SPIE installs technical building systems at the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park in Germany

Düsseldorf, 21 May 2025 – SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has recently completed the installation of all technical building systems at the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. This includes not only air conditioning and cooling technology but also heating, ventilation and sanitary systems, as well as measurement, control and regulation technology. The customer is Elektrolyse Mitteldeutschland GmbH – a joint venture between VNG Handel & Vertrieb GmbH and Uniper Hydrogen.

At the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park, the entire green hydrogen value chain is being tested on an industrial scale for the first time in Central Germany – from generation and storage to transport and use. The large-scale electrolysis plant has a capacity of up to 30 megawatts and can produce nearly 27 million cubic metres of hydrogen per year. The required electricity is supplied by a nearby wind farm. The green hydrogen is stored in a salt cavern and can then be fed into the hydrogen network of the local chemical industry via a converted gas pipeline. It will also be possible to use it for urban mobility solutions and more in the future.

The Building Technology & Automation and Industry Services & Wind operational divisions collaborated on the project. “Our modern technical building systems are helping us lay the foundation for the smooth operation of the energy park,” says Marcel Kunert, Project Manager at SPIE Wiegel, part of the Building Technology & Automation operational division of SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria. Energy efficiency is always the top priority. “Our goal is to keep the buildings’ energy consumption and CO₂ emissions as low as possible,” adds Thomas Gröne, member of the management board at SPIE GESA, from the Industry Services & Wind operational division. This is why the generation of cooling and heating for the administration building, the energy centre, the electrolysis hall and the water treatment building is provided by a reversible heat pump, for example. The installed measurement, control and regulation technology for the technical building systems will also ensure efficient, regular operation of the completed facility.

“As a multi-technical service provider, our expertise covers all areas of technical building systems – something that sets us apart from our competitors. Our client receives the required scope of services from a single source, which saves time and reduces interfaces between the various trades,” says Dennis Mausberg, General Manager of the Industry Services & Wind operational division.

“The Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park is an important step towards the energy transition and the development of a sustainable hydrogen economy in Central Germany,” emphasises Jörn Ettenhofer, General Manager of the Building Technology & Automation operational division at SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria. “Our technical solutions enable us to contribute to the energy-efficient operation of the project.”