TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tons of green hydrogen per year to the Leuna refinery in for fifteen years, starting in 2030. 24118

According to TotalEnergies, the green hydrogen will be produced using a 300 MW electrolyzer, built and operated by RWE in Lingen. The green hydrogen storage will be provided locally and transported via a 600 km pipeline to the gates of the refinery.

The project will prevent the emission of about 300,000 tons of CO? from the plant starting in 2030. This is the largest amount of green hydrogen ever contracted from an electrolyzer in .

Patrick Pouyanné, President and CEO of TotalEnergies, noted that: “This long-term green hydrogen contract marks an important milestone in reducing our CO? emissions at our Leuna refinery. This will be made possible thanks to the completion of the H? backbone by German authorities and their efficient for green hydrogen customers like our Leuna refinery.”

For his part, Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE, expressed his enthusiasm for “securing the first long-term green hydrogen purchase agreement of this scale with TotalEnergies in . Six months after deciding to invest in building the 300 MW electrolysis plant in Lingen, we have secured an important anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This shows that hydrogen works with the right incentives for customers.”