The Dutch fuel cell system developer and integrator zepp.solutions is receiving EU funding of around two million euros for the construction of a plant in the greater Rotterdam area, with which the company intends to increase its production to 1,000 fuel cell systems per year.
According to zepp.solutions, the new factory will produce its Y50 and X150 fuel cell modules. With the factory, zepp.solutions wants to strengthen its position in the growing European hydrogen sector. The construction project is also supported by the Greater Rijnmond Region, the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) and Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) as well as the municipalities. Added to this is the approximately two million euros from the European “Just Transition Fund”.
Specifically, the new plant should enable the company to increase its production to 1,000 FC systems per year. In the course of this, “about 100 sustainable jobs in the hydrogen sector” are also to be created in the region. A German supplier will also benefit from the expansion of system production in the Netherlands: In the Y50 module, zepp.solutions relies on the NM5-EVO fuel cell stack from EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies.
