H2Mare_VB0

The conditions at sea are ideal for generating renewable electricity. The direct production of green hydrogen in offshore facilities using wind energy without a grid connection can significantly reduce costs compared to onshore production. The flagship H2Mare project will therefore conduct research into the offshore production of green hydrogen and other Power-to-X products. The new offshore-capable electrolyzer is intended to be installed on the wind turbine platform in the future. The H2Mare project OffgridWind is developing the best way to integrate the turbine and the electrolyzer. The concepts developed will then be tested initially on land—at an onshore wind turbine. In the future, the offshore facility will require not only a larger platform but also a new foundation. OffgridWind is researching both of these aspects—along with the transport of the produced hydrogen to the mainland. In addition, the partners are simulating operations and calculating the costs over the entire life cycle of the wind turbines used for hydrogen production at sea.

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