Fraunhofer showcases hydrogen microgrid platform. Researchers say it could help to serve hospitals, remote rural areas

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Fraunhofer showcases hydrogen microgrid platform

The Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU will showcase a new hydrogen microgrid platform at the end of March. The researchers say it could help to serve hospitals, remote rural areas and war-torn regions.

PV-Magazine-India.com | MARCH 24, 2025 | PATRICK JOWETT

The Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU plans to showcase its hydrogen microgrid platform, HyGrid, at the upcoming Hannover Messe trade show.

Fraunhofer researchers said hydrogen microgrids are emerging as a viable option for decentralized energy supply in Germany. They noted that hydrogen storage can hold large amounts of energy for extended periods when needed.

For several years, Fraunhofer IWU has worked on the Reference Factory H2 initiative, which focuses on developing efficient manufacturing processes for electrolyzers and fuel cells. The institute is now designing initial production system concepts for sports centers and hospitals.

The researchers said hospitals could fully leverage hydrogen microgrids, as electrolysis produces oxygen that could be used as technical oxygen or for cleaning and disinfecting water...more
https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2025/03/24/fraunhofer-showcases-hydrogen-microgrid-platform/



The Fraunhofer Society (German: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V., lit. 'Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research') is a German publicly-owned research organization with 76 institutes spread throughout Germany, each focusing on different fields of applied science
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraunhofer_Society

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