European firm Lhyfe has inaugurated its first green hydrogen production site in Germany.
The Lhyfe Schwäbisch Gmünd facility marks its fourth production site and first outside France and features 10MW of installed electrolyser capacity, producing up to 1,200 tonnes of green hydrogen per year.
Lhyfe claims it is the largest commercial site in Germany dedicated to green hydrogen ‘in bulk’. RFNBO certification for renewable fuels was obtained in September.
The plant uses renewable electricity secured from hydro, wind and solar purchase agreements.
The site will supply heavy transport and industry players in Baden-Württemberg, which funded the project with the EU, among others.
It will also supply the network of hydrogen stations operated by hydrogen infrastructure business H2 Mobility as well as regional industrial projects such as the future H2-Aspen industrial zone.
Last month Lhyfe made its first delivery of renewable hydrogen in the Netherlands, supplying Essent – the country’s largest energy supplier.
The hydrogen will enable the Grohw project, which is an initiative in the Deventer region that aims to produce green hydrogen for various local applications, including hybrid heat pumps for office heating and industrial burners. Waste heat and oxygen generated from hydrogen production will also be reused.
