A consortium of four companies plans to fundamentally transform waste management and the transport sector. The start-up GHT, energy provider RheinEnergie, hydrogen truck rental company Hylane, and recycling company ETG Entsorgung und Transport have joined forces to implement a groundbreaking model project for the circular economy.
Groundbreaking for the Future: First Plant to be Built in Baden-Württemberg
In the heart of Baden-Württemberg, on the premises of the recycling company ETG, the launch of the first hydrogen plant is set to take place as early as next month. With a planned production start in 2025, the project promises to produce about 100 tons of hydrogen annually from biogenic residues - enough to supply a hydrogen filling station for a year.
Green Logistics: Hylane Relies on Sustainable Hydrogen
Hylane, as one of the largest operators of hydrogen truck fleets in Europe, guarantees the purchase of the produced hydrogen. With an annual demand of around 1,000 tons of hydrogen and plans for fleet expansion, the company sees GHT technology as a key component for its future strategy. Sara Schiffer, CEO of Hylane, emphasizes: "This partnership enables us to offer our customers transport solutions that are not only ecologically but also economically sustainable."
Economic Viability Meets Sustainability: The Future of Hydrogen Production
The patented technology developed by GHT promises to produce hydrogen at production costs of up to 1.50 euros per kilogram - a fraction of the cost of conventional electrolysis. The heart of the plant, an entrained flow reactor, converts non-recyclable plastic waste into synthesis gas at temperatures of up to 1,600 degrees Celsius. From this, liquid CO₂ as a circular product and hydrogen in fuel cell quality are directly obtained.
Looking to the future, the consortium plans to initiate at least five more projects over the next five years, which are expected to generate over 2,000 tons of hydrogen annually. Given that there are more than 1,000 recycling and disposal companies in Germany alone looking for ways to sustainably and profitably recycle waste, the potential for this innovative technology seems enormous.
