ebm-papst, global leader in air technology and heating technology, and HYTING, a start-up for H₂ heating systems, announced their strategic partnership to develop and manufacture H₂-fueled heat generators.

HYTING's innovative concept offers a simple, safe, efficient and clean way to generate heat directly from H₂, without combustion. The start-up has developed a forced-air heating system (patents-pending) that uses a unique catalytic process to turn H₂ and oxygen from air into heat. The catalyst acts as a reaction accelerator. Unlike systems that rely on H₂ combustion to generate heat, HYTING’s technology does not produce any nitrogen oxide (NO_x), or particulate emissions – the only byproduct is water. Furthermore, it does not use flammable concentrations of H₂ at any operating point.

It is modular and highly scalable in design, with outputs of 10 kW─300 kW, enabling it to be configured for a wide range of different heating applications, including commercial and residential buildings and heating systems for commercial vehicles. Prototypes are currently undergoing testing, with the first customer trials expected in Germany by Q1 2025.

In this partnership, ebm-papst will leverage its extensive experience and infrastructure to accelerate the development and market launch of HYTING's heat generator portfolio. The heating technology expert ebm-papst has been conducting research in the field of H₂ for years, including in its in-house H₂ laboratory at its Landshut location. The company's gas products are already certified for the admixture of H₂ and can therefore be used perfectly in the HYTING heat generator. ebm-papst plans to manufacture the HYTING heat generators at its state-of-the-art production facilities.

“We are thrilled and proud to partner with ebm-papst,” said Tim Hannig, Founder and Managing Director of HYTING. “ebm-papst’s knowledge, skillset, experience and infrastructure massively accelerate and de-risk our time to market.”

“We see great potential in HYTING's innovative technology and are therefore pleased to partner with HYTING in a joint R&D collaboration. This is in line with our multi-technology approach in heating technology,” said Dr. Hannes Säubert, CEO of Heating Technology at ebm-papst.