HyPLANT100
HyPLANT100 – Part of the H2Giga Flagship Project
The HyPLANT100 – part of the H2Giga flagship project, is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The goal of HyPLANT100 is to develop optimized and automated processes as well as standards for the construction of large-scale water electrolyzers to achieve the required production capacities for green hydrogen. The project is coordinated by the Development Agency Region Heide AöR and involves several partners from science and industry, including the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), FEST GmbH, and Hypion GmbH.
The HyPLANT100 – part of the H2Giga flagship project, will research and develop efficient assembly and installation processes for large-scale electrolyzer systems. This work will be accompanied by recommendations for standardization that will accelerate and simplify these processes in the future, enabling a faster rollout of a hydrogen economy in Germany.
A critical factor in this is both the investment volume required for automated assembly systems and the often significantly lower flexibility of automated systems compared to human labor. For the successful implementation of (partial) automation, standardized interfaces are particularly important. Therefore, HyPLANT100 – part of the H2Giga flagship project, analyzes and examines the interfaces of electrolyzers with regard to potential standardization.
The objective of the project is the development of a functional prototype of a largely autonomously operating intelligent technical assembly unit. This unit is intended for on-site operation, enabling the installation and interconnection of electrolyzer stacks or modules, along with the necessary peripheral equipment, at the hydrogen producer’s location. The project results will demonstrate the possibilities of intelligent assembly and installation of electrolyzer modules into a large-scale electrolyzer system, preparing the path for widespread technological adoption and the flexible use of different configurations – even across different manufacturers.
The aim is to create a scalable prototype that facilitates the broad application of such assembly systems – including cross-manufacturer compatibility. In addition, a training concept for the qualification of skilled workers in the hydrogen sector will be developed. Hypion, for its part, is responsible for a sub-aspect of the project – the simulation of installation structures for large-scale electrolyzer systems.
With HyPLANT100 – part of the H2Giga flagship project, an important milestone is being set to accelerate the development of a hydrogen economy in Germany.
Details:
- Processing period: 04/2021 to 12/2025
- Services: Planning and implementation of hydrogen infrastructures, analysis of legal framework conditions, development of possible site layouts
