H-TEC SYSTEMS is becoming Quest One. With its rebranding on September 30, the company is underlining the importance of its own ambitious goal: By 2050, it aims to avoid one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions through the use of its own electrolyzers and make a decisive contribution to climate protection.

The official rebranding coincides with the opening of a new production site in Hamburg, Germany, in September. With the completion of the new “gigahub,” the company is starting automated series production of electrolysis stacks – the technological heart of an electrolyzer.

Robin von Plettenberg, CEO of H-TEC SYSTEMS said, “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 H₂, 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 H₂ economy. With our new name, we are underlining this international ambition and putting climate protection at the center.”

For green H₂ to become a reliable alternative to fossil fuels, it must be available in large quantities and at competitive prices in the future. The climate-neutral conversion of industry, due to its high energy requirements, will be an important area of application for H₂, which is produced with the help of electrolyzers where so-called stacks are installed. Here, energy becomes an element, and water becomes oxygen and H₂ with the help of renewable electricity.

PEM electrolysis, which is based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology, is one of the most important processes for industrially scaled H₂ production using renewable energies. With the start of industrial series production of electrolyzers, it should be possible to meet the large future demand for green H₂. As a pioneer in the industry, H-TEC SYSTEMS already has over 25 years of experience in this field, with several dozen systems in operation in Europe.

Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions SE, said, “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 H₂ transition, for which international business is also becoming increasingly important. This impressive development is reflected in the new name, Quest One.”