Energy and hydrogen alliance in the Meissen industrial arc (EWI)
The transformation towards CO2 neutrality and changes in the energy market pose major challenges for energy-intensive companies in particular. Nine companies from the district of Meißen have joined forces in the Energy and Hydrogen Alliance in the Meißen Industrial Arc (EWI) in order to jointly achieve framework conditions for a successful energy transformation in the region.
The EWI sees itself as a driver of the local energy transformation. The aim is to achieve the necessary speed in the transformation processes through cooperation with the district and a joint approach to politicians and suppliers.
Energy Saxony supports the EMI players within the framework of the
Innovation Cluster Hydrogen Land Saxony
on the path to energy transformation.
Electricity
2.1 TWH
(9.4% of Saxony)
Natural gas
1.4 TWh
(3.3% of Saxony)
Substitution potential through green hydrogen
1 TWh
Total investment at the locations
680 million €
Linda Schorer
Project Coordinator Hydrogen Competence Center
+49 179 4813897
The EMI companies are committed to
- for the regional expansion of the energy and hydrogen infrastructure in Saxony with a focus on the Meißen industrial arc
- for the technological and economic usability of hydrogen as an energy source of the future in the Meissen industrial arc
- for strengthening acceptance of the rapid expansion of renewables in the region
- for the establishment of networks with associations and institutions that support the active shaping of the energy transition
The companies are investing locally both in the transformation of their production processes towards CO2-neutral manufacturing and in the expansion of renewable energies at their sites.
Faces of Allianz
From left to right: Dr. Jutta Matreux (Plant Manager Wacker Chemie), Christoph Patzwald (Plant Manager Cargill), René Spandler (Plant Manager ERVIN), Nico Knorr (Energy Manager GMH Gröditz), Hanka Snatkin (Plant Manager GMH Gröditz), Wolfgang Pradella (Plant Manager GGF), Uwe Reinecke (Plant Manager Feralpi Stahl), Mirko Hanel (Energy Manager Goodyear), Eva Spickenheuer (Project Coordinator Energy Saxony).
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