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Expert advice for the energy of the future

Solid advice for the entry into H2 production.

Consultancy for hydrogen producers is rapidly gaining in importance: Europe's climate policy is focussing on hydrogen as a key energy source of the future. The molecule of the future is seen as the key to the success of the energy transition. This is because hydrogen fulfils the requirements for technologies for a largely CO2-free energy supply. Hydrogen not only has the potential, but also the ability to change the energy sector in the long term. Hydrogen producers are facing new opportunities, but also new challenges! Questions regarding the scaling and optimisation of production processes, legally compliant safety concepts for the production and storage of large quantities of hydrogen and the establishment of new sales structures or the development of new sales markets can hardly be answered comprehensively without the support of a broad network of specialists. HydroHub is the right contact for competent advice for hydrogen producers – including support and consulting on the path to hydrogen certification (e.g., RFNBO).

Hydrogen will be used as a key technology and (buffer) storage system for the utilisation of green electricity in central areas of society. As an energy carrier or for material use in industry and mobility as well as its application as a combustion fuel in hard-to-electrify processes. As a storage medium, hydrogen can be used in technical systems for sector coupling and thus further advance the integration and use of renewable energies for the decarbonisation of all energy-intensive sectors.

The HydroHub supports you in utilising the potential of hydrogen technology for specific applications and tasks. This begins with strategic & financial advice for hydrogen manufacturers and continues with practical hands-on engineering support, safety engineering as well as consulting for achieving hydrogen certification.

The course for hydrogen manufacturers is clear: expansion

The ramp-up of the hydrogen economy is expected to result in a power demand of between 60 and 80 GW from electrolysers in the electricity grid by 2050. The National Hydrogen Strategy predicts that Germany will need around 90-130 TWh of hydrogen by 2030. In order to be able to speak of successful market penetration in 2030, a large number of electrolysers and growth rates of around 1 GW electrolysis capacity per year are required by the end of the decade. The challenges involved in achieving this volume are complex and require seamless supply chains and a correspondingly competitive electrolysis industry. This calls for smart exit strategies from existing production processes, the expansion of manufacturing capacities, and their certification – all geared toward an increasing share of renewable hydrogen. This is precisely where the HydroHub is involved with its comprehensive consulting, engineering and training services and also in providing consulting support on the path to certification.

If your company is active in the future field of the hydrogen economy or you are considering entering it, the HydroHub is reliably at your side with its advice for hydrogen manufacturers and the excellent 360° expertise of various TÜV NORD GROUP companies.

Consultancy for hydrogen manufacturers: Hydrogen as a growing field of research

Research is working on various processes for the production of hydrogen. A colour theory has developed with reference to the production method and the greenhouse gas quantities produced in each case. Green hydrogen is the least CO2-intensive, but currently also the most expensive variant. Let's take a look at "turquoise" hydrogen production, for example. It offers the opportunity to produce hydrogen with a positive carbon footprint in the long term if methane from livestock farming or the atmosphere can be utilised for hydrogen production. Photocatalytic water splitting and the photobiological production of hydrogen with bioreactors is also a broad field of research. All branches of research are also working towards the goal of increasing the economic efficiency of the processes in order to support their practical use.

The HydroHub supports hydrogen producers with market-oriented research, feasibility studies, concepts - in short, with consulting, engineering and training for successful business development with optimum safety - for every form of hydrogen production.

Consulting for hydrogen producers: hundreds of specialised services for hydrogen technologies

As a service provider in consulting for hydrogen producers, it is clear to us that in the market ramp-up phase, hydrogen is still produced in grey, blue, turquoise or green. Despite the differences in the processes, one thing applies to all of them: every hydrogen technology must be safe!

Recognising, assessing and controlling technical hazards and risks has been one of the central tasks of the TÜV NORD GROUP for over 150 years. We have developed in-depth expertise in all areas of industry and today offer hundreds of specialised services specifically for the hydrogen industry. The portfolio ranges from technical, legal and financial due diligence to functional testing of the smallest plant components. From functional and requirement specifications to concepts for commissioning and installation work.

Wherever hydrogen can be produced and integrated into the industrial value chain, our services are already helping to protect against risks or optimise the energy process chain: for production, grids, distribution, storage and reconversion to electricity, right through to consulting for hydrogen manufacturers. Our services accompany you from the initial project idea through to consistently thought-out cycle solutions for dismantling and disposal concepts.

The optimised use of available technologies and a gradual conversion to green hydrogen is the declared goal throughout Europe and also an incentive for perfect consulting for hydrogen manufacturers and the highest commitment of HydroHub.

Let us walk the path to what is possible together. Contact us and briefly describe your project. We will put together a team of experts for you and offer expert, competent advice for you as hydrogen producers.

HydroHub: Special advantages for hydrogen producers

Our advice for hydrogen producers is based on 150 years of expertise and technical know-how in recognising, assessing and controlling technical hazards. Safety and sustainability have always been the basic principles of the TÜV NORD GROUP. Hydrogen producers benefit from our consulting services for hydrogen producers, especially in the ramp-up phase of the hydrogen market. In this phase, the advantages of our consulting services for hydrogen producers are far-reaching:

Integral view of problems
High degree of modularity and specialised services
Enormous diversification in services and stakeholder groups

As is often the case with innovations, hydrogen also raises the question of acceptance by the public and numerous other sectors. In this respect, hydrogen producers also benefit from our hydrogen consulting services: the HydroHub offers a well-founded, honest assessment of the sustainable application of hydrogen - for example with regard to its use for industrial users or in mobility. In this way, we help to convey to the public and industry alike that the long-term expansion of the hydrogen economy has great potential for the protection of the environment and thus help you to gain acceptance of hydrogen technology through our advice for hydrogen manufacturers.

We create a high level of understanding and trust among the general public through simplified and transparent communication. In this way, we act as a bridge builder between the innovation-driving hydrogen producers and the users of these technologies in the course of our consulting for hydrogen producers.

Insights into consulting for hydrogen producers

Hydrogen producers face a number of challenges in their daily work, which can be of a technical, economic and infrastructural nature, for example. Regulatory aspects are also an essential aspect for hydrogen producers with regard to the production and distribution of hydrogen.

The HydroHub supports you in all these aspects in the course of consulting. As an engineering service provider and consultant for sustainable value creation in the project business, you can rely on our expertise and commitment when it comes to our advice for hydrogen producers. We always act in a prudent and future-oriented manner - our range of services includes feasibility analyses, technology consulting, expert reports and project support through to plant construction (keyword H2 readiness: conversion/conversion of existing plants) and offers advisory services to support RFNBO and other certification schemes.

We prepare expert reports, brief reports and other documents during the planning phase.

Feel free to contact us to gain even more detailed insights into our consulting services for hydrogen manufacturers or to receive individual advice from us! Our team of experts is eagerly awaiting your project.