The German energy utility EWE has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to supply a 280 MW electrolysis system for a green hydrogen project in Emden (Germany), along with a 10-year service contract. The Emden project is expected to be commissioned in 2027 and to have an average power consumption of 320 MW over its entire lifetime. It will provide up to 26,000 t/year of green hydrogen for various industrial applications in the region, such as steel. Siemens Energy's electrolyser is based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology, and the stacks will be manufactured in the new gigawatt factory in Berlin.
The project is part of EWE's €800m Clean Hydrogen Coastline project, consisting of four sub-projects, and is one of the IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) projects, which is funded by federal and state funds. On top of the Clean Hydrogen Coastline – Electrolysis East Frisia project in Emden, EWE plans to build a 50 MW electrolyser in Bremen that will produce green hydrogen for climate-neutral steel production among other things; EWE will also connect hydrogen infrastructure to its Huntorf gas storage facility, and develop the H2 Pipeline Infrastructure Northwest (construction of hydrogen pipelines in north-western Germany).