(Hunfeld) – The project developer Abo Wind AG is planning a hybrid project with a wind turbine (WKA), hydrogen production and a hydrogen filling station. Construction of the Nordex wind turbine with an output of 4,8 megawatts will begin in February 2024. ABO Wind and Air Liquide Advanced Technologies signed the supply contract for the hydrogen filling station and the filling plant in December 2022. The station for buses and trucks is being built in the Hessisches Kegelspiel logistics park in Hünfeld near Fulda.
Location of the planned wind turbine and gas station in Hesse. © Abo Wind AG
The electricity from the planned wind turbine will be transported via a direct line to the electrolyser that has now been ordered from the manufacturer Fest Group. Green hydrogen is produced here, which is then compressed and available for refueling fuel cell vehicles. The entire plant is scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2024, and hydrogen will be produced from January 2025. According to the company, it is “the largest in Germany to date,” where a wind turbine is directly coupled with electrolysis.
Schedule for the construction of the hydrogen hybrid plant in Hesse. © Abo Wind AG
The two electrolysis systems have a combined output of five megawatts and therefore produce around 90 kilograms of hydrogen per hour under full load. A truck needs around eight kilograms of hydrogen for a range of 100 kilometers. If necessary, the electrolyser's output can be expanded to eight megawatts.
The project is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport as part of the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology with a total of around twelve million euros.
The picture shows the 19,8 megawatt Donaboròw wind farm in Poland. It is the first wind farm developed by Abo Wind in the country. The location is in the southern part of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship in the area of the two municipalities of Baranów and Kępno. © Abo Wind AG
