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Production

11.33

Mt hydrogen production capacity in Europe in 2022

8.23 Mt produced in total in 2022

19.59 kt by water electrolysis

14.97 kt by reforming with carbon capture

Production cost (LCOH)

6.86

EUR/kg as European average for renewable hydrogen in 2022

9.85 EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis

6.23 EUR/kg of SMR

6.38 EUR/kg of SMR with CC

Technology manufacturing

3.11

GW of electrolyser manufacturing capacity by May 2023

61.87 MW of electrolyser sales in 2022

Demand

8.19

Mt hydrogen demand in Europe in 2022

19.59 kt provided by clean hydrogen

Distribution

178

Hydrogen Refueling Stations (HRS) in operation in Europe by May 2023

1581 km of perational hydrogen pipelines

Trade

34.17

kt of hydrogen traded between European countries in 2022

Production

11.23

Mt hydrogen production capacity in Europe in 2023

7.94 Mt produced in total in 2023

31.41 kt by water electrolysis

42.53 kt by reforming with carbon capture

Production cost (LCOH)

6.61

EUR/kg as European average for renewable hydrogen in 2023

7.94 EUR/kg of grid-connected electrolysis

3.76 EUR/kg of SMR

4.41 EUR/kg of SMR with CC

Technology manufacturing

5.40

GW of electrolyser manufacturing capacity by May 2024

64.97 MW of electrolyser sales in 2023

Demand

7.93

Mt hydrogen demand in Europe in 2023

26.86 kt provided by clean hydrogen

Distribution

187

Hydrogen Refueling Stations (HRS) in operation in Europe by May 2024

1581 km of operational hydrogen pipelines

Trade

29.77

kt of hydrogen traded between European countries in 2023

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News Article

13 August 2024

RWE commissions 14MW pilot electrolyser for green H2 in Germany

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck, Lower Saxony’s Minister President Stephan Weil as well as Lower Saxony’s Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection were present when RWE commissioned its pilot electrolyser plant in Lingen.

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12 August 2024

20MW green H2 plant under construction in Norway

RE firm Greenstat has begun the construction of its 20 MW green hydrogen production facility at Fiskå in Rogaland county, Norway. The upcoming plant is part of the Agder Hydrogen Hub in Kristiansand that the company is bullish about. The construction is expected to take two years to complete.