Post by A. Hock GmbH

One of the largest decarbonization projects in Northern Germany. And we had the opportunity to contribute to it. The large-scale research project hyBit aims to establish a green, hydrogen-based industry in Northern Germany. Its focus is the industrial port of Bremen. The ArcelorMittal steel plant alone emits around 6 million tonnes of CO₂ per year. The scale of impact when a site like this transitions to hydrogen is difficult to fully grasp. A. Hock supplied 37 hydrogen control valves for the construction of several production facilities. That may not sound like much. In hydrogen applications, it never is. Hydrogen leaves little room for compromise. The valves had to meet demanding requirements: Leakage Class VI for internal tightness, TA Luft packing for external tightness, equal percentage flow characteristics for precise control, and a C5 coating designed to withstand the harsh environment of an industrial port. All 37 S2000 valves were delivered on schedule, including the matching pneumatic actuators. One thing projects like this continue to show us: Hydrogen is not a field where proven components can simply be transferred from conventional applications. Engineering decisions need to be right from the beginning. Otherwise, challenges tend to appear later in operation. More about the project: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dh95inUd What technical requirements are you seeing in your hydrogen projects?