Neuman & Esser Group (NEA Group), founded in 1830 as a family-owned business in Übach-Palenberg, Germany, is a global manufacturer of reciprocating and diaphragm compressors, grinding and classifying systems, and integrated solutions for industrial applications.
The company serves sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, petrochemicals, food, energy, and renewables. With over 190 years of expertise, particularly in hydrogen compression, NEA provides advanced hydrogen value chain technologies such as PEM electrolyzers (NEA|HYTRON), steam reformers, hydrogen refueling stations, and compressor systems. It operates production sites in Germany and the USA, with around 1,900 employees worldwide.
NEA supports the energy transition and circular economy, supplying equipment like electrolyser modules for green hydrogen projects in the chemical and refining industries.
chemXplore tracks 4 projects involving NEA Group, of which 4 are active.
NEA Group's role on them: Technology / equipment supplier.
3 new construction and 1 conversion / repurposing.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 4 of them For subscribers
Targeting: Hydrogen (4), Carbon (1), HVO (1), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (1), Methane (1), Naphtha (petroleum), catalytic reformed (1)
Half of €11bn capex deployed; Neptun Deep first gas H1 2027; renewables, storage, SAF/HVO unit and expanded EV charging to 2030.
EUR 560m unit to produce 250,000 t/yr SAF and renewable diesel from vegetable fats and used cooking oils; commissioning targeted for 2028.
Engineering, installation and commissioning of an H2 drying system for a 16 million Nm³ repurposed salt cavern; Bilfinger’s H2Dry debuts commercially; operations targeted 2028.
Second 35 MW electrolyzer fully delivered, lifting Petrobrazi’s green H2 capacity to 55 MW to supply refining and a 250,000 t/y SAF/HVO unit.
Clean CCS Operating Result 3 bn lei; net income 1.8 bn lei; CAPEX 3.7 bn lei; contribution to state budget 10.2 bn lei; Neptun Deep on track for first gas in 2027.
Final module delivered for the 20 MW electrolyzer; it will produce ~3,000 t/yr green hydrogen for the SAF/HVO unit; total planned capacity is 55 MW across two projects.
Delegates debated turning ambitions into bankable projects: hydrogen integration, SAF, refinery synergies, circular feedstocks, recycling tech, digitalisation and execution risk
Modular methane-to-hydrogen solution using plasma pyrolysis to produce hydrogen and solid carbon; up to 98% conversion, 10–15 kWh/kg H2; 20 MW (~2 t/h) available 2028.
