Berlin / Erlangen (ots) – Federal Minister of Economics Dr. Robert Habeck and Dr. Markus Wittmann, Ministerial Director in the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, have officially handed over a funding notice of 72.5 million euros to Hydrogenious LOHC Infra Bavaria, a subsidiary of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, for the Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube project. The federal government provides 70% of the funds, the state of Bavaria contributes 30%. This project was already notified by the European Commission in February 2024 as an “Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in the hydrogen wave “Hy2Infra”. It contributes to a sustainable and stable hydrogen supply for industry in Central Europe.
- The German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Dr. Robert Habeck and Dr. Markus Wittmann, Ministerial Director in the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, personally handed over the funding decision for 72.5 million euros.
- As part of the project, a LOHC hub is to be built in southern Bavaria by 2028, where up to 1,800 tons of green hydrogen will be made available annually for local industrial customers and fed into pipelines.
As part of the Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube project, a LOHC ReleasePLANT is being created that will deliver up to 1,800 tons of green hydrogen to customers in the Bavarian industrial area in the Danube region from 2028. Thanks to Hydrogenious’ innovative “Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier” (LOHC) technology, industrially relevant quantities of green hydrogen can be transported to southern Germany based on existing infrastructure for liquid fuels. This hydrogen is not only available to supply local industrial customers, but can also be fed into pipeline networks such as HyPipe Bavaria. Through planned connections to the German hydrogen core network and the European hydrogen backbone, this network can be expanded even further, which increases the resilience of the energy system.
With Hydrogenious’ LOHC technology, hydrogen can be safely bound to the flame-retardant thermal oil benzyltoluene in a chemical process called hydrogenation. This oil can be transported using conventional infrastructure such as trucks, trains, barges and tankers without losing any hydrogen. This technology represents a very safe and easy way to transport large quantities of hydrogen into the hinterland, especially when compared to other transport methods. At the destination, the hydrogen is released from the oil in a chemical dehydrogenation process and is available in high purity for industrial applications, power generation or the mobility sector. The carrier oil is not consumed in this process and can be reused to store and transport hydrogen.
Statements
Dr. Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
“The energy transition remains one of the biggest challenges for our country, even in view of other sources of crisis and conflict. By supporting hydrogen projects, we are taking an important step towards a climate-neutral and sustainable economy in Europe and beyond. We are giving the starting signal for the construction of electrolyzers in the three-digit megawatt class, thereby enabling important progress in the domestic production of green hydrogen. An efficient hydrogen infrastructure plays a key role in enabling the decarbonization of industry and the energy sector. Hydrogen pipelines will be the lifelines of industrial centers. In doing so, we are creating the conditions for climate-neutral growth.”
Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy
“Today marks an important milestone in building a powerful and diversified hydrogen infrastructure for Europe, Germany and Bavaria. With today’s handover of the funding notice to Hydrogenious for the hydrogen IPCEI project “Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube”, Bavaria and the federal government are providing an important impetus for global hydrogen value chains. I am pleased that Bavaria is and will remain a home for innovative solutions in the field of hydrogen.”
Dr. Daniel Teichmann, CEO and founder Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies
“We would like to thank the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy for their trust and support. The projects notified by the EU as IPCEI are crucial to the timely development of the European hydrogen economy and we are proud to be part of them. By building the world’s largest LOHC-based hydrogen supply infrastructure, we are helping to achieve Germany’s ambitious goals to accelerate the energy transition and decarbonize industry by 2030.”
About Hydrogenious LOHC
Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies provides the missing link for flexible hydrogen value chains worldwide. Based on its proven Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology, the market pioneer, founded in 2013, enables the storage and transport of hydrogen in a particularly safe, simple and efficient manner – at high storage densities, under ambient conditions and in conventional liquid fuel infrastructure. The portfolio of the Erlanger Scale-Up and its international joint venture and subsidiaries today includes stationary and mobile (on-board) applications on a LOHC basis, including turnkey (de-)hydrogenation systems, operation & maintenance and LOHC logistics. www.hydrogenious.net
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