to the exposed location, the supply system can also be considered self-sufficient on the islands.

            The project will analyse and test possibilities for the production, storage, transport and use of renewable energies and hydrogen. The ultimate goal is to develop and introduce market-oriented technologies for hydrogen applications. The project started in July 2019 and will run until June 2022.

            More about the H2Watt project

            Partner

            Mariko GmbH ensures the networking of the maritime industry and science, particularly in the Ems-Achs region, through project management andconsulting activities.

            FME is a Dutch business association for the technology industry and has about 2,200 members employing about 220,000 people.

            abh Ingenieur-Technik GmbH Emden specialises in engineering and services in the fields of ship design, offshore wind, offshore oil & gas, and energy technology.

            The Dutch municipality of Am eland is located on the North Sea island of the same name and has around 3,600 inhabitants.

            The Borkumer Kleinbahn und Dampfschiffahrt GmbH offers various mobility services in the areas of bus, train and ship on Borkum. 

            The Nordseeheilbad Borkum GmbH bundles all municipal economic activities of the city of Borkum and is also responsible for supplying the island with electricity, water and heat.

            AG Reederei Norden-Frisia operates passenger and freight services to the islands of Norderney and Juist in Lower Saxony. 

            Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences

            Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences is located in Emden. Around 4,500 students are enrolled at the university of applied sciences.

            Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences

            The Dutch company HYGRO offers solutions for the production, distribution and transport of green hydrogen. 

            Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences

            Resato International BV is a Dutch manufacturer of high-pressure solutions that are used, among other things, in hydrogen filling stations. 

            Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences

            Royal Wagenborg BV is a Dutch shipping and transport company with around 2600 employees.

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              Innovation lab: H2 signpost Lower Saxony

              Innovation lab: H2 signpost Lower Saxony

              From | May 16, 2021 | Research, Industry, Storage

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              The H2 guide is intended to show what a future hydrogen-based energy system in Lower Saxony could look like. © TU Clausthal

              Innovation lab: H2 signposts

               The so-called "H2-Wegweiser" is intended to show how a hydrogen-based energy system of the future in Lower Saxony can be concretely designed. To this end, the project will define which technical variants are advantageous and what influence legal, ecological and economic aspects have. From this, an assessment basis is to be developed with the help of which hydrogen projects can be evaluated and classified in terms of their overall economic potential. 

              The "H2-Wegweiser" project, funded as an innovation laboratory by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK), is to investigate how the North German Hydrogen Strategy can be put into practice by combining hydrogen, storage and conversion processes.

              The project deals with different aspects of a future hydrogen economy: On the technical level, questions about the underground storage of hydrogen and the conversion of hydrogen into hydrocarbons and ammonia are to be answered. On the socio-ecological level, the associated environmental impacts are to be researched and ecological assessments carried out. In addition, questions will be raised about the legal framework for hydrogen plants in the energy sector. This is intended to show which business models are both economically viable and ecologically sensible.

              For the further development of hydrogen technologies, the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) is funding so-called innovation labs with up to 6.5 million euros. More information on the innovation labs.

               

               

              Partner

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              ©ISFH
              ©LUH

              The Clausthal Environmental Technology Research Centre(CUTEC) at Clausthal University of Technology actively supports Germany's transformation process towards a sustainable industrial society.

              Logo: © Clausthal University of Technology

              For30 years, the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hameln(ISFH)has been involved in applied research and the training of young people in the fields of photovoltaics and solar systems.

              Logo: © Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin

              The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover is Lower Saxony's largest university with around 30,000 students. The Institute for Electrical Energy Systems deals with water electrolysis, electrical energy storage systems and vehicle energy systems, among other things.

              Logo: © Leibniz Universität Hannover

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