Chinese electrolyser producer Jiang Guofu Hydrogen Energy Technology & Equipment (Guofuhee) will start producing its hydrogen manufacturing gadget in Germany by a joint venture with a local EPC firm. The newcomer also aims to construct, very own, and operate its very own hydrogen plants.
RCT Hydrogen, 51% owned by Germany’s RCT Group and 49% owned by Guofuhee, mention that it would start arranging a 250MW electrolyser plant in eastern Germany, with plans to supply its first 2.5MW system in Q1 2026.
The electrolyser facility will produce pressurized alkaline stacks based totally on Guofuhee technology, even as the corporation also plans to establish a hydrogen manufacturing and selling service.
Under RCT Hydrogen’s “hydrogen-as-a-service” providing, Vice-President Sales and Products Dr Eric Rüland stated the corporation should offer hydrogen gas to industrial clients at “fixed expenses”.
“Numerous partners in Europe have also been found for this model, with whom more venture may be advanced in the coming months,” he stated.
It seems the corporation will focus existing industrial hydrogen users, recently depending on high priced truck and trailer supply from centralized grey hydrogen manufacturing facilities.
RCT Hydrogen stated it has up to 30MW of sales with the “planning stage”. It also signed a preliminary agreement to supply 2.5MW electrolysers in December.
The announcement comes after Guofuhee signed an early-stage agreement with Siemens and RCT GH to assist its development into Europe last February.
Under that memorandum of understanding, Siemens would offer digital solutions for a production site, while also supporting in developing, building and working green hydrogen plants. RCT GH was lined up to guide plant EPC.
It comes after the EU tightened restrictions on Chinese-made electrolyser use in publicly funded ventures. Since September 2024, ventures have had to restrict the sourcing of electrolyser stacks from China to no more than 25% of their full potential.
Progressively, Chinese players have been trying to set up European production, raising fears from established Western players.
