RWE Generation – GET H2 Nukleus (DE34)

GET H2 Nukleus

The project GET H2 Nukleus is realised by RWE Nukleus Green H2 GmbH which is a 100% subsidiary of RWE Generation SE. RWE Generation SE, a subsidiary of RWE AG, is headquartered in Essen and traditionally responsible for power generation from natural gas, hard coal, hydropower and biomass within the RWE Group. In 2021, RWE Generation SE founded its dedicated hydrogen department and is developing  electrolysis projects especially in the core markets of Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

The main objective of the project GET H2 Nukleus is to supply renewable hydrogen to industrial clients by building and operating a first-of-its-kind electrolyser plant in the three-digit MW range that allows for a flexible operation based on intermittent renewable energy. The 300 MW electrolyser plant is constructed in three consecutive stages of 100 MW with a total hourly renewable hydrogen production of up to 6 t. The hydrogen will be delivered to industries via a hydrogen pipeline network built and operated by the project partners Nowega GmbH (DE56), Open Grid Europe GmbH (DE49) and Thyssengas GmbH (DE26). 

The electrolyser plant is part of an emerging H2 infrastructure to which off-takers from various sectors will be connected to achieve an integrated large-scale renewable H2 value chain in Northwest Germany between the cities of Lingen (Ems) and the Ruhr area and with a cross-border connection to the Dutch H2 grid via Vlieghuis. The pipeline network will also connect the GET H2 Nukleus project to the new underground hydrogen storage of RWE Gas Storage West GmbH (DE24) in Gronau-Epe, enabling the physical balancing of renewable hydrogen supply to the demand. A steady supply is an essential quality for most industrial processes and pre-condition for a complete switch to renewable hydrogen. As such, the project contributes towards kick-starting the European renewable hydrogen market and to realising CO2 savings in various sectors and applications in downstream markets.

The electrolyser will be located in Lingen (Ems) in Germany. The project has started in late April 2022 with the permission of an early start of measures issued by the BMWK, while the full electrolyser capacity is expected to be operational in 2027. 

Hydrogen project GET H2 Nukleus (rwe.com)

Contact person: 
Olaf Winter
olaf.winter@rwe.com