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H-TEC SYSTEMS : delivering on what matters – efficiency and availability
With more than 25 years of experience in PEM electrolysis and – as a daughter company of MAN Energy Solutions – operating under the umbrella of the German giant Volkswagen , H-TEC SYSTEMS has all it takes to realise its strategic objective to become one of the top three players in the global PEM electrolyser market . As the company prepares to go large scale , we talked to Jonas Wahl , Director of Product Management , to learn more about the company ’ s current projects and vision for the future .
By Matjaž Matošec
Since its establishment in 1997 , H-TEC SYSTEMS has been among the pioneers in PEM electrolysis . In 2017 the company launched its first 225 kW electrolyser and is now on the verge of bringing to the market a 10 MW modular electrolyser scalable to upwards of 100 MW . Such a rapid development of industrialscale solutions would not have been possible without the backing of MAN Energy Solutions , which had obtained a minority stake in the company in 2019 and then fully acquired it in June 2021 . This new ownership has provided H-TEC SYSTEMS with access to a wealth of world-class expertise in many key areas , including competence in plant EPC , long track record in large-project execution , as well as Volkswagen ’ s vast experience in serial production and know-how in building up supplier networks .
Driving energy transition
One indicator of the company ’ s ambition is the growth of its workforce . In February 2022 , when Jonas joined H-TEC SYSTEMS , following 10 years at MAN Energy Solutions , around 100 employees worked for the Augsburg-headquartered tech business . In just 12 months , this number has tripled
8 Hydrogen Tech World | Issue 8 | February 2023