Study on the Chemnitz hydrogen model region presented
The feasibility study "HyExperts - Hydrogen Model Region Chemnitz", jointly commissioned by the City of Chemnitz, HZwo e. V. and the region, was presented today in the Chamber Hall of the Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The one-year project was funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV). The application for funding for the Chemnitz hydrogen region was jointly prepared by the districts of Erzgebirgskreis, Vogtlandkreis, Mittelsachsen and Zwickau as well as the city of Zwickau, the environmental department of the city of Chemnitz, the utility company eins and HZwo e. V..
Hydrogen technology offers the region considerable research and development potential in the transformation process of drive technologies. "The formation of a hydrogen network is a crucial component for the further development of the region," says Lord Mayor Sven Schulze. It is clear that the Chemnitz region will be dependent on hydrogen imports and that a connection to the European hydrogen core network is necessary. "The next step will be to implement the short, medium and long-term goals and projects," says Sven Schulze. "What is important for this? Commitment, inventiveness, a functioning network and also investment in the public and private sectors."
The federal government alone is funding the new Chemnitz Hydrogen Technology Centre (HIC) with an estimated 72.5 million euros. It is intended to offer companies in the region an efficient development centre. The HIC is scheduled to go into operation by 2028 at the latest.
The feasibility study focussed on establishing regional value chains for the production, transport, storage and provision of green hydrogen. The focus is on the mobility sector, whereby public passenger transport, heavy goods transport and special applications of H2-powered vehicles such as waste disposal, agriculture, etc. as well as motorised private transport are considered.