Fraunhofer Hydrogen Labs
Fraunhofer Hydrogen Labs

Operators, Partners & Industry Networks

Fraunhofer IWES operates the hydrogen labs in Bremerhaven and Leuna, furthermore the hydrogen lab Görlitz together with Fraunhofer IWU. The established relationship with other Fraunhofer institutes makes it easy to involve their competence support in related fields if the issue requires it. Therefore, a broad topical spectrum is covered.

 

Fraunhofer IWES

Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems
Am Seedeich 45
27572 Bremerhaven/Germany
+49 471 / 14 29 0-100

Am Haupttor 4310
06237 Leuna
+49 345 5589-212

hydrogenlab@iwes.fraunhofer.de

 

Fraunhofer IWU

Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology
Reichenhainer Straße 88
09126 Chemnitz/Germany
+49 371 5397-0

info@iwu.fraunhofer.de

Cooperation partners

 

© Fraunhofer IMWS

Fraunhofer IMWS

Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems
Walter-Hülse-Straße 1
06120 Halle
+49 345 5589-5263

klemens.ilse@csp.fraunhofer.de

Expertise

  • Evaluation of the reliability and service life of materials, components and systems for electrolyzers and fuel cells
  • Failure analysis and feedback to material and system design as well as to the production process
  • Optimized power electronics for electrolysis technologies
  • High-resolution material analysis using SEM/EDX, TEM and tomography, including sample preparation and data processing
  • Development and selection of suitable gas-sensitive layers
  • Development of high-performance materials for the various electrolysis processes
 

© Fraunhofer CBP

Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP

Am Haupttor (Tor 12, Bau 1251)
06237 Leuna/Germany
+49 3461 43-9130

ulrike.junghans@igb.fraunhofer.de

christine.rasche@igb.fraunhofer.de

Expertise

Fraunhofer CBP contributes its many years of expertise in the field of chemical process engineering and in the operation of pilot and demonstration plants to the partnership. 

 

Hy2Chem platform for the chemical utilization of H2 and CO2 for the synthesis of fuels and base materials

  • Testing of catalysts
  • Optimization of raw material and energy efficiency
  • Mapping of process parameters on a laboratory scale (at CBP) through to scale-up to pilot scale (Hy2Chem)
  • Production of sample quantities up to kg scale
  • Analysis of material flows using gas chromatography
  • Product preparation

Industry Networks

 

HYPOS - HYDROGEN POWER STORAGE & SOLUTIONS EAST GERMANY

 

Hydrogen Network Lausitz

 

HZwo

Saxony´s Innovation Cluster for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen