Even medium-sized companies will one day have to produce in a climate-neutral manner. How this can work will soon be tested in Gelsenkirchen's city port. Green hydrogen will play a central role in this.
Gelsenkirchen (dpa / lnw) - Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck wants to find out more about the "Climate Port" initiative on Thursday in Gelsenkirchen. The aim is for the medium-sized companies in the city port to become climate-neutral as quickly as possible. Hydrogen will play a key role in this. Habeck is accompanied by NRW Economics Minister Mona Neubaur (both Greens). The two want to visit a Zinq galvanizing plant. In addition to numerous medium-sized companies, large corporations such as Thyssenkrupp, Arcelormittal, Trimet, Uniper and BP are also represented in the initiative.
According to the will of the initiative, the port should become a model for the climate-friendly conversion of an entire commercial area. Among other things, the companies see the central location and the existing connections to several gas pipelines as advantages. From as early as 2024, hydrogen produced in a climate-neutral manner is to flow into the commercial area via a pipeline. The pilot project of the initiative is the conversion of process heat generation in energy-intensive companies to hydrogen-rich energy gas.
