Gigahub
Quest One has inaugurated its new Gigahub in Hamburg, Germany, dedicated to the serial and automated production of electrolysis stacks. With the opening of this new production site, the company, formerly known as H-TEC SYSTEMS, has officially rebranded as Quest One.
Once fully expanded, the new Gigahub will enable the automated series production of PEM stacks with a potential total electrolysis capacity of over five gigawatts per year.
Dr. Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions, said: “Today we are giving the go-ahead for the most modern production plant in the hydrogen economy in the whole of Europe. With this plant, MAN Energy Solutions and Quest One are making a substantial contribution to the establishment and industrialization of sustainable future technologies in Germany and Europe. We are thus investing in the future of Germany as a business location and in the energy transition as a task for society as a whole – because there is no alternative. We must not lose sight of this, even in difficult times, and MAN Energy Solutions, as one of the oldest industrial companies in the world, will continue to work towards this goal.”
The highly automated stack production takes place on two production lines: ‘Titan’ with a linear transport system and ‘Gerd’ with swivel-arm robots. These lines are named after two moons of Saturn, a planet composed predominantly of hydrogen. Many work steps that were previously carried out manually are now automated, reducing stack production time by around 75%. Stacks can now be produced in Hamburg in under an hour.
Hydrogen Germany
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