HY.City.Bremerhaven wins the Bremen Environmental Award 2023
We are delighted that the HY.City.Bremerhaven project has won the Bremen Environmental Award 2023, beating 19 competitors.
The Diersch & Schröder Group is a shareholder and, as one of seven partners, a proud part of the HY.City.Bremerhaven consortium. Together, we are taking a decisive step towards climate neutrality, gaining valuable experience and developing sustainable business models at the same time. The award is an important milestone for our commitment to sustainability.
The award is a great recognition of our work in the consortium, which includes GP Joule, Green Fuels, BremerhavenBus, UTG Unabhängige Tanklogistik, Georg Grube Verwaltung, the Seier Group and the Diersch & Schröder Group. Together, we have developed new, sustainable business models for climate-neutral transport.
Dipl.-Ing Andreas Wellbrock, CEO of HY.City.Bremerhaven
Development of a regional green hydrogen infrastructure
HY.City.Bremerhaven is a joint project to establish a hydrogen ecosystem in Bremerhaven to support the transport sector on its way to climate neutrality. Our contribution ranges from the initial concept, project planning and development of the business case to the acquisition of funding, financing, construction and ongoing operation of the necessary infrastructure.
The award-winning project includes the construction of a powerful 2-megawatt electrolyser for the sustainable production of hydrogen using wind energy. In addition, a public hydrogen refuelling station is being developed in front of the Bremerhaven public transport depot to produce a total of 800 kilograms of green hydrogen per day. This will enable around 35 buses or 200 cars to be supplied with clean fuel every day - an important step on the road to sustainable mobility.
The construction of this infrastructure makes the state of Bremen a best-practice example and showcase location for hydrogen technology. It creates the conditions for investment in vehicles that are emission-free, but also low-noise and low-emission. This is an important factor for the economy in particular.
Ralf Stapp, Chairman and Managing Director of the competition organiser BAB
Award for the best environmental solutions
The Bremen Environmental Award is under the patronage of Kristina Vogt, Senator for the Environment, Climate and Science, and is a prestigious award made possible by BAB - The Development Bank for Bremen and Bremerhaven. Since 2003, the best environmental solutions in the state of Bremen have been honoured with the prize, which is endowed with 10,000 euros.