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Technology from Jülich. Engineered for industry.

Hyca Heat is a spin-off of Forschungszentrum Jülich. We engineer hybrid process heat that frees industrial plants from dependence on a single energy source.

The vision behind Hyca Heat.

Dr. Simon Hahn, co-founder and CEO of Hyca Heat, at a test rig

Our goal is simple: no factory should have to bet on a single energy price again.

Heat keeps industry running. And almost always it depends on a single energy source. Anyone buying a burner today bets on one price for twenty years.

The idea comes from Simon Hahn, Dr.‑Ing. in chemical and biological engineering. He has been researching and developing heat without a flame since 2020, at first with hydrogen only. At Forschungszentrum Jülich came the decisive thought: industry doesn't need the next fuel, it needs the freedom to switch between power, gas and hydrogen. Hour by hour, depending on what is cheaper.

In 2026 Simon Hahn, Richard Büssow and Henning Hatje founded Hyca Heat GmbH. Now we are taking the technology from the pilot plant into the factory.

Team

  • Dr. Simon Hahn

    Dr. Simon Hahn

    CEO and co-founder

  • Dr. Richard Büssow

    Dr. Richard Büssow

    CTO and co-founder

  • Henning Hatje

    Henning Hatje

    CCO and co-founder

Sites in Germany.

Courtyard of Startup Village Jülich with timber modules. Photo: © Brainergy Park Jülich GmbH
Photo: © Brainergy Park Jülich GmbH

Jülich

Startup Village at Brainergy Park

Startup Village at Brainergy Park Marie-Curie-Straße 4 52428 Jülich, Germany

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Photo: © Maschinenraum GmbH

Berlin

Maschinenraum

Maschinenraum Zionskirchstraße 73a 10119 Berlin, Germany

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Partners and supporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich
Helmholtz-Cluster Wasserstoff (HC-H2)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
chemstars
BRYCK

Become part of Hyca Heat

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Press

Coverage of Hyca Heat and a company fact sheet.

Hyca Heat in the media