Energie Steiermark will utilise a PEM Electrolyser ME450/1400 from H-TEC Systems to generate green hydrogen for part of its Renewable Gasfield development project in Gabersdorf in southern Styria, Austria.
The electrolyser is scheduled to go into operation as early as mid-2022.
The “Renewable Gasfield” production facility is being built under the project management of E-Steiermark.
The system will be connected to an existing biogas system and coupled with a newly-built solar system.
The ME450/1400 PEM Electrolyser splits water into hydrogen and oxygen.
With a nominal electrical power of 1MW, up to 450 kg of hydrogen are produced daily.
The green hydrogen produced in this way is then used as an emission free energy carrier in the mobility sector or in industry.
Another part of the project is the feeding of green hydrogen into the natural gas network.
Here, the hydrogen is mixed with raw biogas from a biogas plant, which means that high quality methane can be processed in a CO2-neutral manner and fed into the natural gas grid.
In addition, the green hydrogen will also be used in regional industry.
A mining company from the Austrian region of Styria will be supplied with up to 70 tonnes of hydrogen annually from the plant.
H-TEC Systems chief executive Frank Zimmermann said: “The diverse areas of application in which hydrogen is used in Gabersdorf underline the potential that green hydrogen has for a sustainable energy supply.
“It shows that hydrogen is the energy source of the future for industrial applications.
“We are very pleased that with our technology we can deliver an essential component for the expansion of sector integration and hydrogen mobility in Austria.”