Avacon plans to build and operate seven wind turbines with an output of 30 megawatts on the premises of the Salzgitter Group, three of which will be located on the grounds of the steel mill. From then on, these plants will supply the Salzgitter location with green electricity and ensure that Salzgitter AG can operate in a fully environmentally compatible manner in the future.
Salzgitter Flachstahl is planning the construction and operation of a PEM (PEM = Proton-Exchange Membrane) electrolysis plant with a capacity of around 400 Nm³/h. Avacon plans to build and operate seven wind turbines with an output of 30 megawatts on the premises of the Salzgitter Group. Three wind turbines will be located on the grounds of the steel mill.
Industrial gas supplier Linde will ensure the reliable, ongoing supply of hydrogen. The cost of the entire project (installation of the wind turbines and the hydrogen plant, including linking them up to the existing distribution networks) amounts to around € 50 million. Subsidies are also needed to finance this ground breaking industrial climate protection project. Assuming the project runs smoothly, the production of hydrogen on the plant premises could commence in 2020.