ArcelorMittal and partners – Starting signal for hydrogen production with Hybit in Bremen, EUR 10 M from the State of Bremen to build electrolysis plant.
The next step in the restructuring of Bremen’s steel industry has been taken: ArcelorMittal Bremen, swb AG and EWE AG want to jointly implement the largest industrial hydrogen project in Bremen to date. Mayor Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte and Kristina Vogt, Senator for Economics, Labour and Europe, handed over a funding decision from the State of Bremen.
As part of the Hybit (Hydrogen for Bremens industrial transformation) project, the three companies will receive funding of 10 million euros from the state of Bremen for the construction of an electrolysis plant, which corresponds to about half of the total investment budget.
The project includes the construction of a 12 MW electrolysis plant that will produce green hydrogen with renewable energy. The electrolysis capacity will later be gradually scaled up to up to 300 MW. The overall demand for climate-neutral steel production in Bremen is ultimately to be covered by the expansion of the pipeline infrastructure.
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Reiner Blaschek, CEO ArcelorMittal Flachstahl Deutschland and responsible for the plants in Bremen and EisenhĂźttenstadt:
We are leading the way towards decarbonisation in Bremen.
“The construction of the electrolysis plant marks the starting point for the use of green hydrogen in Bremen’s steel production and is an important component of the transformation.”
“We will use the first hydrogen in the existing plants, in the next stage the use of new production technologies will follow, so that we can produce completely climate-neutral steel in Bremen by the mid-30s. This will require a further expansion of hydrogen capacity.”
ArcelorMittal Flachstahl Deutschland intends to replace two blast furnaces in Bremen and EisenhĂźttenstadt in the first phase of decarbonisation, replacing the technology for the production of 3.6 million tonnes of steel with a process with a direct reduction plant and subsequent electric arc furnace.
The complete conversion of this production to green hydrogen will lead to savings of more than five million tons of CO2 per year. To this end, ArcelorMittal has submitted further applications for funding as part of the IPCEI programme for large-scale hydrogen projects. Thanks for staying up to date with Hydrogen Central.
Swb and EWE are initially building the electrolysis plant with a capacity of 12 MW in the joint undertaking Wasserstoff Bremen GmbH at the Bremen-MittelsbĂźren power plant site. The installation takes place in an empty machine hall and in module series to ensure flexibility for adaptation to future requirements.
Starting signal for hydrogen production with hybite in Bremen, December 22, 2021
