The system made by Hyting was installed at a precision pump manufacturing facility for Flusys in Offenbach, to provide heating for a 1,000 cubic-metre space.

Installed alongside a heat pump, the unit will provide peak heating capacity during high-demand periods or low ambient temperatures, with the heat pump managing base load.

Hydrogen is being supplied by an unnamed “nearby supplier.”

Hyting says its catalytic unit provides carbon dioxide, NOx and particulate emission-free heat through a flameless oxidation process. Hydrogen is supplied to the system at around 1.5 bar.

The firm believes deployments like the installation with Flusys represent a “key application” for the technology, citing industrial and commercial buildings’ high peak heat demand and often “limited electrical infrastructure.”

Describing the Offenbach project as a “world’s first,” founder and Managing Director Tim Hannig said the company could be bringing more systems online “in the coming months.”

It comes after Hyting’s 10kW system was certified for European use under the Gas Appliance Regulation following 2,500-hours of durability testing.

Hydrogen’s role in heating has been heavily questioned in recent years, with many questioning its safety and efficiency in conventional boilers.

However, Hyting is firm in its belief that the gas could have a role to play in niche industrial settings, describing its technology as “simple, safe, efficient, and clean.”