Erfolgreiche Vernetzung in Duisburg: Regionale Wasserstoff-Praxis trifft Forschung, Industrie und Politik

Four presentations provided insights into hydrogen technologies and projects from the Ruhr area and North Rhine-Westphalia:

• Prof. Dr. Anna Grevé (Head of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Fraunhofer UMSICHT) showed how EnerPort II is setting a milestone on the way to a climate-neutral terminal at duisport.

• Frank Balzer (Director of New Businesses, Air Liquide) provided insights into the 20 MW “Trailblazer” PEM electrolyser in Oberhausen — including its technical realisation and the associated certification processes.

• Max Krings contributed the perspective of an owner-managed SME and explained how hydrogen is being discussed in the heating industry.

• Marc Bunse (Managing Director, AGR Abfallentsorgungsgesellschaft Ruhrgebiet) shared his experiences of building a hydrogen filling station and an electrolyser and highlighted the challenges faced by first movers in practice.

• During the networking session that followed, participants strengthened their connections, fleshed out ideas for collaboration, and identified new avenues for joint projects. The networking event thus demonstrated once again how important ongoing dialogue is — especially when projects are transitioning from the planning phase to realisation.

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