German electrolyser manufacturer Sunfire GmbH has shipped 20 pressurised alkaline electrolyser stacks with a combined capacity of 100 MW for RWE AG’s 300-MW green hydrogen project in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Renewables Now reported.
The stacks, which will account for one-third of the capacity of RWE’s GET H2 Nukleus project, are being transported by water over a distance of about 340 km from Sunfire’s manufacturing facility in Magdeburg.
The delivery marks the final stage of the 300-MW project, which consists of three electrolyser systems with a capacity of 100 MW each.
The facility is expected to become operational by the end of 2027. At full capacity, it is designed to produce about 5.6 tonnes of green hydrogen per hour.
The hydrogen will be supplied to industrial customers in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Renewable hydrogen produced at the site has already been transported to Evonik’s chemical park in Marl, where it is intended for use in industrial production processes.
The GET H2 Nukleus project has secured €619 million ($718.2 million) in funding from the German federal and state governments.
The remaining two 100-MW electrolyser systems are being supplied by ITM Power and Linde Engineering and are scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2026.
The project is part of Germany’s efforts to expand green hydrogen production and provide renewable energy-based fuel for industrial applications.
