Uniper's 30-MW Bad Lauchstädt plant produces first green hydrogen
- Uniper’s 30-megawatt electrolysis plant at Energiepark Bad Lauchstädt has produced green hydrogen for the first time.
- Jointly operated with VNG Handel & Vertrieb, the plant is entering integrated system testing, with full commissioning scheduled for 2027.
- Anchor customer TotalEnergies’ Leuna refinery is expected to purchase around 3,000 tonnes of hydrogen for industrial use in 2027.
- A connected wind farm with around 50 megawatts of capacity supplies renewable electricity for electrolysis.
- Hydrogen transport will use ONTRAS Gastransport’s roughly 25-kilometer former natural gas pipeline, converted for hydrogen use.
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