Explore the H2POWERPLANT
The H2POWERPLANT is available in four different versions, which Wilo optimises to meet your needs. According to a fundamental market analysis, the H2POWERPLANT spans the market area between conventional battery storage and the large-scale industrial production of hydrogen. This makes this form of energy supply particularly suitable for residential buildings as well as small and medium-sized businesses. Find the right setup for you quickly and easily with our configurator.
Hydrogen – A global market is emerging
Green hydrogen is the energy source of the future. As a storage medium for solar, wind or hydropower, it is free of carbon dioxide and thus a key technology to achieve the Paris climate goals. In its gaseous form, hydrogen also makes it possible to efficiently store, transport and distribute energy. In this way, hydrogen can connect energy sectors across national borders, helping to contribute to a sustainable global energy system.
Right now, hydrogen covers 2 per cent of global energy needs. In the future, this figure will grow dramatically. It is estimated that hydrogen technologies will create 30 million jobs worldwide by 2050. The projected market potential is 2.1 trillion euros by 2050. A highly dynamic global market with great economic opportunities is emerging – for Wilo as well.
"Hydrogen will replace fossil fuels and make independent energy supply a reality, both for Wilo and Germany as a business location."
Oliver Hermes, President & CEO of the Wilo Group
Technology of the future: The Wilo H2 strategy
Wilo sees significant market potential in the new segment of hydrogen.
- Green hydrogen is fundamental for achieving the climate protection goals agreed in Paris.
- Green hydrogen has the potential to strengthen Europe’s international competitive capacity.
- As a climate protection company and leading innovator, Wilo has a social responsibility.
- Wilo provides solutions to counteract climate change and energy shortages.
- Wilo can develop into a global player for the generation, storage, distribution and utilisation of hydrogen.
Wilo along the entire hydrogen value chain
As a climate-protection company, it was natural for the Wilo Group to develop a long-term hydrogen strategy. Wilo products and systems have long been used in numerous renewable technologies, such as wind turbines and biogas plants. And the Wilo portfolio is in demand along the entire hydrogen value chain as well. With the know-how of a multinational technology group and as one of the world’s leading premium suppliers of pumps and pump systems, Wilo aims to become a global player in the generation, storage, distribution and utilisation of hydrogen.
The substance of the future
In just two decades between 2000 to 2020, the share of renewable energies in the total electricity consumption rose from 6 to 46 per cent – a trend that will surely continue. But in order to achieve the crucial Paris climate goals and to slow down climate change, the share must do more than merely continue to grow. There must also be a way to efficiently store, transport and distribute this renewable energy. Green (i.e., carbon-free) hydrogen is at once both the ideal and the essential solution here. Generated from wind, solar or hydropower, it can be used in many ways: for example, in fuel cells to generate electricity and heat, as a raw material in industry, or as a fuel for the transport sector. Hydrogen is the linchpin needed to link the world’s energy sectors and to build a sustainable global energy system. Countries that produce a surplus of green energy can export it as hydrogen – this could be the path toward the global energy transition.