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Daniel Günther, Minister-President of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein (second from left), used his summer tour to symbolically break ground for the expansion of the district heating network in Bosbüll.
Sector coupling

Electrolyzer to soon supply district heating for village in Northern Germany

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The municipality of Bosbüll in North Frisia is expanding its district heating network. In the future, process heat from local hydrogen production will also be fed into the system. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2025.

Rainer Böse, new CEO at Arcelor Mittal Germany. The executive will take on this role in addition to his responsibilities as Chairman of the Management Board at the Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt plants.
Personnel

Rainer Böse appointed new CEO of Arcelor Mittal Germany

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The executive is assuming leadership in addition to his existing responsibilities in Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt. He is calling for political support for the climate-neutral transformation of steel production.

From left: Johann Rinnhofer (CEO thyssenkrupp nucera Australia), James Rhee (Managing Director of PGS) in front of a model of the 20 MW Scalum module.
Green iron

PGS plans to purchase 1.4 GW electrolyzer from Thyssenkrupp Nucera

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The Australian project developer Progressive Green Solutions (PGS) has selected Thyssenkrupp Nucera as its preferred supplier of electrolyzers with a total capacity of 1.4 GW. The technology is intended to supply green hydrogen for a large-scale project to produce green iron.

Just like in natural photosynthesis, the new molecule temporarily stores two positive and two negative charges. (Illustration: Deyanira Geisnæs Schaad)
Research & Development

Progress in light-driven hydrogen production

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Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a molecule that can store four charges simultaneously under the influence of light. This approach is considered an important intermediate step on the path toward CO2-neutral solar fuels such as hydrogen.

Japanese-European project team from Asahi Kasei, CAC and Bondalti, which installed and commissioned Bondalti’s test electrolyser.
Technology

New test facility in Portugal aims to reduce electricity consumption in electrolysis

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The Portuguese chemical company Bondalti has commissioned a new chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal. At its core are nine electrolysers from Asahi Kasei, including a test system designed to improve efficiency. The goal is to enable more resource-efficient production.

Politics

H2 Production

H2 in Municipalities

The Ecore One can be operated via the EMS touchscreen
Everything combined in one unit

Infener wants to supply entire neighborhoods with self-sufficient energy

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The Swiss company Infener wants to promote hydrogen throughout Europe. Decentralized H2 hubs will be used to generate green electricity as well as green heat. The Ecore One is a compact containerized solution that combines various energy technologies in one unit: electrolyzer, fuel cell and battery as well as compressor and a heat pump with its own energy management system or EMS. H2 production is due to start 2027 at a site in the Black Forest, Germany. However, the needs of regional industry are already far greater today.

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Hydrogen Regions series: HyExpert Havelland

The Havelland wants to become even greener

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Green hydrogen is an important building block of the energy transition. With its help, regenerative energy can be stored and used as needed in a wide variety of sectors. But how will the generation, storage, distribution and use of hydrogen come together? An answer to this question is the goal of the project H2VL of the regional district (Landkreis) Havelland: Various local players along the entire hydrogen value chain are being identified, networked and supported in the implementation of their projects – from production through distribution to use. For this, Havelland is being supported by the German transport ministry, through the hydrogen and fuel cell innovation support program NIP2, with nearly 400,000 euros as one of the 15 winners of the title HyExpert Region.

Mobility

Infrastructure