In Germany, RWE said it is building a 300-megawatt plant for producing green hydrogen on the site of its gas-fired power plant in Lingen. Two of the three electrolyzers with a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) each which are due to be installed there had already been ordered by RWE from Linde Engineering and the electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power in 2022. Now RWE has commissioned Sunfire and Bilfinger to build the third construction phase. Sunfire is to supply a 100-MW alkaline electrolyzer. A 10-MW alkaline electrolyzer by the Dresden company is part of a pilot plant on the site of the Emsland gas-fired power plant, where RWE is currently testing two electrolysis technologies. Sopna Sury, COO Hydrogen at RWE Generation, said: “The construction work for the first 200 megawatts of electrolyser capacity is progressing well. We have now contracted Sunfire and Bilfinger to deliver the elements for the next phase of the project, which is to be commissioned in 2027. This is sending out a strong signal to companies that are planning to switch their processes to green hydrogen.”
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