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Released March 25, 2025 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--German energy major RWE AG (Essen, Germany) has agreed to supply green hydrogen to France's TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) (Courbevoie, France) in one of the world's largest deals of its type.
The 15-year agreement, which will kick off in 2030, will see RWE supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually until 2044. The hydrogen will be supplied to Total's refinery in Leuna in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt from RWE's planned 300-megawatt (MW) electrolyser at a site near its Emsland gas-fired power plant in Lingen. RWE called the agreement a "signal for the German market" because fuel suppliers such as refineries are being encouraged to gradually reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over time. By using 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually, the Leuna refinery will reduce CO2 emissions by 300,000 metric tons of CO2 per year--equivalent to the yearly emissions of 140,000 cars, the companies stated. TotalEnergies needs significant quantities of green hydrogen to decarbonise its refineries in Europe, and the company has invited tenders for 500,000 metric tons per year.
Late last year Industrial Info reported on the start of green hydrogen production at the Emsland site with the commissioning of a 14-MW electrolyser facility powered by renewables. The pilot electrolyser consists of two subsystems--an alkaline electrolyser from Sunfire (Dresden) with a capacity of 10 MW and a 4-MW plant, designed and built by Linde plc (NYSE:LIN) (Woking, England) using a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser from ITM Power (Sheffield, U.K.). The pilot plant can generate up to 270 kilograms of green hydrogen per hour using the two different electrolysis technologies. Next to the pilot plant, construction is underway on a 100-MW commercial electrolyser plant, which is part of the company's GET H2 Nukleus project. With commissioning expected next year, RWE expects to expand that capacity to 300-MW by 2027. For additional information, see September 30, 2024, article - RWE Fires Up Green Hydrogen Facility at Lingen.
Markus Krebber, chief executive officer of RWE, said: "We are proud to have secured the first long-term offtake agreement for green hydrogen of this size with TotalEnergies in Germany. Six months after the investment decision for the construction of the 300-megawatt electrolysis plant in Lingen, we have acquired an important anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This shows that hydrogen works with the right incentives for customers." TotalEnergies' chief executive officer added that the delivery of the hydrogen contract will be made possible thanks to "the completion of the H2 backbone by German authorities and their efficient support to green H2 customers like our Leuna refinery."
In November, the green light for Europe's largest planned hydrogen network - Germany's hydrogen core network (HCN) - was granted by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). It will span just over 9,000 kilometers (km) and it will be rolled out in stages between 2025 and 2032 in preparation for the country's large-scale increase in hydrogen production. By 2032, the network's feed-in capacity will be 101 gigawatts (GW) and the feed-out capacity 87 GW. The HCN will also form a key part of the European hydrogen backbone connecting several European Union (EU) Member States. For additional information, see November 6, 2024, article - Germany Approves National Hydrogen Network.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The 15-year agreement, which will kick off in 2030, will see RWE supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually until 2044. The hydrogen will be supplied to Total's refinery in Leuna in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt from RWE's planned 300-megawatt (MW) electrolyser at a site near its Emsland gas-fired power plant in Lingen. RWE called the agreement a "signal for the German market" because fuel suppliers such as refineries are being encouraged to gradually reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over time. By using 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually, the Leuna refinery will reduce CO2 emissions by 300,000 metric tons of CO2 per year--equivalent to the yearly emissions of 140,000 cars, the companies stated. TotalEnergies needs significant quantities of green hydrogen to decarbonise its refineries in Europe, and the company has invited tenders for 500,000 metric tons per year.
Late last year Industrial Info reported on the start of green hydrogen production at the Emsland site with the commissioning of a 14-MW electrolyser facility powered by renewables. The pilot electrolyser consists of two subsystems--an alkaline electrolyser from Sunfire (Dresden) with a capacity of 10 MW and a 4-MW plant, designed and built by Linde plc (NYSE:LIN) (Woking, England) using a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser from ITM Power (Sheffield, U.K.). The pilot plant can generate up to 270 kilograms of green hydrogen per hour using the two different electrolysis technologies. Next to the pilot plant, construction is underway on a 100-MW commercial electrolyser plant, which is part of the company's GET H2 Nukleus project. With commissioning expected next year, RWE expects to expand that capacity to 300-MW by 2027. For additional information, see September 30, 2024, article - RWE Fires Up Green Hydrogen Facility at Lingen.
Markus Krebber, chief executive officer of RWE, said: "We are proud to have secured the first long-term offtake agreement for green hydrogen of this size with TotalEnergies in Germany. Six months after the investment decision for the construction of the 300-megawatt electrolysis plant in Lingen, we have acquired an important anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This shows that hydrogen works with the right incentives for customers." TotalEnergies' chief executive officer added that the delivery of the hydrogen contract will be made possible thanks to "the completion of the H2 backbone by German authorities and their efficient support to green H2 customers like our Leuna refinery."
In November, the green light for Europe's largest planned hydrogen network - Germany's hydrogen core network (HCN) - was granted by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). It will span just over 9,000 kilometers (km) and it will be rolled out in stages between 2025 and 2032 in preparation for the country's large-scale increase in hydrogen production. By 2032, the network's feed-in capacity will be 101 gigawatts (GW) and the feed-out capacity 87 GW. The HCN will also form a key part of the European hydrogen backbone connecting several European Union (EU) Member States. For additional information, see November 6, 2024, article - Germany Approves National Hydrogen Network.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
