RWE has launched a 14 MW pilot electrolyser at its Emsland gas-fired power plant in Lingen, Germany. The facility can produce up to 270 kg of green hydrogen per hour using electricity from renewable sources and is expected to provide valuable insights for developing large-scale green hydrogen production facilities.
The pilot electrolyser consists of two components: a 10 MW alkaline electrolyser from Sunfire and a 4 MW plant designed and built by Linde, which uses a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser from ITM Power. Initially, the hydrogen produced will be mixed with fuel for the power plant’s unit D gas turbine as part of a detailed test program. The pilot plant will also supply hydrogen for hydrogen-powered vehicles at the Emsland site by mid-2025. Further, construction work has already begun for the hydrogen filling station and a trailer filling facility.
Meanwhile, as part of the GET H2 Nukleus project, a large commercial electrolyser plant is also being built in the vicinity. This will have a capacity of 100 MW and will be commissioned by 2025. The capacity will be expanded to 300 MW by 2027.
