Accelera, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins, has received two orders for its electrolyzers – one a 5MW installation to become part of a hydrogen hub for Tyczka Hydrogen GmbH in Germany, the other for Accelera’s largest placement yet, a 35MW system to support hydrogen production by Linde in New York.
The hydrogen unit of Tyczka, a 100-year-old supplier of industrial gases in Europe, will deploy a 5-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system at the Port of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. Powered by renewable solar and wind energy, the system will generate up to 2.2 tons of green hydrogen daily to support decarbonization across mobility, industrial and research sectors in central Germany.
“This collaboration with Tyczka Hydrogen underscores our commitment to advancing the hydrogen economy across Europe,” said Des McMenamin, General Manager of Electrolyzers for Accelera. “By deploying our proven HyLYZER technology at this strategic location in Bavaria, we’re helping to facilitate the development of a regional hydrogen value chain—from production to end-use—and accelerating the transition to zero-emissions transportation and industry.”
“The electrolyzer is an important part of our production plant. The performance of this unit is key to our success at our hydrogen hub in Bavaria. We are confident that with Accelera we have found an experienced partner to achieve a high level of safety, quality, availability and efficiency,” said Jürgen Schmidt, Head of Technology & Engineering at Tyczka Hydrogen GmbH. “Together with our strong trailer-fleet and the extensive network of green hydrogen sources, this new hub will significantly complement our already strong value chain.”
Tyczka H2 hub at Schweinfurt
In July, a ground-breaking ceremony marked the official start of construction of Tyczka Hydrogen’s new hydrogen refueling station in the port of Schweinfurt. The station is the first visible milestone in a comprehensive hydrogen hub, which will also include the 5MW production facility with a truck filling center. The new filling station is designed to refuel up to 1,000 kg of green hydrogen per day to vehicles with 350 or 700 bar in 24/7 operation, making it suitable for all hydrogen-powered road vehicles. The focus is on commercial vehicles such as lorries, buses and refuse collection vehicles.
The Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy is funding the project with 2 million euros as part of the Bavarian H2T filling station funding program. Tyczka Hydrogen will invest more than 20 million euros in the Schweinfurt site as part of the overall refuellng station project, the planned production facility and the associated hydrogen trailer fleet.
The location in the industrial environment of the port of Schweinfurt provides good transport links to national highways and various expansion options make the site an ideal building block in a growing refueling station network for heavy goods vehicles. This will become the third hydrogen filling station for Tyczka Hydrogen, in addition to another own filling station in the Augsburg freight transport center and a participation via Hy2B Wasserstoff GmbH in a filling station in Hofolding, south of Munich.
35MW Electrolyzer for Linde in New York
The 35-megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyzer system, Accelera’s largest to date, supplied to Linde will support hydrogen production at its facility in Niagara Falls, New York and be powered by hydroelectric energy to generate fully green hydrogen.
“The successful delivery of this 35MW electrolyzer system is a significant milestone for Accelera and for the advancement of clean hydrogen technology in North America,” said Des McMenamin, General Manager – Electrolyzers for Accelera. “This project demonstrates our ability to deliver large-scale, reliable solutions that enable our customers to produce green hydrogen on a commercial scale.”
The project employs Accelera’s HyLYZER 1000 modular PEM electrolyzer to build the 35MW system, currently Accelera’s largest electrolyzer deployment in the world. Accelera has deployed more than 600 electrolyzer units worldwide, powering some of the most advanced PEM electrolyzer systems operating globally. This includes a 20MW facility in Quebec, Canada, and a 25MW system in Florida. Announced in 2022 as the largest electrolyzer installed by Linde globally, it will more than double Linde’s green liquid hydrogen production capacity in the United States.
For more info, see www.accelerazero.com, www.tyczka.com, www.linde.com.
