Siemens is powering H2 Core Systems which is a startup that specialises in modular hydrogen energy systems with Siemens Xcelerator platform of software and automation portfolio in order to develop and manufacture compact, extremely effective hydrogen energy systems which produce and store clean energy where it is needed, Siemens said.
H2 Core Systems is building its entire digital method of product development around Siemens’ Designcenter™ X Solid Edge® software, which allows the company to create and visualise products in 3D before moving to a physical manufacturing process. The digital workflow has reduced the manufacturing process by 50%, increased design and customization cycles by 20% and captured a total growth rate of 70%. Designcenter X Solid Edge and the cloud-based collaboration features of the Teamcenter® Share app by Siemens help the team develop marketing resources and technical documentation and communicate complicated design concepts transparently to stakeholders and clients.
H2 Core Systems also leverages the automation hardware and software of Siemens, such as S7 1200 compact programmable logic controllers – PLCs and TIA Portal, in order to design and deploy the automation needed by its intricate products.
It is well to be noted that H2 Core Systems was founded in 2019 and is based in Heide, Germany, and creates, manufactures, and upholds modularly configurable production, storage and energy systems which integrate electrolysis along with storage, compression, fuel cells and all of it around a hydrogen-based ecosystem.
The products are adaptable and expandable, as well as easily scalable. In addition to on-grid use, they can be utilised in conjunction with photovoltaic or wind power systems in a decentralized, self-sufficient as well as sustainable green energy supply that can be utilised globally. According to the chief executive officer of H2 Core Systems, Ulf Jörgensen, “In our role as an accelerator of the energy transition, we need to respond to individual requirements promptly and with modular, scalable energy systems. This acceleration is based on fully digitalized, dynamic and efficient collaboration between sales, engineering, production and documentation. Hydrogen energy systems with Siemens Xcelerator enables this collaboration and significantly reduces our time-to-market.”
Opines EVP PLM Products, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Joe Bohman, “Siemens Xcelerator, including Designcenter and Teamcenter, is built to help companies like H2 Core Systems design and collaborate more efficiently; by allowing them to visualize the complete product in 3D and collaborate seamlessly with stakeholders from anywhere, on any device, they can make informed design changes before production starts, saving time and money. This speeds the development of new solutions, allows greater innovation and enables customization based on customer needs. Siemens’ technologies help them reduce complex steps and deliver sustainable energy systems quickly to communities that need them.”
H2 Core Systems has recently designed and built a completely autonomous energy system for an educational institution in Niger. The outcome is an autonomous, emission-free energy source in which solar power is used to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. The green hydrogen generated is kept and is then able to be converted back into electricity if required, providing a self-sufficient, emissions-free power supply with no diesel, no shaky grids, and no long fossil fuel supply chains.
As per the head of mechanical engineering, H2 Core Systems, Thorsten Claussen, “By combining modular hydrogen energy systems with Siemens’ advanced software and automation hardware, we can continue to deliver sustainable energy solutions worldwide, quickly adapting to customer needs and scaling our impact. We use Designcenter X Solid Edge to fully digitize our dynamic product and production planning. Thanks to the innovative solutions for distributed teams and high variability, we can significantly accelerate our development processes and production preparations and thus considerably reduce the time-to-market of our hydrogen-based energy systems.”