The IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) on Hydrogen was launched in 2020 to promote the market ramp-up of green hydrogen. In the course of this project 23 EU Member States as well as Norway collaborate to interlink European hydrogen projects and to benefit from spill-over effects at a European level. In the meantime, four IPCEI Hydrogen “waves” with 18 involved countries have been registered at the EU level. 1.4 billion EUR from the RRF support 14 of the overall 31 projects in Germany.
The German plan supports integrated hydrogen projects along the entire value chain. The measure is articulated around production, transport and storage of hydrogen, as well as on hydrogen applications (in industry and mobility). New electrolysis capability is being built to produce renewable hydrogen in locations where sufficient renewable electricity is available.
Under the SALCOS project, a hydrogen-ready direct reduction plant, an electric arc furnace for the production of 1.9 million tonnes of crude steel, and a 100 MW electrolyser will be set up in the town of Salzgitter. This is the basis for transitioning to the hydrogen-based direct reduction method at a later stage, which will allow part of the conventional furnace route to be replaced. This will be key for the company to produce meaningful amounts of green steel in the near future.
More information can be found at the following links:
- https://germany.representation.ec.europa.eu/news/forderung-uber-eu-aufbauplan-next-generation-eu-simson-und-habeck-besuchen-wasserstoffprojekt-2023-06-01_de
- https://www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de/Redaktion/EN/Pressemitteilu…
Top 100 recipients
- Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
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- Reference
- 1.1.1.
- Project locations
- Germany
- Project website
- www.bundesfinanzministerium.de