The Norwegian energy company Statkraft is pushing ahead with its plans for a pilot plant to produce hydrogen from renewable energies in East Frisia, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.
The company aims to install an electrolyzer at its existing power plant location in Emden by 2026. The authorities expect approval for the project by the beginning of 2024, said Helge-Jürgen Beil, head of Statkraft’s hydrogen division in Germany. The ordering of the necessary components and initial construction work could then begin next year.
With an output of ten megawatts, the pilot plant will produce 200 kilograms of hydrogen per hour. According to the company, the customer will be local heavy-duty transport, such as buses or trucks. With this amount, around 100 trucks could be operated emission-free via hydrogen filling stations in the region every year.
The plans had already become known in March of this year, when Statkraft submitted the approval documents for the electrolyzer.
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