In Germany, RWE and Westfalen Group have begun work on construction of hydrogen tank infrastructure in Lingen. The “H2 Filling Hub Lingen” comprises a public hydrogen refueling station for commercial vehicles at the main gate of the RWE Emsland gas-fired power plant (KEM) and a filling station for tanker vehicles that is not open to the public. The fuel station and filling line will source their green hydrogen from RWE’s 14-megawatt pilot electrolyzer in Lingen, which will commence operations in the near future, RWE said. The public hydrogen refueling station is aimed at operators of hydrogen-powered trucks, waste collection vehicles and buses as well as hydrogen cars. The filling station will enable companies that sign a purchase agreement with RWE to collect hydrogen with tank trailers and transport it to their sites of operation from mid-2025. The first quantities are currently being sold. Interested parties can now register for the first hydrogen tender via a web form. Sopna Sury, COO Hydrogen at RWE Generation, said: “Until companies in the region are connected to a hydrogen distribution network, our filling infrastructure creates an opportunity for green molecules to reach the customer by road. In this way, we will make green hydrogen available as early as 2025 and enable companies to switch their processes to hydrogen and achieve their climate targets at an early stage.”
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