PIONEERING HYDROGEN ENGINE IN GENERATOR SET FOR COLOGNE

ngine manufacturer Deutz AG and RheinEnergie AG, a Cologne, Germany-based regional energy supplier, are trialling a power generation system incorporating a Deutz hydrogen engine. The flagship project was initiated  on June 20th, 2022, when the first H2 gen-set went into operation at RheinEnergie’s cogeneration plant in the Niehl district of Cologne. The combination of a Deutz TCG 7.8 H2 hydrogen engine and a generator will deliver electric power of up to 170 kVA during the initial six-month test phase. The electricity will be fed directly into Cologne’s power grid.