Hydrogen heating technology company HYTING has successfully commissioned its first customer installation, marking a significant milestone for the business and a world-first for the heating sector. The project represents the first catalytic hydrogen-powered air-heating system to enter operation at a customer site.
The installation is located at Flusys GmbH’s newly established production facility for precision pumps in Offenbach, Germany. At the site, a 10kW air-heating unit is now fully operational and is used to heat a 1,000 cubic-meter space. The system runs on hydrogen supplied by a nearby provider, demonstrating practical on-site use of hydrogen for space heating.
HYTING’s 10kW unit has been integrated with a heat pump to create a hybrid heating system. Within this configuration, the HYTING unit is responsible for delivering peak heating capacity during periods of high demand or when ambient temperatures are low. At the same time, the heat pump manages the base heating load and operates at its most efficient point.
This system architecture enables optimal sizing of both the HYTING unit and the heat pump. It reduces installed electrical capacity and directly addresses one of the main cost drivers for commercial buildings: capacity and demand charges. By meeting peak heating loads with hydrogen rather than electricity, customers can lower operating costs from day one, achieve fast amortisation, and maintain minimal system complexity.
Beyond integration with heat pumps, HYTING’s technology can also be combined with other heat sources, including industrial waste heat. This flexibility supports a decarbonisation pathway suitable for a wide range of building types. The compact, modular design allows multiple units to be combined to deliver higher heating capacities and ensures suitability for both new installations and retrofit projects.
Peak heating in commercial and industrial buildings is identified as a key application for HYTING’s technology. Such buildings often experience high peak heat demand, face constraints in electrical infrastructure, and are under increasing pressure to decarbonise energy systems. Hydrogen-powered peak heating is positioned as an ideal solution, particularly in cases where hydrogen is already available on site or within the region.
Flusys brings many years of extensive experience with hydrogen technologies, and the installation is expected to demonstrate both the effectiveness of HYTING’s solution and the potential for hydrogen to replace natural gas as a cleaner, more sustainable heating source.
Tim Hannig, Founder and Managing Director of HYTING, said: “Our vision has always been to see hydrogen replace fossil fuels and make an invaluable contribution to decarbonising the heating sector. Our technology is simple, safe, efficient, and clean, and we’re delighted to see our first customer installation up and running. We’re very proud that Flusys chose to work with us on this world-first, and we look forward to seeing the next systems coming online in the coming months.”
HYTING’s air-heating system technology is based on a proprietary flameless catalytic process in which hydrogen reacts with oxygen from ambient air to generate heat. This process produces no CO 2 , NOx, or particulate emissions, with water vapour as the only by-product. The system does not use flammable concentrations of hydrogen at any operating point, making it inherently safe.
The quality and robustness of the technology have been validated through a 2,500-hour durability test on a 10kW heat generator conducted by one of the world’s leading engineering service providers. Simulating 10 years of real-world operation, the test was completed without failures or measurable wear on safety-critical components. HYTING has also achieved Gas Appliance Regulation (GAR) certification and is now fully certified for field test operation.