German electrolyser manufacturer H-TEC Systems will relocate to a new facility in the north German port city of Hamburg at the end of September, aiming to achieve annual production of 5GW of proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) stacks.

The company, which is owned by MAN Energy Solutions and Volkswagen Group, will aim to reduce current production times by up to 75% and achieve “competitive prices” for its PEM stacks through the use of automated production lines at the Hamburg gigahub.

“We are building the most modern stack production facility in Europe,” said Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions.

The completed stacks will then be assembled at the company’s Augsburg site in southern Germany by a team employing an automotive assembly principle.

The move to the Hamburg facility coincides with the company rebranding itself as Quest One—a name chosen to emphasise its goal of avoiding 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through the widespread use of its electrolysers.

The company has also entered the US market, where it is establishing local supply chain links.

“We aspire to develop Quest One into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electrolysers and help shape the growth of the hydrogen economy,” said Robin von Plettenberg, CEO of H-TEC Systems.

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Author: Razel Ahmed