Project "CHEMERGY"
Provision of hydrogen as an industrial by-product and installation of a local hydrogen infrastructure
The „Chemergy“ project has the purpose to open up the infrastructure of the chemical industry, which has so far been closed in, and to provide public access, so that hydrogen can be used as energy carrier. This constitutes a necessary condition to establish an optimal starting position for the commercially reasonable operation of hydrogen applications in the future.
„Chemergy“ is a milestone for electric traffic & transport concepts which are both economically viable and environmentally friendly, and it offers competitive fuel costs and profits made possible by the favourable local situation. The development of the infrastructure is clearly beneficial for the location’s and the region’s competitiveness. In parallel to the local activities the project partners examine how the findings of the Chemergy project can be transferred to other locations and how the potential resources of the industrial by-product hydrogen can be put to use in the region, in NRW and in Germany as a whole to ensure optimal results in efficiency.
TRAFFIC AND HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE
The application area of NOW (the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology) includes the preparation and the operation of hydrogen-driven cars and busses in public traffic – plus the sine-qua-non hydrogen infrastructure – as well as the application in adjacent areas as for example the on-board power supply in aeroplanes by means of fuel cells.
The work group Hydrogen infrastructure promotes demonstration projects for hydrogen production from renewable energy sources, if possible, and elaborates strategic concepts for the development of a reliable large-area distribution infrastructure. Studies such as GermanHy indicate promising production and infrastructure options for the future.
GENERAL PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
  | Further development of vehicle fleets and hydrogen infrastructure starting in key regions |
| Reinforcement of technological competence and development of a competitive supply industry |
| Enhancement of client acceptance |
PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
| Stadtwerke Hürth AöR, overall initiator, investor |
| InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG, integration of the filling station into the Chemiepark industrial area |
| Air Products Deutschland GmbH, construction and operation of the hydrogen filling station |
| IGH2 - InnovationsGesellschaft Wasserstoff mbH, project management, overall coordination |
| Praxair Deutschland GmbH & Co.KG, purification, analytics and supply of hydrogen |
