WindH2 Windwasserstoff Salzgitter
Overview
Statuscommissioned; press release reported all facilities in trial operation on 2021-03-11
Country · regionSalzgitter
TechnologyPEM electrolysis
Productgreen hydrogen (H₂), oxygen (O₂) co-product
Capacityseven wind turbines: 30 MW (total wind-turbine output); two Siemens PEM electrolyzer units: 1.25 MW each (installed unit rating); hydrogen production: 450 m³/h (around ultra-pure hydrogen output)
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
Feedstockwater (H₂O); high-purity distilled water for electrolysis
Final Usesteelmaking: annealing processes and hot-dip galvanizing lines (current use stated in 2021)
Power Sourcewind power / renewable electricity
Project Typesector coupling / green hydrogen for steelmaking
Capacity & economics
FinancingOther Support: KfW funding for electrolysis construction; Federal Subsidy: 1.1 million EUR (Bundesförderung für Energieeffizienz in der Wirtschaft)
Total Capex50 (unit not recorded)
Status & timeline
Phase SequenceWindH2 project; linked by owner to SALCOS® transformation context; no exact internal phase sequence established
Location & names
Site NameHüttenwerk Salzgitter / Salzgitter steelworks
AliasWindH2
Local NameWindwasserstoff Salzgitter
Timeline
- commissioning / public presentation of newly built facilities : 2021-03-11
Sources & record history
Sources
- Salzgitter AG „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie Shared by 13 fields: Current
- Salzgitter AG / SALCOS® Wasserstoff aus Windkraft | Projekt WindH2 | SALCOS® Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Wasserstoff Niedersachsen WindH2 (abgeschlossen)
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 | WindH2 Windwasserstoff Salzgitter | View exact valueWindH2 Windwasserstoff Salzgitter | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Site Name | Hüttenwerk Salzgitter / Salzgitter steelworks | View exact valueHüttenwerk Salzgitter / Salzgitter steelworks | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Administrative Area | Salzgitter | View exact valueSalzgitter | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Alias | WindH2 | View exact value["WindH2"] | Wasserstoff aus Windkraft | Projekt WindH2 | SALCOS® | — | |
| Local Name | Windwasserstoff Salzgitter | View exact valueWindwasserstoff Salzgitter | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Feedstock | water (H₂O); high-purity distilled water for electrolysis | View exact value["water (H₂O); high-purity distilled water for electrolysis"] | Wasserstoff aus Windkraft | Projekt WindH2 | SALCOS® | — | |
| Final Use | steelmaking: annealing processes and hot-dip galvanizing lines (current use stated in 2021) | View exact value["steelmaking: annealing processes and hot-dip galvanizing lines (current use stated in 2021)"] | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Power Source | wind power / renewable electricity | View exact value["wind power / renewable electricity"] | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Product | green hydrogen (H₂), oxygen (O₂) co-product | View exact value["green hydrogen (H₂)","oxygen (O₂) co-product"] | Wasserstoff aus Windkraft | Projekt WindH2 | SALCOS® | — | |
| Project Type | sector coupling / green hydrogen for steelmaking | View exact valuesector coupling / green hydrogen for steelmaking | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Technology | PEM electrolysis | View exact value["PEM electrolysis"] | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Capacity | seven wind turbines: 30 MW (total wind-turbine output); two Siemens PEM electrolyzer units: 1.25 MW each (installed unit rating); hydrogen production: 450 m³/h (around ultra-pure hydrogen output) | View exact value[{"unit":"MW","basis":"total wind-turbine output","value":30,"component":"seven wind turbines"},{"unit":"MW each","basis":"installed unit rating","value":1.25,"component":"two Siemens PEM electrolyzer units"},{"unit":"m³/h","basis":"around ultra-pure hydrogen output","value":450,"component":"hydrogen production"}] | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Financing | Other Support: KfW funding for electrolysis construction; Federal Subsidy: 1.1 million EUR (Bundesförderung für Energieeffizienz in der Wirtschaft) | View exact value{"other_support":"KfW funding for electrolysis construction","federal_subsidy":{"unit":"million EUR","value":1.1,"programme":"Bundesförderung für Energieeffizienz in der Wirtschaft"}} | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Total Capex | 50 (unit not recorded) | View exact value50 | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Event | commissioning / public presentation of newly built facilities : 2021-03-11 | View exact value{"date":"2021-03-11","event":"commissioning / public presentation of newly built facilities"} | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — | |
| Phase Sequence | WindH2 project; linked by owner to SALCOS® transformation context; no exact internal phase sequence established | View exact value["WindH2 project; linked by owner to SALCOS® transformation context; no exact internal phase sequence established"] | WindH2 (abgeschlossen) | Current | |
| Progress Status | commissioned; press release reported all facilities in trial operation on 2021-03-11 | View exact valuecommissioned; press release reported all facilities in trial operation on 2021-03-11 | „Windwasserstoff Salzgitter – WindH2“ - Ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlindustrie | — |
Record history
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