VoltH2 gets permit for its 20 MW electrolyser in Gelsenkirchen

VoltH2 has reached an important milestone in its FID process in Germany: the BImSchG permit for the construction and operation of a 20 MW electrolysis plant at the Klimahafen in Gelsenkirchen. 

The site (bottom center) inside Klimahafen Gelsenkirchen where VoltH2 will build its hydrogen plant.

VoltH2 is focusing on the production of RFNBO-compliant hydrogen. The PEM electrolysis plant in Gelsenkirchen will have a capacity of 20 MW, corresponding to an annual production of about 1,800 tons of green hydrogen. This will avoid the emission of about 23,000 tons of CO2.

Michael Wünnemann, managing director of VoltH2 Operating Germany GmbH, said, "Thanks to the close cooperation with the city of Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenlog and DMT Energy Engineers/Encos, we can now effectively further develop this plant. The permit is an important milestone on the way to the final investment decision (FID) for the plant." 

VoltH2's 25,000-square-meter site is located in the Klimahafen near a number of key industrial companies. The site also provides space for a hydrogen filling station, which will allow transport companies in the region to switch to hydrogen without having to set up their own logistics. Customers who are not directly connected can be supplied via the tube trailer filling station, also planned.