MAN Energy Solutions and ANDRITZ Hydro will jointly develop international projects for the production of green hydrogen from hydropower.
A pilot project in Europe will be the beginning of the collaboration. The companies will also identify further projects and implement them in the context of the German Federal Government’s H2 Global initiative.
According to Frank Mette, CEO of ANDRITZ Hydro in Germany, hydropower is one of the few completely climate-neutral forms of energy, which is capable of providing base load power.
By adding the possibility of producing hydrogen to hydropower plants, we are taking the next step and also making the energy generated there ready for export and storage without restriction
Furthermore, Uwe Lauber, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of MAN Energy Solutions, added that the economy of the future will be climate-neutral, and to achieve this it needs huge quantities of green hydrogen.
Hydropower plants are ideal for generating hydrogen in a completely climate-neutral, reliable and cost-effective manner
The companies are now aiming to launch an initial joint pilot project before the end of this year to provide about 650 tons of green hydrogen by using an electrolysis output of up to 4 MW, initially for local use.
In follow-up projects, designed for the export of hydrogen, the installed electrolysis output is expected to increase to up to 100 MW in the coming years.