- RWE AG has secured all construction and environmental permits to proceed with the construction of a 100-MW electrolyser to produce green hydrogen in the Netherlands.
- RWE noted that the OranjeWind electrolyser project is still subject to a final investment decision (FID), which will depend on the availability of a national hydrogen network for transporting the green fuel to customers.
RWE AG has secured all construction and environmental permits to proceed with the construction of a 100-MW electrolyser to produce green hydrogen in the Netherlands, the German energy group said today.
The electrolysis plant will be part of the solutions for OranjeWind, a 795-MW Dutch offshore wind project undertaken by RWE and French peer TotalEnergies that will also integrate smart charging stations for electric vehicles, e-boilers and battery storage facilities.
RWE’s plan is to install the electrolyser near the Magnum Power Station in Eemshaven, in the north of the country, and source electricity from the OranjeWind offshore park to better integrate the generation. Its project complements the intentions of TotalEnergies to use its share of the future wind farm’s output to power 350 MW of electrolysers and produce about 40,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually.
RWE noted that the OranjeWind electrolyser project is still subject to a final investment decision (FID), which will depend on the availability of a national hydrogen network for transporting the green fuel to customers. The German group added that this is also a condition for the execution of its 50-MW Eemshydrogen project in the Netherlands.
Sopna Sury, COO of Hydrogen at RWE Generation SE, noted, “Securing the necessary permits brings us a step closer to realising this electrolyser in Eemshaven. This would enable RWE to provide industry with green hydrogen to make their production processes more sustainable. With our plans for this electrolyser at the Eemshaven, RWE continues to contribute to the further growth in the area and helps to establish this cluster as a centre for renewable energy.”
TotalEnergies plans to use its share of the electricity produced from the 100MW OranjeWind wind project to power 350MW electrolyser projects. The green hydrogen produced will be used to decarbonise TotalEnergies’ refineries in Northern Europe.
In addition to the Magnum Power Station electrolyser project, RWE is also working to realise a 50MW electrolyser at the nearby Eems Power Station.