Hydrogen through fermentation.
Prof. Nils Tippkötter and his team from the eBioH2 research project at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences are producing hydrogen from green waste using bacteria at the Jülich campus.
Prof. Tippkötter’s team uses the bacterial strain Thermotoga neapolitina for this process. Before the actual hydrogen production, the green waste is shredded, and various technical enzymes are added to break down the material. The microorganisms initiate a complex fermentation process that produces hydrogen. Thus, new raw materials are created from sustainable residual materials. The best part is that the byproducts of the production process can be used as organic fertilizer. Prof. Tippkötter was awarded the 2023 Research Prize for this work.
The video about the research project can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIz9TKFQMmM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIz9TKFQMmM
