The next generation of industrial value chains is already taking shape. The question is no longer whether markets will change, but which companies will turn this change into sustainable revenues and long-term competitiveness. Hydrogen, carbon management, Power-to-X and enabling infrastructure offer opportunities to protect established businesses, create new products and connect renewable energy with future industrial demand.

FICHTNER’s Role: From First Concept to Operation

Building on a long history of energy and infrastructure projects, FICHTNER develops and implements integrated hydrogen, carbon management and Power-to-X projects, from ideation and concept development through engineering and procurement to construction, commissioning and operational readiness.

As an independent engineering and consulting company, we evaluate technologies, define system interfaces and coordinate the disciplines and stakeholders required to bring complex value chains into operation. By combining technical design with market understanding, infrastructure planning, regulatory expertise and commercial assessment, we develop solutions that are technically robust, commercially credible and capable of attracting investment.

Hydrogen and Carbon Management: Creating New Value Chains

Europe is translating its climate ambitions into tangible market signals. The EU Emissions Trading System incentivizes emission reductions, Carbon Contracts for Difference can improve investment certainty, and RED III promotes renewable hydrogen and other renewable fuels. By 2030, ReFuelEU Aviation requires synthetic aviation fuels to reach an average share of 1.2 %, while FuelEU Maritime requires a 6 % reduction in the greenhouse gas intensity of energy used on board covered ships.

These frameworks are creating markets for renewable hydrogen, green chemicals and synthetic fuels. Hydrogen connects renewable electricity with industry, energy and transport, while carbon management addresses emissions that cannot readily be avoided. It covers CO₂ capture, conditioning, transport, utilization and permanent geological storage, as well as technological carbon removals.

Power-to-X and Infrastructure: Connecting Emerging Markets

Hydrogen and carbon management converge in Power-to-X value chains, where renewable hydrogen and captured CO₂ can be converted into e-methanol, e-kerosene and other synthetic hydrocarbons. This creates opportunities across industry, energy, infrastructure, ports and product markets.

Viable projects require production, infrastructure, regulation, product specifications and reliable off-take to be considered as an integrated system. Hydrogen pipelines, storage facilities and import terminals connect producers with users, while CO₂ networks, liquefaction systems, ships, hubs and export terminals link emission sources with utilization and geological storage.

Industrial clusters and ports can serve as central interfaces, aggregating supply and demand, enabling economies of scale and reducing the risks of stand-alone projects.

Visit our Stand

At the Hydrogen Technology World Expo and Carbon Capture Technology World Expo, we look forward to discussing how promising concepts can become viable projects and sustainable business models.

Come and meet the FICHTNER team in Hamburg. We look forward to learning more about your ideas, projects and challenges.

Hall: B6, Stand: 6J49

About FICHTNER

FICHTNER is one of Germany’s leading independent engineering and consulting companies, with more than 100 years of experience in the energy, water, environment, infrastructure and digitalization sectors. Headquartered in Stuttgart, the company serves public- and private-sector clients in Germany and worldwide.

Address: Sarweystraße 3, 70191 Stuttgart (Germany)