Carbon2Chem®
Overview
StatusConceptEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
Country · regionGermany · Duisburg
Technologyalkaline water electrolysis coupled with process-gas conversion and chemical synthesis
Productmethanol, ammonia, sustainable aviation fuels
Capacity2 MWEuropean Clean Hydrogen Partnership · as of 2025
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Feedstockindustrial process gases from steel, cement or refinery production
Capacity & economics
Financing€50 million research grant for third phase, valid through 2028
Status & timeline
Actual Outputammonia, methanol and higher alcohols were successfully produced from steel mill process gases
Lifecycle Stagethird phase commenced in early 2025; grant runs through 2028
Phase Sequencephase 1: 2016-2020, phase 2: 2020-2024, phase 3: 2025-2028
Eventpilot plant in Duisburg started operation in March 2018
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem®: Contributing to climate protection Shared by 6 fields: Current
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Carbon2Chem® awarded €50 million research grant Shared by 3 fields: Current
- European Clean Hydrogen Partnership European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 Shared by 2 fields: Snapshot 2025-12-01 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2025)
- thyssenkrupp AG Carbon2Chem®: First project phase successfully completed and notice of funding received from federal government for second phase Shared by 2 fields: Current
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Carbon2Chem® | View exact valueCarbon2Chem® | thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem®: Contributing to climate protection | — | |
| Administrative Area | Duisburg | View exact valueDuisburg | thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem®: Contributing to climate protection | — | |
| Country | Germany | View exact valueGermany | Carbon2Chem® awarded €50 million research grant | — | |
| Feedstock | industrial process gases from steel, cement or refinery production | View exact valueindustrial process gases from steel, cement or refinery production | thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem®: Contributing to climate protection | — | |
| Product | methanol, ammonia, sustainable aviation fuels | View exact value["methanol","ammonia","sustainable aviation fuels"] | thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem®: Contributing to climate protection | — | |
| Technology | alkaline water electrolysis coupled with process-gas conversion and chemical synthesis | View exact valuealkaline water electrolysis coupled with process-gas conversion and chemical synthesis | thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem®: Contributing to climate protection | — | |
| Capacity | 2 MW | View exact value2 MW | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 | — | — |
| Financing | €50 million research grant for third phase, valid through 2028 | View exact value€50 million research grant for third phase, valid through 2028 | Carbon2Chem® awarded €50 million research grant | — | |
| Actual Output | ammonia, methanol and higher alcohols were successfully produced from steel mill process gases | View exact valueammonia, methanol and higher alcohols were successfully produced from steel mill process gases | Carbon2Chem®: First project phase successfully completed and notice of funding received from federal government for second phase | — | |
| Event | pilot plant in Duisburg started operation in March 2018 | View exact valuepilot plant in Duisburg started operation in March 2018 | Carbon2Chem®: First project phase successfully completed and notice of funding received from federal government for second phase | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | third phase commenced in early 2025; grant runs through 2028 | View exact valuethird phase commenced in early 2025; grant runs through 2028 | Carbon2Chem® awarded €50 million research grant | — | |
| Phase Sequence | phase 1: 2016-2020, phase 2: 2020-2024, phase 3: 2025-2028 | View exact value["phase 1: 2016-2020","phase 2: 2020-2024","phase 3: 2025-2028"] | thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem®: Contributing to climate protection | — | |
| Progress Status | Concept | View exact valueannounced_or_planned | European Hydrogen Observatory projects Dec2025 | — | — |
Record history
10 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated