FEST and Landwind are implementing joint storage projects in the region to drive forward the energy transition.
The two family-run companies, Landwind-Gruppe GmbH from the district of Helmstedt and FEST GmbH from the district of Goslar, will in future jointly develop concepts for the expansion of renewable energies in conjunction with a sustainable hydrogen infrastructure.
“We are thus combining expertise from wind farm development and energy generation with knowledge of the hydrogen economy,” says Bärbel Heidebroek, Managing Director of the Landwind Group. “With the increasing expansion of renewable energy, energy storage is gaining immensely in importance. Green hydrogen is the ideal energy carrier for converting fluctuating electricity into a constant value chain,” says Matthias Authenrieth, Managing Director of FEST GmbH.
FEST develops and manufactures integrated electrolysis systems and individual hydrogen solutions for the development of decentralized hydrogen production and use. Landwind develops and builds wind and photovoltaic parks. “The renewable energy generated is converted into green hydrogen at the point of generation in our electrolysis systems and made available for refueling, storage or industrial use in the immediate vicinity with our system peripherals,” explains Authenrieth. “This means we will not only generate clean energy in the future, but also store it, making our region even more independent, climate-friendly and economically attractive,” Heidebroek is certain.
Harlingerode energy park: Pioneering the energy transition with innovative storage technologies
The Harlingerode project near Bad Harzburg shows that this is not just a dream of the future. An energy park is to be built here that will combine all facets of the energy transition. “We have been in direct contact with politicians and administrators as well as local energy-intensive companies about this forward-looking project for months,” says Heidebroek. The EST at Clausthal University of Technology is also involved and will provide scientific support for the project, Heidebroek explains. Modern wind energy and photovoltaic systems will produce around 100 megawatts of renewable energy. This energy can then be fed directly into the electricity grid, made available to companies via a direct line or, if required, converted into hydrogen and thus stored. A hydrogen filling station for future hydrogen-powered vehicles is also planned. “The energy park is a showcase for our region, but also for Germany as a whole, and shows that we can achieve a great deal regionally and together,” Authenrieth is certain.
