Hydrogen as an energy carrier for industrial companies
Hydrogen has arrived as an energy carrier in the steel sector, the bedrock of large-scale industry. German steel should and must become climate-neutral, which may well be achieved in a few years by using green hydrogen instead of carbon.
In direct reduction plants, hydrogen will then remove the oxygen from the iron ore - and without any CO2 emissions at all. A full seven percent of the carbon dioxide emitted worldwide comes from the blast furnaces of the steel industry. This would be a milestone if only water vapor were emitted the smokestacks in the future. Achieving this technological change has been cemented once again by the European Commission's Green Deal. The decarbonization of large-scale industry can therefore begin.
"We are convinced that hydrogen can be a solution for the energy transition."
Jan Constantin Hintzen, Iqony Solutions
Iqony - partner of the hydrogen industry
To manage such a transformation, you need a competent partner. To stay with the example of the steel industry - here we are talking about nothing less than the conversion of blast furnaces, the construction of electrolysis plants or hydrogen tanks.
In short, comprehensive technical and economic concepts are needed. To realize the decarbonization of the industry, Iqony has initiated the project „HydroOxy Hub Walsum“ implemented. The plant is scheduled to go into operation early 2026.
Expertise in all matters relating to hydrogen applications
For more than 80 years, we have been providing our customers with competent support in all phases of efficient and safe power generation.
We advise companies on hydrogen production in Germany as part of the Green Deal. In doing so, we support them in feasibility studies and approval planning or negotiate for them at eye level with suppliers. We develop technical and economic concepts for energy solutions, such as hydrogen energy storage or entire hydrogen power plants. Iqony currently operates large power plants in four German states as well as more than 400 decentralized plants for green energy generation and heat supply.
80 years of experience
6,258 employees worldwide
10,583 MW Operational management
7,121 MW Installed capacity
Many years of experience in planning, operation, maintenance and optimization of power generation plants
Conceptual design and support of research and development projects for CO2 capture, storage/ batteries, hydrogen electrolysis from application to integration in existing plants
Project development of PtX applications and industrial application possibilities
Technical and economic assessment of different PtX technologies along the entire value chain.
Use of hydrogen as electricity storage (generation, storage and reconversion)
