H-TEC SYSTEMS to rebrand as Quest One and begin series stack production

H-TEC SYSTEMS has announced that on 30 September, the company will rebrand as Quest One. This rebranding coincides with the opening of a new production facility in Hamburg, Germany, where the company is starting automated series production of electrolysis stacks.

 

With its rebranding, the company underscores its ambitious goal: by 2050, it aims to avoid 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions through the use of its electrolyzers, making a decisive contribution to climate protection.

 

Robin von Plettenberg, CEO of H-TEC SYSTEMS, stated: “With Quest One, we have found a name that gets to the heart of our work. We want to avoid one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions – which is why we are focusing on hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table. This mammoth task is a true quest and hugely motivating for us. We want to develop Quest One into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electrolyzers and help shape the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy. With our new name, we are underlining this international ambition and putting climate protection at the center.”

 

Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions SE, added: “The rebranding of H-TEC SYSTEMS into Quest One marks the beginning of a new era. When we acquired H-TEC SYSTEMS in 2019, the company had a start-up character: around 40 employees produced top-quality electrolyzers in a manufacturing operation. Since then, the number of employees has increased more than tenfold and we are building the most modern stack production facility in Europe. Today, H-TEC SYSTEMS is a leading driver of the hydrogen transition, for which international business is also becoming increasingly important. This impressive development is reflected in the new name, Quest One.”

 

Another significant milestone is the opening of the new, state-of-the-art production and development site in Hamburg on 30 September. The new Gigahub will facilitate the automated series production of stacks, with a potential total electrolysis capacity of over 5 GW annually at full capacity. These stacks will be developed and produced at the new site in the Hanseatic city. Previously, many of these manufacturing steps have been performed manually. With the automation of production at the Gigahub, up to 75% of the current production time can be saved.

 

Around 200 employees will work at the Gigahub location in the areas of production, development, testing, and service. The finished stacks and electrolyzers will then be assembled at the company’s Augsburg site in southern Germany by a team of more than 350 employees, using the automotive assembly principle.

 

Source: Hydrogentechworld