Mainzer Stadtwerke and Wirschaftsbetriebe Mainz want to work more closely together in the hydrogen production field. To accomplish this, the two companies have formed a joint venture.
‘Innovative Infrastruktur Mainz’ was recently given the green light by the Mainz City Council (I2M). By the end of this year, the company’s two partners announced that it would begin operations. I2future M’s will be handled by two managing directors in the future.
Wirtschaftsbetriebe will build an electrolysis plant, which will be operated by the company. Mainz sewage treatment plant will receive oxygen from the electrolyser in the future, and it will also produce green hydrogen.
As part of its overall energy strategy, I2M also manages the acquisition of backup control power. It will also handle the hydrogen’s marketing. The remaining hydrogen will be used in transportation and some will be fed into the existing natural gas grid. As a result, a hydrogen filling station will be constructed on the grounds of the sewage treatment plant in Mainz.
To power electrolysis, the sewage treatment plant’s electricity will be used to generate electricity. To counteract the so-called “negative balancing power market,” I2M wants to use electricity generated by wind turbines or large photovoltaic plants that must be shut down if the grid becomes overloaded. Renewable energy will power the electrolysis plant in Mainz, Germany.
