(Hamburg-Harburg / Germany) – The Tesa plant in Harburg will be connected to the HH-WIN hydrogen industry network of Hamburger Energienetze GmbH by 2027. The city's Senator for the Environment, Katharina Fegebank, presented the company with a funding commitment of €950.000.
Tour of the Tesa plant in Hamburg with Senator Katharina Fegebank (3rd from right) and CTO Ingrid Sebald (4th from right). © Tesa
Tesa plans to convert parts of its facilities to hydrogen. The Hamburg plant is slated to operate in a climate-neutral manner by 2030. The concept is based on the pillars of green hydrogen, electrification of process steam with heat storage, AI-supported control, and increased efficiency. "With our funding, we are paving the way for climate-neutral production and giving the site the support it needs for this transformation," says the Senator. This also provides the city with "a significant boost for the further development of the hydrogen economy."
“Hamburg will be one of the first major industrial locations to have a large-scale hydrogen supply available by 2027,” says Peter Wolffram, Managing Director of the Corporate and Customer division of Hamburger Energienetze (HH-WIN). The development of HH-WIN is progressing rapidly. With an initial pipeline length of 40 kilometers in the port area, the network will establish a direct connection between producers, import terminals, and industrial consumers. By 2031/32, it will grow to 60 kilometers and connect additional companies.
Hydrogen from imports and domestic production
Currently, around 18 kilometers of the pipeline have been completed. The network is part of the national hydrogen core network and is directly connected to the energy centers in the south via the nationwide long-distance pipeline system. Hamburg-based companies can obtain hydrogen, for example, through imports from the sea terminal or from domestic production. The large-scale electrolyzer (HGHH) at the former Moorburg power plant site , whose construction began in December 2025, also serves this purpose. A dedicated injection facility there will ensure that the green hydrogen produced on-site can be distributed directly throughout the entire Hamburg network area.
The funding comes from the "Companies for Resource Conservation" (UfR) program, which is administered by the Hamburg Investment and Development Bank (IFB Hamburg). While HH-WIN provides the infrastructure, the IFB supports companies with the physical connection of the plant to the grid and the technical conversion of production processes to the new energy source ("last mile"). Financing is provided through the Hamburg Climate Plan, with investment grants of up to one million euros.
Tesa operates in over 100 countries and has plants in Germany, Italy, China, the USA, and Vietnam. According to the company, it will invest around €300 million in transforming its business by 2030.
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Visualization of the gas pressure regulating and metering system of Hamburger Energienetze for the connection of Tesa to HH-WIN. © Hamburger Energienetze GmbH
