FELCO GmbH Hosts Member Evening – h2-netzwerk-ruhr e. V.

“Hidden Champion” based in Recklinghausen

More than 30 participants accepted the invitation to the h2-netzwerk-ruhr e.V. members’ evening at the headquarters of FELCO GmbH in Recklinghausen. The guests were welcomed by Dr Thomas Kattenstein, Chairman of the network, and Hans-Jörg Außem, Managing Director of FELCO GmbH.

The event was brought forward to allow the network partners to be presented with current projects in the hydrogen sector. FELCO, a member of h2-netzwerk-ruhr e.V. since 2025, presented components that are shortly before delivery.

The focus was on the manufacture of the peripheral equipment for a total of ten electrolysers with a total output of 100 megawatts. The plants were installed at a site in Germany. There, wind power from the high-voltage direct current transmission line (HVDC) from the North Sea is used to produce hydrogen. The hydrogen produced is to be transported to the Ruhr region via the pipeline of the GetH2 project. A subsequent tour of the production hall gave guests a direct insight into the technical processes and the performance of the site.

Christian Wißing, Head of Economic Development for Recklinghausen, emphasised the importance of the company for the industrial location and recognised FELCO GmbH as a high-performing representative of hydrogen-related plant engineering.

In addition to the insights into the host’s projects, the Managing Director of h2-netzwerk-ruhr, Dr Désirée Schulte, provided information about the association’s upcoming activities and extended a particular invitation to the general meeting to be held on 19 March 2026 at TÜV Nord in Essen.