Time for change
By 2050, the state of Berlin has set itself the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 95% compared to 1990. Together with the city’s major utilities and municipal companies, H2Berlin is working to make hydrogen a technically, economically and socially viable energy carrier. Opening up and thus coupling the existing structures for hydrogen could bring the city closer to its goals.
Making the change in energy policy socially compatible
Households, trade, commerce and services are the main sources of CO2 emissions, accounting for 2/3.
As a capital and metropolis with 3.8 million inhabitants, Berlin places special demands on the requirement of renewable energies: any availability at any time at any place. We are working to make the energy transition socially acceptable.
With hydrogen as an energy carrier, there would be a timely, cost-optimal and environmentally compatible solution. The use of hydrogen in the city’s well-developed gas and district heating networks could, for example, supply Berlin’s households with renewable energy: without costly renovations, without relocations, without higher rents.
Polluter balance by sector in percent (2017)
- Traffic
- Households, GHD
- Industry
Potentials as goals
Berlin has the potential to become a pioneer in the sustainable use of hydrogen. For example, household waste could be used to produce green hydrogen. Hydrogen can also transport energy and offers a possible solution to the storage problem of renewable energy.
Our hydrogen agenda is to produce green hydrogen from Berlin’s capital, use it as an energy carrier for the city’s needs and distribute it. As early as 2025, Berlin’s hydrogen demand will be 9,000 tonnes for reasons of cost efficiency. Three H2Berlin hubs are to act as nuclei to introduce hydrogen as an energy carrier throughout the city. A potential for new jobs, a potential to make Berlin even more attractive as a business location.
H2Berlin partners
Founders
Board of directors
Dr. Jörg Buisset, President of the Board, Sustainable Hydrogen | Eva Exner, Vice-President of the Board, Berliner Wasserbetriebe | Martin Debusmann, Treasurer, Vattenfall | Wolfgang Wüllhorst, BSR| Dr. Gitta Vischer, Gasag
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Supporting organisations
BAM, BDEW, Berlin Partner, DWV, H2 Süd, HYCologne, IKEM, InfraLab Berlin, VKU Landesgruppe Berlin Brandenburg
Co-operating research institutions
TUBerlin, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (ISE), Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (FHI), Helmholtz Gesellschaft Berlin
Berliner Immobilien Management
As a member of the H2Berlin network, we would like to gain expertise and transfer knowledge on the possible applications of hydrogen-powered systems in the building sector. We offer our support for the initiation of possible pilot projects in state-owned properties and participation in the development of a hydrogen strategy for these.
BMV Mineralöl Versorgungsgesellschaft mbH
Trade and supply of liquid fuels, blending of components to finished product, active nationwide in 16 warehouses, 140 filling stations in the subsidiaries. Short-term interest in H2 filling station, medium to long-term trade of hydrogen. Location and partner search. Contribution: very good network (fossil and biogenic); very good trade relations. Willingness to participate in H2 project. Expectation: network with other actors, further expand hydrogen competence. possibly possible cooperation.
Deutz AG
Deutz AG is competent and interested in the use of hydrogen in off-road applications (e.g. construction site vehicles). Deutz AG specialises in the H2 combustion engine, which does not require as pure hydrogen as the fuel cell and can therefore be used more universally. Berlin, with its scalability, offers the opportunity to develop this competence and to realise it together with the partners of H2Berlin.
Elpro
Enertrag
Enertrag is committed to hydrogen in mobility. The Heidekrautbahn, which runs on green hydrogen, is an example of the decarbonisation of mainstream transport with hydrogen. Enertrag is looking forward to realising further hydrogen projects in mobility with the partners of H2Berlin. The necessary production of green hydrogen could take place in the metropolitan area with the help of Enertrag.
Sprint Tank
Sprint Tank is a filling station operator with around 140 filling stations nationwide that aims to establish public H2 filling stations. Together with H2Berlin, we want to find and realise locations and look for project partners. Realisation is then to take place with the partners in the network with a focus on Berlin/Brandenburg.
Graforce
Graforce’s expertise is the decarbonisation of natural gas. In addition, emission-neutral hydrogen can be produced via plasmalysis technology (e.g. from wastewater). In this process, climate-neutral CO2 is stored as a raw material. Thus, the process can be used as a CO2 sink. For metropolises like Berlin, the production of the climate-friendly energy carrier hydrogen from wastewater is of central importance, as the areas for the production of renewable energy are limited and insufficient. H2Berlin and its partners enable the use of this forward-looking technology.
H2 Mobility
H2 MOBILITY plans, builds and operates hydrogen filling stations in Germany and shows with more than 90 filling stations that H2 works in mobility & transport. Together with the partners of H2Berlin, we will show that H2 also works and is needed in Berlin.
H2Plas GmbH
On the basis of microwave plasma analysis, we are able to decarbonise parts of the heating sector and to provide hydrogen at inner-city supply hubs by means of on-site production, e.g. for bus fleets, refuse collection and supply vehicles. Together with our 100 % parent company, Dr. Ryll GmbH, we have a proven centre of expertise in all aspects of hydrogen, especially in the area of quality measurement in the laboratory and with a mobile laboratory on site. In addition, we plan, develop and install measuring systems for quality monitoring for hydrogen at production sites.
HH2E
HH2E develops, builds and operates future power plants and uses these power plants to supply the surrounding businesses with CO2-free energy. HH2E’s future power plants are a system of high-temperature storage, green hydrogen and electricity generation. A first pilot project is planned on the site of the former Berlin Tegel Airport. With H2Berlin, HH2E is seeking cooperation with partners in Berlin, both on the plant technologies side and on the future power plant products side.
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Inhouse Engineering
Inhouse Engineering has expertise in fuel cells since 2000 and has been developing a CHP prototype with pure hydrogen since 2017. This technology has future potential for Berlin. With the partners of H2Berlin, it should be possible to use this technology in joint projects.
MAN Energy Solutions
Neue Energien Premnitz
The goal is to build large-scale industrial waste-to-hydrogen plants. A first site in Premnitz, Brandenburg is already being planned. The amount of waste in Berlin is not a burden but an asset. For metropolises like Berlin, the production of the climate-friendly energy carrier hydrogen from waste is of central importance, as the land available for the production of renewable energy is limited and insufficient. Together with H2Berlin and its partners, we want to tap this potential for the capital.
REMONDIS
REMONDIS sees itself and its fleet of lorries in Berlin primarily as a consumer of hydrogen within the framework of a transport revolution. As a group of companies and an operator of, for example, sewage treatment, fermentation or recycling plants throughout Germany, we are also very interested in helping to shape the market ramp-up of hydrogen and would be happy to act as a project partner and share our experiences.
Siemens Energy
Silica
Silica is a traditional Berlin company and hydrogen plant manufacturer with first delivery in 1941. In the context of the development of hydrogen show cases/light towers with the partners of H2Berlin, Silica offers its expertise for the development (engineering) of the required H2 plants.
Storengy
As a subsidiary of the French energy group Engie, Storengy is ready as an investor to realise large hydrogen infrastructure projects. Storengy in Berlin has access to supplier databases, an engineering arm, a control room for remote control (e.g. electrolysers), digitalisation and consulting expertise. Storengy would like to make these skills available to the H2Berlin network in order to support the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in Berlin.
TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland is a globally active technical services company. Within the framework of its hydrogen competence centre, TÜV Rheinland bundles testing services in the following areas
- Accompanying approval procedures
- Production of hydrogen production, transport and consumption plants
- Commissioning and operation of hydrogen plants
- Certification of “green hydrogen
- Damage analysis of hydrogen plants
- Qualification, further training and exchange of experience
Viessmann AG
Hydrogen is an important component of future energy concepts on the way to decarbonisation. We bring our commitment to H2-Berlin to create living spaces for future generations.
Vigor Hydrogen
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Energy generation through hydrogen
Reducing CO2 emissions by 2050
H2Berlin has specific goals for reducing CO2 emissions by 2050. These include
- commercial vehicles and buses being powered and households supplied using the circular waste-to-hydrogen process
- Emission-neutral heavy-duty transport to the capital with hydrogen drives
- changing shipping on Berlin’s waterways to hydrogen
- using hydrogen electricity generators for all construction sites, Christmas markets or open-air events
Three hydrogen hubs could be derived from a study conducted by H2Berlin, which are intended to act as nuclei for a city-wide introduction of hydrogen as an energy carrier and which now need to be evaluated in more detail.
The Hub comprises Reuter West / Ruhleben energy site, Siemensstadt 2.0, the Berlin harbour, Urban Tech Republic Tegel aiming at:
- Waste-to-Hydrogen production
- Combined heat and power generation
- Grid balancing services
- Powering Mobility (ships, port logistics, public transport)
- Storing renewable energy
- Technology development to market maturity
Marzahn is being used as a nucleus for introducing hydrogen as an energy carrier throughout the city. Vattenfall Wärme operates a modern combined heat and power plant here. Hydrogen could be produced there via electrolysis and used for generating district heat and for mobility.
The Rüdersdorf salt cavern could be suitable as a hydrogen storage facility for Berlin with many gigawatts of capacity. As part of the EU´s IPCEI project ”Doing Hydrogen”, this is to be connected to a dedicated hydrogen pipeline from the port of Rostock by 2026.
The Hub comprises Berlin’s BER airport, the Waßmannsdorf sewage treatment plant, the Neulichterfelde district, the Marienfelde factory site of Mercedes Benz and the Adlershof Technology Park aiming at:
- hydrogen production: in the treatment plant and the existing filling station at BER
- development of new technologies: on the site of Mercedes-Benz and in the Technology Park
- large-volume hydrogen requirements: Neulichterfelde mobility concept, bus depot, utility vehicles operated by Berlin’s water authorities, BER ground logistics, synthetic kerosene used in aviation or for combined heat and power generation
Together for the energy transition
As H2Berlin, we are advancing the hydrogen economy in Berlin. We welcome partners to implement the strategies. We work together with your company on projects to introduce hydrogen as a substitute for fossil solutions.
If you have recognised the potential of hydrogen for your company and Berlin or want to know more about it, please contact us:
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