The facility will enable industrial-scale manufacturing of electrolysers that in essence will be capable of creating green hydrogen for various projects around the globe.
The next milestone in this project will be to begin the first gigawatt production at a multi-gigawatt factory for electrolyser systems and contribute further to the decarbonisation of society.
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By increasing the quantity of electrolysis units entering the market, it provides an avenue to drive down the cost of green hydrogen by making more affordable electrolysers – a key aspect in raising demand for the clean energy carrier.
Currently the site mainly manufactures gas turbines, which are said to be among the most powerful and efficient in the world. These can also already be operated with up to 50% hydrogen, and by 2030 complete hydrogen operation should be possible.
Christian Bruch, President and CEO of Siemens Energy, said, “With the new production facility for hydrogen electrolysers, we are reinforcing our claim to play an active role in shaping the energy transition.
“To this end, we are pooling our knowledge in the field of various energy technologies in Berlin. For us, hydrogen is an important component of the future energy world.
“For this to be economically viable, the manufacturing costs for electrolysers must be significantly reduced. With our new production facility we are helping to make hydrogen competitive sooner.”
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