Highlights 2025

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Highlights 2025

Hydrogen – the puzzle piece for a global energy revolution

Hydrogen technology plays a central role on the road to climate-neutral industries, both from an ecological and an economic perspective. But, when it comes to implementing this technology, complex technical issues arise. These relate in particular to the production, transportation, storage and use of hydrogen. Endress+Hauser provides answers that pass the practical test: With innovative and reliable measurement technology, the family-owned company supports its customers in ensuring smooth processes and maximum efficiency along the entire hydrogen value chain. On the path to decarbonizing industry The potential of hydrogen is enormous. Green hydrogen in particular offers the opportunity to significantly advance decarbonization in the coming years and considerably reduce CO₂ emissions. If you want to use hydrogen, you should look into its production, which is primarily carried out by water electrolysis. With this, water (H₂O) splits into its components hydrogen (H₂) and oxygen (O₂). If only renewable electricity is used for this process, it is referred to as green hydrogen, which is completely CO₂-free. There are also other types of hydrogen: Blue hydrogen is produced by steam reforming, whereby the resulting CO₂ is captured and stored. Turquoise hydrogen is produced during methane pyrolysis, which releases solid carbon instead of CO₂. Gray hydrogen, on the other hand, which is also produced by steam reforming natural gas, causes direct CO₂ emissions. Currently, the global hydrogen demand of around 90 mil lion tonnes is covered almost exclusively by gray hydrogen. Only a fraction of the volume is green hydrogen. Mean while, more and more countries are focusing on expanding production in order to achieve climate targets. Companies are joining forces to drive the market ramp-up of electrolysis technology. This is necessary in order to be able to produce the required quantities of gas by the turn of the century. From a niche topic to the heart of industry Endress+Hauser supports research institutes such as the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden Württemberg (ZSW) in the development and implementa tion of advanced solutions for hydrogen production. As part of the collaboration with ZSW, Endress+Hauser provided over 40 measuring instruments to ensure safe monitoring of critical process points in hydrogen production. These include devices such as the Prowirl F200 vortex flowmeter, the Memosens CLS16E digital conductivity sen sor and the iTHERM Moduline TM131 temperature sensor, which cover a wide range of requirements – from liquid analysis through to monitoring flow, temperature, pressure and level.

With hydrogen into a green future

Sea water desalination

Residential

Water storage

District heating

Water treatment

Electrolysis plant

Well & surface water

Clean energy