The majority of hydrogen produced worldwide has so far come from fossil sources. A small proportion is also already produced by electrolysers. The Ostbayrische Technische Hochschule Regensburg and Hyperthermics Regensburg in Bavaria see the potential in another type of production: biohydrogen. In the co-operation project, the partners are developing a process for producing biohydrogen from organic residues.
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Organic residues offer potential
BiReMiH2 is the name of the project and stands for the development of a continuous process for the production of biohydrogen from organic residues using hyperthermophilic microorganisms and model-based gas quality sensors. This originates from the HY2.Zero network, which develops solutions to advance the industrialisation of hydrogen technology.
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"We are convinced that hydrogen production from biogenic residues still offers a lot of potential here," says Stefan Miller, Managing Director of Hyperthermics Regensburg. The project partner with expertise in hyperthermophilic microorganisms is starting with the development of an automated screening process to determine the biohydrogen potential. The development project will run until September 2026 (fk/mfo)
