(Freiberg) – In Saxony, three technical universities have joined forces to form a “Saxon Hydrogen Union”: the TU Chemnitz, the TU Dresden and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg say they want to “deepen and institutionalize” their cooperation in the areas of research and teaching along the entire hydrogen value chain.
The three research institutions have been networked with each other in the hydrogen and energy sectors for some time. For example, Chemnitz University of Technology is playing a key role in developing the “Hydrogen and Mobility Innovation Center” (HIC) – a national innovation and technology center for hydrogen technologies – on the South Technology Campus. In the future it will be funded by the federal government with a total of 72,5 million euros. In the “SaxonHy” joint project, the TU Dresden is researching the basics of hydrogen-based flying and investigating how the fuel can be stored in aircraft. At the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, research is being carried out in the “BioHydroGen” project to develop a hydrogen generator for biogas. The aim is to develop a reformer system for converting biogas to hydrogen without prior processing into biomethane.
The formal merger took place in the presence of the Prime Minister of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer.
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From left to right: The Vice Rector for Research and Transfer of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg Jörg Matschullat, Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer, the Rector of the TU Chemnitz Gerd Strohmeier and the Rector of the TU Dresden Ursula Staudinger at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the formation of the “Saxon Hydrogen Union”. © TU Bergakademie Freiberg / Jacob Müller
