Hartmann Valves GmbH is supplying around 1,400 ball valves to RWE Gas Storage West GmbH for the GET H2 Nukleus hydrogen project in Gronau-Epe.
This project is part of the GET H2 initiative, which aims to establish a nationwide hydrogen infrastructure in Germany. In this way, the project operators want to make a contribution to reducing CO2 emissions. The projects of the GET H2 initiative cover the entire hydrogen value chain, from production to application. This includes the production of green hydrogen using electrolysis and the development of pipeline networks for transportation. The storage and use of hydrogen in various sectors also play a central role.
Publicly accessible hydrogen infrastructure
As part of the GET H2 Nukleus project, one of the first publicly accessible hydrogen infrastructures is being built between Lingen and Gelsenkirchen. An existing cavern of RWE Gas Storage West GmbH will be converted for the storage of hydrogen. In addition, the project operators are installing new equipment at the existing compressor and extraction station and connecting the cavern to the new structures via a field pipeline to enable storage operation.
Hartmann Valves is supplying around 1,400 ball valves in pressure ratings PN 16, PN 100 and PN 250 for this project. The ball valves, which are used in various nominal sizes (DN 25 to DN 300), have been specially developed for the high requirements of hydrogen storage.
Werner Hartmann, CEO of Hartmann Valves, is delighted to be taking part in the project. “Our ball valves have already been tried and tested for use in hydrogen applications for more than two decades and meet the highest quality and safety standards. Energy storage using hydrogen will play an important role in the transformation of the energy infrastructure in the future,” he says.
The GET H2 Nukleus project is a flagship project of the energy transition and is funded as an “Important Project of Common European Interest” (IPCEI).
