BASF Germany¡äs 8000 ton PEM Hydrogen Production Project Put into Operation
2025-3-24
Recently, Germany¡äs largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis unit has been officially put into operation at BASF¡äs Ludwigshafen site. The device is jointly devloped by BASF and Siemens Energy, with a connected load of 54 megawatts. It can produce up to 8000 tons of hydrogen gas per year and supply approximately 1 ton of green hydrogen raw material per hour to the main factory. This scale not only dominates in Germany, but also ranks first in the single unit installed capacity of PEM hydrogen production projects that have been put into operation worldwide.
The project is jointly built by BASF and Siemens Energy, and a total of 72 fuel cells are installed in the system. If calculated based on the energy consumption of 5 kWh for producing 1 standard cubic meter of hydrogen, the project can provide 10800 standard cubic meters of green hydrogen per hour, with each fuel cell producing 150 standard cubic meters of green hydrogen per hour. Each year, this equipment can reduce up to 72000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions for BASF¡äs main factory.
The project is jointly built by BASF and Siemens Energy, and a total of 72 fuel cells are installed in the system. If calculated based on the energy consumption of 5 kWh for producing 1 standard cubic meter of hydrogen, the project can provide 10800 standard cubic meters of green hydrogen per hour, with each fuel cell producing 150 standard cubic meters of green hydrogen per hour. Each year, this equipment can reduce up to 72000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions for BASF¡äs main factory.