Hyrdrogen technology for the future

Hydrogen technology is playing a key role in the energy transition. In order to make the most of all of this technology in every way, existing infrastructure will need to be adapted on both the supplier and consumer sides. Bilfinger offers its customers a broad spectrum of solutions and helps industrial companies to retrofit their plants and processes for tomorrow’s energy supply.

Green hydrogen from the North Sea

With the European Green Deal, the continent aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. The North Sea Energy program explores how much energy islands in the North Sea can contribute to this goal.Looking ahead, will our power be generated on energy islands? What would they look like? And what potential does the North Sea hold in this regard? The third phase of the North Sea Energy program, which brings together over 30 organizations, companies and research institutes from countries bordering the North Sea, aims to answer those questions. Power generated on neighboring off-shore wind farms, for instance, can be immediately converted into hydrogen.

How green methane contributes to the energy transition

Power from the sun and wind is abundant and carbon neutral. But what is produced often exceeds local demand. A pilot plant at Falkenhagen in the German state of Brandenburg aims to make storing the green energy possible. The operator is relying on Bilfinger’s technical expertise to monitor and control the facility. Germany’s north-eastern Prignitz region features a wealth of wind and solar farms that produce large quantities of green power. There are, however, few industrial consumers in the area and the power often cannot be fed into the grid because of the risk of overloading it.

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Hydrogen high-pressure storage for research (German Aerospance Center DLR)
In Cologne, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is conducting research into gases for energy technology – including hydrogen.

Pilot plant HyStock (Gasunie)
The 1 MW HyStock pilot plant converts green energy into hydrogen. Gasunie's first power-to-gas plant in the Netherlands

Mobile with hydrogen (Air Liquide)
Air Liquide built one of the first publicly accessible hydrogen filling stations in the Netherlands near Rotterdam.

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The hydrogen value chain

Bilfinger’s products and services support every link in the value chain – from energy generation, through hydrogen production, to its use in electricity and heating, industry and synthetic fuels.

Not for the faint-hearted

With his frogman-style chemical protection suit and respiratory mask, the technician enters the tank to check the seals. Outside, the temperature is 38 degrees, but it’s even a lot hotter inside. Bilfinger experts get the job done.

Remote Maintenance via virtual reality

Industrial plant operators are currently reducing the number of employees in many areas on site in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. To ensure that plants still run smoothly, Bilfinger is helping businesses to maximize the number of operations they can perform remotely.

Real solutions from the digital world: HoloSuite

There’s just one word to describe a visit to the Microsoft HoloSuite – awe-inspiring. Located at Schiphol Airport’s industrial estate in Amsterdam, the space features 360-degree projections, which allow visitors to explore whole new worlds.

Greenlighting new plants

Machines for manufacturing medicines must meet strict regulatory requirements. By qualifying this equipment, Bilfinger helps guarantee process safety. Few industries are as strictly regulated as the pharmaceuticals sector. And those regulations entail adhering to good manufacturing practice.

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