The consortium of the hydrogen lead project H2Giga for the development of electrolyzers met on June 12 at the Schlötter company in Geislingen. Schlötter is part of the consortium and is developing a production-ready process for metallic coating of the membranes. The program included a factory tour with exclusive insights into the production and development of ultra-modern process chemicals for electroplating technology.
The last regular project meeting took place at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin. As part of the H2Giga hydrogen lead project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the development of inexpensive, robust electrolysers that can be mass-produced is being driven forward. This includes research into so-called AEM electrolysis (electrolysis on anion-conducting membranes) in the joint project "AEM-Direkt".
In cooperation with leading research institutes (DLR, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg, Max Planck Institute Berlin, etc.) and internationally renowned companies such as Evonik Industries AG and Siemens Energy AG, the traditional Geislingen-based company Dr.-Ing. Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. KG has the task of metallically coating membranes and developing a process ready for series production. The company can thus once again demonstrate the efficiency of modern electroplating technology.
It must be possible to produce hydrogen in large quantities and at competitive prices
In order for hydrogen to fulfill its role in a climate-neutral future, it must be able to be produced in large quantities and at competitive prices. To achieve this, it is imperative that inexpensive, robust electrolyzers that can be mass-produced are developed.
During the project meeting, the project partners exchanged current progress in the sub-projects and inspired each other with fresh impetus for the upcoming milestones.
