Germany – At the end of September, electrolyzer manufacturer H-Tec Systems will open its “Gigahub” plant in Hamburg for series production of electrolyzers. The new plant will be able to produce 5GW of proton exchange membrane (PEM) stacks per year.
These stacks will be developed and produced at the new site. Previously, many of these manufacturing steps have been performed manually. With the automation of production at the Gigahub, up to 75 percent of the current production time can be saved. The finished stacks and electrolyzers will then be assembled at the company’s Augsburg site in southern Germany.
If green hydrogen is to become a reliable alternative to fossil fuels, it must be available in large quantities and at competitive prices in the future. PEM electrolysis, based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology, is one of the key processes for industrial-scale hydrogen production using renewable energy sources.
With the start of industrial series production of electrolyzers, it should be possible to meet the large future demand for green hydrogen. ‘As an industry pioneer, H-TEC SYSTEMS already has more than 25 years of experience in this field, with several dozen systems in operation in Europe,’ said Robin von Plettenberg, CEO of H-TEC SYSTEMS.
Simultaneously with the announcement of the Gigahub plant, H-TEC SYSTEMS announced that it would continue under the name Quest One.
