BERR Secures €5m for 7.5-MW Bavarian Electrolyser

• Bavaria backs BERR Projekt’s 7.5‑MW electrolyser with €5m, powering local, renewables-sourced green hydrogen to decarbonize Regensburg industry and mobility while strengthening regional energy security.

BERR Projekt GmbH, a unit of citizen energy cooperative Bürger Energie Region Regensburg eG, secured €5 million ($5.82 million) in funding to develop a 7.5‑MW electrolyser for green hydrogen in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria. The project will establish a production facility intended to generate renewable hydrogen to support regional decarbonization and energy security goals.

The funding underscores Bavaria’s push to scale hydrogen infrastructure, complementing Germany’s strategy to supply cleaner fuel for industry and mobility. BERR Projekt’s plant is backed by a local ownership model and will source power from renewables, aiming to produce emissions-free hydrogen in the Regensburg region.

How will BERR’s 7.5‑MW Bavarian electrolyser integrate with local renewable generation?

- Long-term PPAs with nearby citizen-owned wind and solar parks to anchor a dedicated renewable supply profile
- Hybrid connection: direct lines from co-located PV plus a medium-voltage grid link to access regional wind when solar output is low
- Curtailment harvesting, ramping up during high PV and wind peaks to absorb surplus and reduce grid congestion
- Flexible, dynamic loading (wide turndown range and rapid ramp rates) synced to day-ahead and intraday price signals tied to local renewable availability
- Guarantees of Origin and RFNBO-compliant metering to certify that consumed electricity is verifiably renewable and time-correlated
- An energy management system that forecasts irradiance and wind, schedules electrolyser setpoints, and minimizes grid charges
- Onsite hydrogen storage sized to smooth intermittent power input and sustain steady offtake for mobility and industry
- Heat and oxygen valorization: low‑grade heat to local users and oxygen offered to nearby wastewater or industrial processes
- Participation in congestion management and balancing markets, providing downward regulation for renewables and ancillary services
- Coordination with regional DSOs under Redispatch 2.0 to operate as a controllable load in constrained hours
- Staged build-out to add rooftop/ground PV and potentially a small battery to firm solar ramps and reduce peak grid draw
- Water supply and treatment sized for variable operation, with monitoring to align production with low‑impact withdrawal periods
- Grid interconnection at MV with a dedicated transformer and harmonic filtering to meet grid-code and power-quality requirements
- Seasonal strategy: summer daytime production predominantly solar-backed; winter and nighttime production leaning on local wind PPAs