BASF is pressing ahead with its Hy4Chem-EI project: the first stacks for the planned 54 MW PEM electrolyser have arrived. Siemens Energy is delivering the modules almost daily by heavy transport to the construction site in Ludwigshafen, where they are already being installed.
BASF's planned 54 MW PEM electrolyser has received its first stacks. Siemens Energy is now delivering stacks to the construction site almost daily by heavy goods transport. The first modules have already been installed in the plant at the Ludwigshafen site.
The electrolyser will comprise a total of 72 stacks on completion, giving it an installed capacity of 54 MW. This will enable the plant to produce up to 8,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year, according to the companies involved. BASF intends to use the green hydrogen to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the site by up to 72,000 tonnes per year.
Hy4Chem-EI project receives 124.3 million euros in funding
The installation of the core modules is one of the key steps on the way to commissioning the electrolyser. In the coming months, BASF also plans to install high-voltage transformers, connect the plant to the infrastructure via pipe bridges and link it to the hydrogen network at the site. The plan is for the plant to go into operation in the first half of 2025.
In November, BASF received funding approval for the project from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Hy4Chem-EI will receive a total of 124.3 million euros in funding.
