Hydrogen Innovations and Technology Center (ITZ H2)
The HIC Hydrogen Innovation Centre in Chemnitz is being established as an industrial research, testing and certification facility as a site of the ITZ H2. It has been designed in collaboration with SMEs, automotive suppliers, industrial companies, and experts from fuel cell research and aims to bridge scientific research with the transfer to disruptive hydrogen technologies and broad industrial value creation through the supply industry. Start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, automotive suppliers, and industrial companies from across Germany will be given the opportunity to test and certify their innovations and develop new standards for the global market.
With the ITZ H2, the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) is implementing a measure of the National Hydrogen Strategy. The ITZ sites in Chemnitz, Duisburg, Pfeffenhausen and at the North site are intended to create a development, research and testing environment, particularly for start-ups, founders and small and medium-sized enterprises. The aim is to provide suppliers, manufacturers and developers of hydrogen technologies with new services that are unique in Europe. In an international context, the ITZ locations will also contribute to the development of technical regulations and standards for standardised hydrogen drive technology and infrastructure.
Focal points HIC
The HIC provides a versatile development environment for fuel cell systems, fuel cell stacks, their individual components, and future hydrogen technologies. Services range from research, testing, evaluation, certification, education, to rental of H2 laboratories and H2 workshops for startups, SMEs, developers, suppliers, and vehicle manufacturers.
HIC Facilities HIC
| test benches and test stands |
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| H2 training laboratory |
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| start up center |
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| Laboratories and workshops |
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Organisation
The hydrogen technology cluster HZwo e. V. coordinates a broad alliance of over 150 companies and research institutions focussing on hydrogen and beyond, and manages the planning and application process for the HIC. The HIC pools the expertise and innovative capacity of its partners from the fields of suppliers, machine and plant manufacturers, vehicle manufacturers and research institutions as members of the HZwo hydrogen industry cluster and other companies and industry networks.
Innovation and Technology Center for Hydrogen (ITZ H2)
With ITZ H2, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is implementing a measure of the National Hydrogen Strategy. The ITZ locations in Chemnitz, Duisburg, Pfeffenhausen, and the northern site aim to create a development, research, and testing environment particularly for startups, founders, and small and medium-sized enterprises. Suppliers, manufacturers, and developers of hydrogen technologies for the mobility sector will have access to new services that are unique in Europe. In an international context, the ITZ locations are also intended to contribute to the development of technical regulations and standards for standardized hydrogen propulsion technology and infrastructure.
Milestones
| January 2021 | Location competition for the national hydrogen technology center |
| April 2021 | Start of the feasibility study for the locations in Chemnitz, Duisburg, and Pfeffenhausen, as well as a northern German cluster. |
| 02.09.2021 | Announcement of the final ITZ locations: Chemnitz, Duisburg, Pfeffenhausen, and a northern German cluster comprising Hamburg, Bremerhaven, and Stade. |
| May 2022 | Start of the HIC Start project at HZwo e.V. |
| May 2022 | Completion of the feasibility study and kick-off for the implementation of all four ITZ locations. |
| June 2023 | Completion of the HIC Start project at HZwo e.V. |
| Summer2023 | Completion of the state aid legal assessments |
| April 2024 | Start of the full application process |
| June 2024 | Foundation of the operating company HIC gGmbH as a subsidiary of HZwo e.V. |
| July 2024 | Submission of the application documents |
| August 2024 | Signing of the financing agreement between the federal government and the Free State of Saxony |
| 06. März 2025 | Handover of the grant notification |
| Outlook | Project start |
Contact
HIC gGmbH
Technologie-Campus 6
09126 Chemnitz
Email: hic@hzwo.eu
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Management Karl Lötsch |
Technical planning and equipment
Tom Hentschel Telefon: 49 371 531-36618 |
Press releases
- Pressemitteilung: Bund und Freistaat Sachsen besiegeln den Aufbau des Nationalen Wasserstoffzentrums in Chemnitz, 29.08.2024 Pressemitteilung
- Pressemitteilung: Bewilligung des Wasserstoffzentrum HIC darf nicht weiter verzögert werden, 22.02.2024 Pressemitteilung
- Pressemitteilung: Keine Kürzungen für Wasserstoffzentrum, 19.01.2024: Pressemitteilung
- Pressemitteilung: Wasserstoffzentrum in Chemnitz muss Priorität haben!, 30.11.2023: Pressemitteilung
- Pressemitteilung: Grünes Licht für Chemnitzer Wasserstoff-Technologiezentrum, 25.05.2022: Pressemitteilung
- Machbarkeitsstudie der PROGNOS AG, 25.05.2022: ITZ Machbarkeitsstudie Kurzfassung
- Pressemitteilung: Chemnitz wird nationales Wasserstofftechnologiezentrum, 02.09.2021: Pressemitteilung
- Pressemitteilung: #Ready4Wasserstoff – Chemnitz auf dem Weg zur europäischen Wasserstoff-Kompetenzregion, 13.08.2021: Pressemitteilung
- Pressemitteilung: Sächsische Bewerbung im Auswahlverfahren um Bundes-Wasserstoffzentrum unter den Finalisten, 28.04.2021: Pressemitteilung
- Pressemitteilung: Breites Bündnis aus Wirtschaft, Forschung, Verbänden und Politik will Deutschlands Wasserstofftechnologie-Zentrum in Sachsen aufbauen, 09.02.2021: Pressemitteilung
- Digitale Pressemappe als Download: HIC Pressemappe
Project HIC Start
In the project HIC Start, HZwo e.V. specifies the HIC Hydrogen Innovation Center through professional preliminary planning, creates performance specifications, and carries out initiating work to successfully establish the HIC as ITZ H2 in Chemnitz by 2025. The Free State of Saxony supports HZwo e.V. for this purpose with €200,000 from May 2022 to June 2023.
HIC Start is supported under the technology funding framework by the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor, and Transport.
This measure is co-financed by tax funds based on the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.