Messer is to build a plant for the production of green H2 in the Brainergy Park Jülich intermunicipal industrial estate.
The H2 plant will be operated by HyDN GmbH, a joint venture (JV) between the district of Düren and Messer. With a nominal output of 10 megawatts and a production capacity of up to 180 kilograms of H2 per hour.
The green H2 produced will primarily be used to power fuel cell buses. Five of these buses are already in use in the district of Düren. Another 20 are to follow by November 2024.
The plant is set to go into operation in the fall of 2025. Its construction is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) with around 14.7 million euros.
Virginia Esly, COO Europe of Messer. said “We are involved in the engineering of the H2 production plant, will take over the operation of the plant in the long term, and distribute the green H2.”