INDTEGRATE
The EU-funded INDTEGRATE project aims to accelerate the adoption of green hydrogen.
Bitwise is responsible for building a digital twin of the electrolyser cell stack (Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cell, SOEC).
Launched in June 2026, the EU-funded INDTEGRATE project aims to accelerate the adoption of green hydrogen in energy-intensive industries and support European industry's transition towards a lower-carbon future. Finnish software company Bitwise is part of the multinational INDTEGRATE consortium.
The European Union aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The transition towards a greener, more sustainable society is already under way.
Energy-intensive industries such as glass and ceramics account for a significant share of European industry's energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Decarbonising these sectors is key to achieving the EU's climate and industrial policy goals. Electrification plays an important role, but direct electrification is particularly challenging in high-temperature industrial processes, so other solutions are needed alongside it.
The EU-funded INDTEGRATE project, launched in June 2026 as part of the Horizon Europe programme, responds to this challenge. Alongside Bitwise, the project brings together a multidisciplinary European partner network of industrial companies, technology developers, research organisations, universities and innovation experts. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of technology based on solid oxide electrolyser cells (SOEC) in energy-intensive industry.
Over the course of the project, from 2026 to 2029, the partners will develop solutions for industrial decarbonisation by combining renewable electricity, industrial waste heat recovery, digital technologies and green hydrogen production. The first step is to develop digital modelling tools and digital twins that support the design, optimisation and operation of hydrogen production systems in the glass and ceramics industry.
Bitwise is responsible for two separate areas in the INDTEGRATE project:
- Digital twin: Bitwise is building a digital twin of the solid oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC) stack. This technology plays a key role in green hydrogen production, thanks in part to its high efficiency. The digital twin provides real-time information on system performance, enables optimisation of the process's energy consumption and helps, for example, with the early detection of operational problems in the system.
- Project data sharing, data management and cybersecurity: Bitwise is implementing the components that allow other systems to be integrated securely into the factory process. Clear models are also being created for data management, ownership and access rights for the project's different stakeholders. Identity and access management practices will be defined consistently across the whole project, so that data can be handled securely throughout the project's lifecycle.
Building on the digital tools, the partners will design and validate a modular 220 kW SOEC system that combines renewable electricity and industrial waste heat for more efficient green hydrogen production. Pilots in industrial environments will assess the system's technical performance, operational flexibility and economic viability. The project also promotes the wider adoption of hydrogen solutions through stakeholder collaboration, competence development and training.
Challenge
Energy-intensive industries such as glass and ceramics account for a significant share of European industry's energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
Solution
The INDTEGRATE project aims to accelerate the adoption of green hydrogen in energy-intensive industries and support European industry's transition towards a lower-carbon future.
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