In Pfeffenhausen, the test operation of the delivery of grid-compatible green hydrogen has commenced. With immediate effect, this hydrogen will be supplied to filling stations in the districts of Munich and Ebersberg. The HyPerformer region HyBayern is to be fully operational by the end of 2024 and will help to save 4,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.

On 14 October, a trailer filled with more than 1,200 kilograms of grid-compatible green hydrogen generated in Pfeffenhausen was sent on its way to the administrative district of Munich. The hydrogen production plant in Pfeffenhausen is now in a test phase and, if all remaining improvements can be completed, is scheduled to commence regular operations at the end of 2024. At the beginning of September, green hydrogen was produced on site for the first time and filled into a trailer belonging to Hy2B Wasserstoff GmbH.

With immediate effect, MVV’s regional buses in the administrative districts of Ebersberg and Munich will run on this green hydrogen. One trailer load can be used to refuel up to 60 buses and transport passengers 16,000 km with zero emissions.

The development of the HyBayern Hyperformer region is funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV – Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr) with up to 20 million euros as part of the National Innovation Programme Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP2). The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by the project management organisation Jülich (PtJ).

The Hofolding filling station at the Fa. Geldhauser Omnibusse bus depot was supported with Bavarian funds from the H2T programme and went into operation at the beginning of 2024. The green hydrogen from Pfeffenhausen is mainly produced with electricity from the directly connected Burkhart open-field PV system of BürgerEnergie Niederbayern eG. A grid-friendly operating mode is used for the production, which primarily uses surplus, curtailed and low-priced green electricity for hydrogen production via a balancing group managed by BayWa r.e.

Full operation planned by the end of the year

The HyBayern facility is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2024, following the completion of all improvements and approvals. Thereafter, an average of 1,200 kilograms of green hydrogen will be produced and delivered daily. This is expected to result in a total reduction of 4,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

 

Source of orginal materiel: Hy2B Wasserstoff GmbH

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