Construction starts on pioneering green hydrogen plant in Germany

Renewable hydrogen production company Lhyfe has started construction of a hydrogen production plant in the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

This site, which is the largest green hydrogen plant in Baden-Württemberg, will be the first to supply hydrogen directly to the H2-Aspen industrial park and the JET H2 hydrogen filling station.

The project in Schwäbisch Gmünd represents a milestone in the market ramp-up of green hydrogen in Germany and exemplifies the integration of renewable gas into local ecosystems. The plant, which will use renewable electricity secured from hydro, wind and solar power purchase agreements, should be commissioned in the second half of 2024.

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The project, which is part of the HyFIVE (Hydrogen For Innovative Vehicles) project, has received €6.4 million ($6.7 million) in funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Luc Graré, head of Central & Eastern Europe at Lhyfe said, "The project demonstrates the economic viability of hydrogen solutions in the transport and industry sectors and also supports the state of Baden-Württemberg in its efforts to become a model region for the development of hydrogen refueling infrastructure.  We very much welcome the fact that the state and the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd want to implement their ambitious goals for a hydrogen economy based on renewable energies and that we are taking this step together. With the construction of the production plant, we are making an important contribution to the goals of the federal government."

Richard Arnold, major of Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany added, “Through cooperations like this, Schwäbisch Gmünd is developing into a model region for the nationwide development of a hydrogen and filling station network as a central supply infrastructure. Schwäbisch Gmünd is part of the model region of the state of Baden-Württemberg and, with the completion of the plant, will then also be the largest hydrogen producer in the state. We are thus creating a basis for marketing the land in Aspen, which will enable the companies to produce climate-neutrally.”

Today, Lhyfe’s business pipeline represents a total installed production capacity of 10.3GW across Europe.