The 30MW electrolyser at Energiepark Bad Lauchstädt in Germany has produced hydrogen for the first time, marking a commissioning milestone for the Uniper and VNG Handel & Vertrieb project.
Uniper’s statement, dated 10 November and published on 11 November, says testing now moves to how the connected systems operate together. Completion of commissioning for the integrated hydrogen system is planned for 2027.
The electrolyser uses electricity from an associated wind farm with around 50MW of capacity. It comprises three 10MW modules.
A roughly 25km former natural-gas pipeline, converted by ONTRAS for hydrogen, provides the transport connection. The intended industrial user is TotalEnergies’ refinery at Leuna.
The new milestone confirms initial hydrogen production. It does not establish that the complete production, treatment and transport chain has entered routine commercial service.
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Source: Original company announcement.
Illustrative renewable-electricity file photograph: a Nordex N52 turbine at Brodersdorf near Laboe, Germany, 3 October 2022; not the wind farm serving Bad Lauchstädt or its electrolyser. Windkraftfan SH / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; same licence retained.
By Energy People.
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