How can electrolyzers and fuel cells be produced economically? Where can companies find their place in this value chain? What new business models are opening up in this emerging market? The hy.tec technology forum provided answers to these and other questions relating to the production of hydrogen systems.
The new format brings together manufacturers and suppliers for the production of hydrogen systems with those who want to become one. The competent mediators in this match are the hydrogen technology experts from the Reference Factory.H2 at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU Chemnitz. In the Reference Factory.H2, industrial companies contribute their core competencies to the value chain and develop them further together with other industrial companies.
Fraunhofer IWU researchers are presenting a blueprint of the factory on the hy.tec platform. Among other things, they will present the various production technology building blocks such as processes, materials, components, machines and systems that are required to manufacture hydrogen systems. Workshops and demonstrations will provide information on the structure of the building blocks, manufacturing and testing processes and the skills required for this.
A major challenge for all those involved is "20 in 27". This means that by 2027, hydrogen systems should only cost 20 percent less than they do today. The players at Referenzfabrik.H2 have proven that this 80 percent cost reduction is possible in a demonstrator. This innovative electrolyser stack is designed for various usage scenarios in terms of size, performance, availability, service life and efficiency. For the first time, there is now a basis that enables a wide range of industries and companies to evaluate individual components technologically and economically, develop their own individual business model and position themselves in the supply chain.
