For this purpose, this lab conducts three research projects that are particularly well suited to Lower Saxony:

A. Hydrogen-based provision of flexible primary operating reserve in thermal power plants. In this project, an H₂-O₂ burner system will be developed that can be used to quickly generate large amounts of additional power in the MW range, e.g., in the steam path of a combined cycle power plant for flexible power regulation.

B. Substitution of natural gas with hydrogen at the Huntorf power plant in connection with compressed air storage in a salt cavern. This project focuses on the intermediate energy storage of hydrogen in a cavern and greenhouse gas-free electricity recovery to compensate for periods of low electricity generation from solar power plants and wind turbines.

C. Low-pollution and efficient hydrogen engines. This project strives to make clean hydrogen use without shock-sensitive and expensive fuel cells possible for larger commercial vehicles.

All projects are examples of the future utilization of hydrogen combustion under special conditions, combining challenging basic research in combustion technology with interesting application possibilities for a defossilized hydrogen future.

As part of the three-year innovation laboratory, basic processes will be researched and the potential for subsequent implementation in industrial technologies will be assessed in collaboration with industrial partners.