Apex Nova Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of the H2Apex Group, has been the owner of HH2E Werk Lubmin since July 1, 2025. The acquisition was carried out as part of a completed insolvency plan procedure. The Hamburg-based start-up HH2E had filed for self-administered insolvency in December 2024, as also reported by H2international. With this move, H2Apex secures another project for the production of green hydrogen at the Lubmin site.
From H2Apex’s perspective, Lubmin is considered one of the most attractive locations for hydrogen production in Germany. The acquired site has a grid connection from the transmission system operator 50Hertz as well as a water supply. In addition, there is the possibility of feeding hydrogen into the planned long-distance pipeline network “Flow” in the future. “We firmly believe that Lubmin is the most interesting location for domestic hydrogen production,” says Peter Rößner, Managing Director of H2Apex. The combination of direct connection to offshore wind farms and the future hydrogen network is decisive for the site selection.
100 MW electrolyzer planned by 2028
H2Apex plans to build an electrolyzer plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) in the first expansion stage on the acquired site by 2028. In the medium term, the capacity is to be expanded to up to 1,000 MW. In parallel, the company has been developing another project on its own land in Lubmin since 2023, also with a planned capacity of 100 MW by 2028. According to H2Apex, the next steps include analyzing the project status and organizational integration. The acquired company is to be renamed and a new management team appointed. H2Apex has also taken over parts of the former HH2E team.
H2Apex was founded in 2000 and has focused on the production, storage and distribution of green hydrogen since 2012. The company develops and operates plants with an electrolysis capacity of up to 2 gigawatts. Target markets include the steel, chemical and cement industries as well as applications in logistics and infrastructure.
