The Anonymous Widower

Is There A Working HiiROC Electrolyser in Germany?

I don’t know, but Google AI gave me this answer.

Yes, there are active initiatives and facilities utilizing HiiROC’s technology in Germany, backed heavily by German energy giants.
HiiROC’s proprietary technology is fundamentally different from traditional water electrolysis; it uses Thermal Plasma Electrolysis (TPE) (a type of methane pyrolysis) to split natural gas or biomethane into clean “turquoise” hydrogen and solid carbon black.

The German Pilot Plant (Wintershall Dea & VNG)

The primary deployment in Germany is a pilot facility developed through a strategic partnership with German energy companies Wintershall Dea and VNG AG, both of whom are also direct stakeholders in HiiROC.

Location & Purpose: Built at a site in eastern Germany, this facility was designed as the first of its kind in the country to produce turquoise hydrogen on a commercial pilot scale.

Capacity: The plant has a nominal capacity of 400 kg of hydrogen per day (equivalent to an annual energy output of nearly 5 GWh).

Operation: The facility utilizes HiiROC’s modular plasma units to extract hydrogen directly from the gas grid at the point of use, capturing the carbon as solid carbon black—which is then routed for industrial use (such as in tire manufacturing and construction materials)

International Scaling & Automation Support

To transition these modular systems into wider industrial operation across Germany and the rest of Europe, HiiROC maintains a research lab in mainland Europe and signed a major partnership with German engineering giant Siemens. Siemens provides the advanced control technology, safety automation, and factory scaling expertise necessary to mass-produce and safely operate these high-pressure plasma electrolysers in demanding industrial environments.

Germany is certainly onboard and helping, with this exciting development from Hull.

 

 

November 6, 2026 Posted by | Hydrogen | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment