The green hydrogen will be produced by a 300-MW electrolyzer, built and operated by RWE in Lingen, with local storage provided. It will be delivered via a 600-km pipeline to the refinery’s gates, preventing the emission of approximately 300,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year from 2030 onwards. This marks the largest quantity of green hydrogen ever contracted from an electrolyzer in Germany.
“We are looking forward to developing further our partnership with RWE, our partner in several offshore wind projects in Germany and the Netherlands,” said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies. “This long-term green contract for green hydrogen marks an important milestone to reducing our CO₂ emissions at our Leuna refinery. It will be made possible thanks to the completion of the H₂ backbone by German authorities and their efficient support to green H₂ customers like our Leuna refinery.”
Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE, added: “We are proud to have secured the first long-term offtake agreement for green hydrogen of this size with TotalEnergies in Germany. Six months after the investment decision for the construction of the 300-megawatt electrolysis plant in Lingen, we have acquired an important anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This shows that hydrogen works with the right incentives for customers.”
