Energy supplier EWE AG has initiated the construction of a 320-MW electrolyser in the German seaport city of Emden as part of a comprehensive hydrogen initiative that combines the production, storage, transport and use of the clean fuel.
The Emden project will be implemented by a consortium of construction companies, Ludwig Freytag, Gebrueder Neumann, and MBN, which was awarded a contract for civil and structural works, EWE said on Friday.
The facility is scheduled to become operational by the end of 2027 and is expected to be one of the first hydrogen production plants in Germany at a market-relevant scale, RWE said.
The Emden electrolyser is part of the major Clean Hydrogen Coastline Project. The larger initiative also includes the establishment of a hydrogen storage facility in Huntorf, Germany, by repurposing an existing natural gas cavern. The third element of Clean Hydrogen Coastline involves the optimisation of the gas infrastructure for hydrogen use in the northwest. By building and converting several pipeline sections, EWE aims to connect the production capacities, hydrogen storage and users to the future Europe-wide hydrogen transport network, the company said.
EWE has already proved that hydrogen can be safely stored in salt caverns as part of a research project at its Ruedersdorf site near Berlin. (November 28, 2025, Source: https://renewablesnow.com/news/ewe-starts-building-320-mw-hydrogen-plant-in-germany-1285870/)
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