Stargate Hydrogen inaugurated its new factory with an exclusive event, attended by Kristen Michal, the Prime Minister of Estonia and Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe, on Friday. The facility is dedicated to the production of alkaline electrolysis stacks and systems.
In the first phase, the new factory can deliver 140 megawatts (MW) of alkaline electrolysers annually, which can be expanded to more than one gigawatt (GW) with minor additional investments. With robust support from European investors and IPCEI status (Important Projects of Common European Interest), Stargate Hydrogen is now well-positioned to bring down the cost of green hydrogen.
Deliveries from the new factory have already started to the existing customers of the company in the European, Middle Eastern, Turkish and Indian markets. “Currently, our production is fully booked until the end of 2025, and we see increasing demand from our existing customers in Europe and new customers from the Middle East and Asia,” said Marko Virkebau, CEO of Stargate Hydrogen. The list of customers includes Fortum, Utilitas, ABB, Rockfin and others across Europe, Türkiye and India.
“Stargate Hydrogen’s IPCEI project stands as an outstanding example of how professionally managed public support can catalyse meaningful industrial innovation,” the press release cited Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe. “Facilities like this and the material innovation undertaken by Stargate are exactly what we need to build the hydrogen economy in Europe, and stay competitive, sustainable, and sovereign in the clean energy transition.”
