Schlötter receives cutting-edge research on green hydrogen
Dr.-Ing. Max Schlötter welcomed members of a consortium on the subject of green hydrogen to a project meeting at the company's headquarters in Geislingen. As part of the project, the electroplating company is applying a metallic coating to membranes and developing a process ready for series production.
The small molecule hydrogen plays a key role on the road to a climate-neutral future. As a raw material, for example in the chemical industry, in the production of steel or as a storage medium for renewable energy, green hydrogen is a key element. In order for hydrogen to fulfill its role in a climate-neutral future, it must be able to be produced in large quantities and at competitive prices. To achieve this, it is imperative that inexpensive, robust electrolysers that can be mass-produced are developed. This development is being driven forward as part of the H2Giga hydrogen lead project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This includes research into so-called AEM electrolysis (electrolysis on anion-conducting membranes) in the joint project "AEM-Direkt".
In cooperation with leading research institutes (DLR, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg, Max Planck Institute Berlin, etc.) and internationally renowned companies such as Evonik Industries AG and Siemens Energy AG, the traditional Geislingen-based company Dr.-Ing. Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. KG has the task of metallically coating membranes and developing a process ready for series production. The company can thus once again demonstrate the efficiency of modern electroplating technology. After the last regular project meeting took place at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin, the consortium is delighted to be guests at Schlötter in Geislingen this time. During an exciting factory tour, the participants were given exclusive insights into the production and development of state-of-the-art process chemicals for electroplating. During the project meeting, the project partners exchanged current progress in the sub-projects and inspired each other with fresh impetus for the upcoming milestones.