Wednesday 5 August 2020

Green hydrogen project at oil refinery greenlighted by German Government

The German Ministry for Economic Affairs has confirmed €30 million (£27m) of funding for a new green hydrogen project at an oil refinery in Munich.

A consortium of ten members, including the German units of the French utility EDF, cement maker Holcim, Danish wind company Ørsted and industrial supplier thyssenkrupp will be responsible for its development.

The group will spend an additional €58 million (£52.3m) into the construction of the green hydrogen facility, bringing the total to €88 million (£79.4m).

With the funding commitment, the five-year project will begin its first phase, the construction of a 30MW electrolyser.

The project will produce green hydrogen using offshore wind energy, transport it in the gas network and use it in industrial processes.

Jürgen Wollschläger, Managing Director of the Heide refinery and Coordinator of the project, said: "From today the partners will work together on this green future and build an ecologically and economically sustainable model.

"We understand the energy transition across sectors. By pulling industry, science and politics together, our vision will become a reality."