Green Hydrogen Leader HydrogenPro and ANDRITZ Join Forces to Scale Up Electrolyzer Manufacturing for European Market

Sami Pelkonen, Executive Vice President Green Hydrogen at ANDRITZ GROUP, and Tarjei Johansen, CEO of HydrogenPro, signing the letter of intent on April 18, 2023. © ANDRITZ

(IN BRIEF) International technology group ANDRITZ has partnered with green hydrogen technology and systems provider, HydrogenPro, to scale up the manufacturing and assembly of electrolyzers for the European market. The collaboration will combine ANDRITZ’s manufacturing and assembly capabilities with HydrogenPro’s expertise in high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer technology. As a non-exclusive partnership, ANDRITZ can now include HydrogenPro’s technology in its EPC offering of green hydrogen solutions, while HydrogenPro will speed up its technology offering to the European market.

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 19-Apr-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ (VIE: ANDR), an international technology group based in Austria, and green hydrogen technology and systems leader HydrogenPro have entered into a partnership to collaborate on scaling up manufacturing and assembly of electrolyzers for the European market.

The partnership combines HydrogenPro’s expertise in high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer (AEL) technology with ANDRITZ’s competence in manufacturing and assembly, resulting in an enhanced engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) offering of green hydrogen solutions for ANDRITZ. This non-exclusive partnership allows ANDRITZ to include HydrogenPro’s technology in its EPC portfolio.

As a fast-growing global green hydrogen technology company, HydrogenPro will be able to speed up its technology offering to the European market.

Sami Pelkonen, Executive Vice President Green Hydrogen at ANDRITZ GROUP, states: “ANDRITZ aims to become a leading global provider of complete green hydrogen plants and solutions based on different electrolysis technologies. We look forward to working with HydrogenPro to contribute to the increase in electrolysis capacities needed to support the emerging green hydrogen economy in Europe. Our expertise in plant engineering and turnkey projects will help us to successfully execute complete projects for our customers.”

Tarjei Johansen, CEO of HydrogenPro, adds: “This strategic partnership unlocks a significant potential as it combines our pioneering electrolyzer design and expertise in underlying technologies with ANDRITZ’s operational excellence and experience as an EPC supplier. It is also an important step for HydrogenPro towards reaching our target of providing more than 5 GW of electrolysis capacity in five years. We look forward to building on this partnership.”

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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems, services and digital solutions for a wide range of industries and end markets. Sustainability is an integral part of the company’s business strategy and corporate culture. With its extensive portfolio of sustainable products and solutions, ANDRITZ aims to make the greatest possible contribution to a sustainable future and help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. ANDRITZ is a global market leader in all four of its business areas – Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydro and Separation. Technological leadership and global presence are cornerstones of the group’s strategy, which is focused on long-term profitable growth. The publicly listed group has around 29,100 employees and over 280 locations in more than 40 countries.

HYDROGENPRO
HydrogenPro is a technology company and an OEM for high pressure alkaline electrolyzers and supplies large scale green hydrogen plants, all ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certified. The Company was founded in 2013 by individuals with background from the electrolysis industry which was established in Telemark, Norway by Norsk Hydro in 1927. We are an experienced engineering team of leading industry experts, drawing upon unparalleled experience and expertise in the hydrogen and renewable energy industry.

Media contact:

Susan Trast
HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
susan.trast@andritz.com

SOURCE: ANDRITZ

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