EWE Begins Construction Of A 320 MW Electrolyzer In Emden
Energy supplier EWE has begun construction of a 320-megawatt electrolysis plant in Emden. The plant is part of the Clean Hydrogen Coastline project and is scheduled to supply green hydrogen to industrial customers from the end of 2027. With the awarding of the contract for the civil engineering and building construction work, the concrete implementation of one of Europe’s largest hydrogen projects to date is now underway.
Following the final investment decision in July 2024, EWE AG awarded the contract to a consortium of the construction companies Ludwig Freytag, Gebrüder Neumann, and MBN. Stefan Dohler, CEO of EWE AG, described the start of construction as a crucial step from planning to implementation: “This will create one of the first market-relevant electrolyzers in Germany.” At the same time, the collaboration with the construction companies provides planning certainty, enabling the active marketing of green hydrogen to commence and sending a strong signal for the industrial market ramp-up.
Dohler also emphasized the need for reliable political framework conditions. He referred to the Federal Court of Auditors’ report on the hydrogen strategy and called for accelerated and cost-effective market ramp-up. “For hydrogen to play a key role in climate protection and competitiveness, we need reliable and practical regulations,” Dohler said.
EWE is advocating, among other things, for a reform of the RFNBO regulations to enable more flexible and cost-efficient operation of electrolyzers. Further demands include competitive electricity prices, grid-friendly location advantages, and reliable demand stimulus – for example, through quotas for green industrial products.
Three sub-projects make up “Clean Hydrogen Coastline”
The plant in Emden is part of the large-scale Clean Hydrogen Coastline project, which consists of three sub-projects:
- Emden electrolysis plant: Construction of the 320-megawatt plant for the system-supporting production of hydrogen from renewable energies.
- Integration into the Huntorf cavern storage facility: Conversion of one of the seven salt caverns from natural gas to hydrogen storage. EWE already has experience in the storage and extraction of hydrogen, including at the Rüdersdorf site near Berlin.
- Optimization of the gas infrastructure in the northwest: Conversion of several pipeline sections to connect generation plants, storage facilities and users via the German hydrogen core network and the European Hydrogen Backbone.
With this project, EWE underlines its role as a driver for the development of a market-relevant hydrogen infrastructure in Germany.
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