Lhyfe, producer of renewable green hydrogen, and duisport, the owner and management company of the Port of Duisburg, collaborate to investigate the feasibility of building the first major electrolysis plant in the German port.
Duisburger Verkehrs- und Versorgungsgesellschaft (DVV – Duisburg transport and supply authority), Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg (WBD – public company for cleaning, collection and treatment of waste) and Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT – port terminal of the city of Duisburg) would use the hydrogen directly for local use. To this end, all partners involved have signed a declaration of intent.
In order to support the local economy in its transition to climate-neutral energy sources and decarbonise mobility, the project partners, future buyers of green and renewable hydrogen, have been working together for several months. The DVV intends to use this sustainable energy source for its hydrogen buses, WBD for its refuse collection vehicles and duisport for its internal logistics and the operation of the port terminal.
“Our project planning always takes place in a very close exchange with the parties involved. This type of hydrogen development creates individual and tailor-made projects, from whose expertise we can successfully show other customers a way out of fossil energies,” said Luc Graré, head of Central & Eastern Europe at Lhyfe GmbH.
Lhyfe will first conduct the feasibility study. The hydrogen production plant with a capacity of up to 20 megawatts, which could be built on a plot of land owned by Duisburger Hafen AG, could go into operation by mid-2025.
Also, in order to be able to optimally supply the hydrogen vehicles with green hydrogen, the parties involved will be making use of the existing infrastructure and refueling facilities.
