Together with his team at the Energy Systems Group and eight other research partners, Prof. Mark Jentsch is driving the energy and mobility transition in Thuringia forward. Next Friday, following two and a half years of development, the project partners will be presenting new prototypes of hydrogen filling stations and explaining how the sustainable production and storage of hydrogen can be achieved. The project is part of the h2well compact research project and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The goal of the project is to test decentralised hydrogen production and its application in transportation. Compact, adaptable systems have been developed specifically for this purpose.

Hydrogen with Hydropower from the Ilm

Renewable energy is generated at the small hydropower plant in Oberroßla. This is used on-site by an electrolyser, which splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is then transferred into a mobile storage tank and transported to the Apolda brewery, which is about three kilometres away. A hydrogen filling station is located on the brewery premises. This is where a fuel cell forklift truck that transports returnable bottles can refuel. »The system is meant to show how a decentralised hydrogen supply system can work and that the concept can be transferred to larger renewable energy plants like wind farms«, explains Prof. Jentsch. 

A shuttle bus will be available to transport visitors to the two locations on »Wasserstofftag« at 2, 3 and 4 pm. A hydrogen-powered city bus operated by Stadtwirtschaft Weimar GmbH will be used for this purpose.

Pop-Up Exhibition for Hands-On Participation

How is hydrogen actually produced? Jena’s experimental space for the sense, Imaginata e.V., has created a pop-up exhibition on hydrogen called »Wasserstoff – Energiespeicher der Zukunft?«. The exhibit invites visitors to explore the topics of »energy« and »hydrogen«. They also provide insights into the role hydrogen can play in a future CO2-neutral economy. The hands-on exhibits will be set up for visitors at Apolda’s »Vereinsbrauerei«. 

Wasserstofftag Apolda 
- H2 für die Brauerei
26 April 2024, 1 to 5 pm
Vereinsbrauerei Apolda GmbH, 
Topfmarkt 14, 99510 Apolda

Along with the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Energy Systems Group, project partners include the WIR!-Bündnispartner Kyros Hydrogen Solutions GmbH, Energieversorgung Apolda GmbH, Fraunhofer IKTS Hermsdorf, Höschel & Baumann Elektro GmbH, Imaginata e.V., IMG Electronic & Power Systems GmbH, MAXIMATOR GmbH and Rießner-Gase GmbH beteiligt. Associate partners are the City of Apolda, the urocylinder systems AG and the EnviroConsult engineering firm. The partners are supported by Apolda’s »Vereinsbrauerei«, Apolda GmbH and MV Fördertechnik GmbH in installing the system in Apolda. 

Further information can be found on the Energy Systems Group webpage: www.weimar.de/energiesysteme

Questions on »Wasserstofftag« and the h2well-compact can be directed to Prof. Mark Jensch and his team at the Energy Systems Group by phone: +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 46 59 or via e-mail to energie[at]uni-weimar.de.

Together with his team at the Energy Systems Group and eight other research partners, Prof. Mark Jentsch is driving the energy and mobility transition in Thuringia forward. Next Friday, following two and a half years of development, the project partners will be presenting new prototypes of hydrogen filling stations and explaining how the sustainable production and storage of hydrogen can be achieved. The project is part of the h2well compact research project and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The goal of the project is to test decentralised hydrogen production and its application in transportation. Compact, adaptable systems have been developed specifically for this purpose.

Hydrogen with Hydropower from the Ilm

Renewable energy is generated at the small hydropower plant in Oberroßla. This is used on-site by an electrolyser, which splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is then transferred into a mobile storage tank and transported to the Apolda brewery, which is about three kilometres away. A hydrogen filling station is located on the brewery premises. This is where a fuel cell forklift truck that transports returnable bottles can refuel. »The system is meant to show how a decentralised hydrogen supply system can work and that the concept can be transferred to larger renewable energy plants like wind farms«, explains Prof. Jentsch. 

A shuttle bus will be available to transport visitors to the two locations on »Wasserstofftag« at 2, 3 and 4 pm. A hydrogen-powered city bus operated by Stadtwirtschaft Weimar GmbH will be used for this purpose.

Pop-Up Exhibition for Hands-On Participation

How is hydrogen actually produced? Jena’s experimental space for the sense, Imaginata e.V., has created a pop-up exhibition on hydrogen called »Wasserstoff – Energiespeicher der Zukunft?«. The exhibit invites visitors to explore the topics of »energy« and »hydrogen«. They also provide insights into the role hydrogen can play in a future CO2-neutral economy. The hands-on exhibits will be set up for visitors at Apolda’s »Vereinsbrauerei«. 

Wasserstofftag Apolda 
- H2 für die Brauerei
26 April 2024, 1 to 5 pm
Vereinsbrauerei Apolda GmbH, 
Topfmarkt 14, 99510 Apolda

Along with the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar’s Energy Systems Group, project partners include the WIR!-Bündnispartner Kyros Hydrogen Solutions GmbH, Energieversorgung Apolda GmbH, Fraunhofer IKTS Hermsdorf, Höschel & Baumann Elektro GmbH, Imaginata e.V., IMG Electronic & Power Systems GmbH, MAXIMATOR GmbH and Rießner-Gase GmbH beteiligt. Associate partners are the City of Apolda, the urocylinder systems AG and the EnviroConsult engineering firm. The partners are supported by Apolda’s »Vereinsbrauerei«, Apolda GmbH and MV Fördertechnik GmbH in installing the system in Apolda. 

Further information can be found on the Energy Systems Group webpage: www.weimar.de/energiesysteme

Questions on »Wasserstofftag« and the h2well-compact can be directed to Prof. Mark Jensch and his team at the Energy Systems Group by phone: +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 46 59 or via e-mail to energie[at]uni-weimar.de.