en.Wedoany.com Reported - The city of Chemnitz, Germany, has received over €30.3 million from the EU Just Transition Fund for hydrogen infrastructure construction and energy storage projects, in line with the city's connection to Germany's future hydrogen core network.
This funding includes €20.7 million for hydrogen infrastructure projects and €9.6 million for the solar power and battery storage project at the Galgenberg Energy Park. The hydrogen initiative will prepare Chemnitz for connection to Germany's planned hydrogen backbone network, involving the conversion of existing natural gas pipelines to hydrogen transport pipelines, construction of new hydrogen transmission lines, establishment of a transfer station in eastern Freiberg, and installation of a control station in Oederan-Hartha. The ultimate goal of the project is to connect Chemnitz to the OPAL pipeline system, which is expected to become part of Germany's national hydrogen network in the early 2030s. Project developers state that the infrastructure is designed to meet regional hydrogen demand while driving the decarbonization of industrial operations and district heating systems. Construction is expected to be completed by 2029, with a total investment of approximately €29.6 million for the hydrogen project.
The Galgenberg Energy Park project will include a 15-megawatt solar power facility, paired with a 15-megawatt battery energy storage system capable of storing 30 megawatt-hours of electricity. The facility is planned to be operational by 2028, with an expected annual power generation of approximately 15,000 megawatt-hours.
Roland Warner, Chairman of the Executive Board of eins energie in sachsen, stated that this hydrogen connection will provide greater planning certainty for businesses and industrial customers in the region.
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