Germany
Shell invests to repurpose German Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland
Shell Deutschland GmbH has taken a final investment decision (FID) to convert the hydrocracker of the Wesseling site at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland into a production unit for Group III base oils, used in making high-quality lubricants such as engine and transmission oils. Crude oil processing will end at the Wesseling site by 2025 but will continue at the Godorf site.
Global Construction Update: LNG Markets, Resurgent China Kindle Pipeline Projects
by Jeff Awalt, Executive Editor, Pipeline & Gas Journal Global midstream markets continue to face near-term headwinds and economic uncertainties, but Europe’s rapid transition from Russian energy and projected higher demand in Asia continue to drive midstream expansion in those regions and other..
Germany Welcomes Construction of Hydrogen-Ready Pipeline with Italy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday he is pleased that Italy and Germany have agreed to push ahead with work on the construction of a new pipeline to transport gas and hydrogen between the countries. "Strengthened cooperation on diversifying energy supply is very important for me. Expanding supply networks in Europe will benefit us all and certainly increase energy security," Scholz said during a press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Enagás becomes industrial partner and co-shareholder of Hanseatic Energy Hub in Stade
Joint goal: securing security of supply and driving forward decarbonisation in Germany Terminal operation planned for 2027 ammonia-ready The final investment decision is expected to be made by HEH´s shareholders throughout 2023 Spanish Transmission System Operator contributes with its global experience in CO2-neutral operation of LNG terminals
Plug lands three electrolyzer deals for European Green Hydrogen Projects in hard to decarbonize industries
Plug will deliver 5MW containerized electrolyzer modules for first-ever use of industrial-scale green hydrogen in glass manufacturing, aluminum recycling, and steel manufacturing processes
OffsH2ore: Kongstein develops a compressed gaseous hydrogen carrier vessel for the offshore wind industry.
KONGSTEIN has developed a compressed gaseous hydrogen carrier vessel for the transport and direct shuttling of hydrogen from an offshore wind farm to a dedicated offloading port. The work was carried out as part of the two-year “OffsH2ore” project funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
Pilot electrolysis plant in Herne: Green hydrogen for wind energy
Evonik and Siemens Energy cooperate on project Innovative hydrogen technology research and testing in an industrial environment Federal Ministry of Education and Research is providing funding for the project
CropEnergies to build renewable ethyl acetate plant near Zeitz
CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, Germany, will build a plant for the production of renewable ethyl acetate from sustainable ethanol. Foreseen location is the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park, Elsteraue, Germany. The supervisory board of CropEnergies has given the green light to the investment into what will be the first production plant in the new biobased chemicals business. The total investment for the new production facility will be between EUR 120 and EUR 130 million, which will be paid from the existing cash position. CropEnergies is currently engaged in the detailed and construction engineering. Ground breaking is to take place early in 2024 and the commissioning is scheduled latest for summer 2025.
Pilot hydrogen plant takes shape: Modules for 10 MW alkaline electrolyser arrive in Lingen
Pressurised alkaline plant from Sunfire represents one of two forms of electrolysis that RWE wants to test Entire plant with capacity of 14 megawatts to be in operation in autumn
ADNOC to Explore Low Carbon Ammonia Value Chain in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia
ADNOC is an early mover in developing global markets for clean hydrogen and its carrier fuels, such as ammonia ADNOC, a major producer of ammonia, will collaborate with the Government of North Rhine-Westphalia and Currenta to establish the viability of ammonia as a fuel for steam and power generation
Milestone for wind farm in the Bad Lauchstädt energy park: Terrawatt receives official approval and concludes supply contract with Vestas
With the completion of the approval process based on the Federal Immission Control Act (BImschG) by the district of Saalekreis at the beginning of this year, Terrawatt Planungsgesellschaft mbH was able to conclude the supply contract with the Danish wind turbine manufacturer VESTAS. Vestas will support the first production stage of the Bad Lauchstädt energy park with the delivery of eight state-of-the-art wind turbines.
Norwegian-Danish cooperation for green production of liquid biogas
Norwegian Hydrogen and energy entrepreneur Jens Peter Lunden enter into ground-breaking collaboration on wind power, electrolysis and liquid biogas (LBG). H-TEC SYSTEMS will deliver PEM-electrolysis technology to the new joint venture.
thyssenkrupp Steel awards a contract worth billions of euros to SMS group for a direct reduction plant: one of the world's largest industrial decarbonization projects gets underway
thyssenkrupp Steel places an order with SMS for the engineering, delivery and construction of a hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant, two innovative melters, and the associated auxiliary units at the Duisburg location.
First ramming for new import terminal in Stade
Stade. The official starting signal for the construction of the new jetty for liquefied gases in Stade was given today with the first ramming. Lower Saxony's Economics Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) and Environment Minister Christian Meyer (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), numerous guests, companies and media representatives attended the ceremony in Stade-Bützfleth, hosted by Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts). The port company is responsible for planning and implementation of the jetty.
Brunsbuttel FSRU Recieves First Cargo
The partnership between RWE and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming visible with the arrival of the “Ish” as the first LNG cargo at the Brunsbuettel Elbehafen port. Here, the LNG will be regasified and fed into the German gas grid via the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) “Hoegh Gannet”, which was chartered by RWE on behalf of the German government. 137,000 cubic metres of LNG were shipped by ADNOC from Das Island, Abu Dhabi, to Brunsbuettel. This corresponds to more than 82 million cubic metres of regasified natural gas and to approximately 900 million kilowatt hours of energy. The LNG is to be fed into the grid from the end of February as part of the commissioning phase of the FSRU, which is currently underway.
Gasunie to develop international hydrogen network in German North Sea
Gasunie intends to realise a hydrogen network in the German part of the North Sea. This German hydrogen network plays an important role in the large-scale import of hydrogen from Norway and the increasing supply of green hydrogen from future wind farms in the North Sea. The German offshore network will be connected to the Dutch offshore network, providing cross border options to import and eventually even export hydrogen through the Dutch offshore network. To develop the offshore hydrogen network, the company has now applied to the European Commission for Project of Common Interest (PCI) status.
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy announces ammonia offtake MoUs with Approtium and Industrial Group
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy (Hyphen) has signed non-binding Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two major industrial companies with the aim of Hyphen providing them with up to 750,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually.
Tenneco's Powertrain Business adds hydrogen to its strong alternative fuels engine-testing capabilities
Extensive testing capabilities established in Burscheid, Germany, and in Southeastern Michigan for internal combustion engines (ICE) powered by hydrogen (H2). ICE expertise leveraged to support vehicle and engine manufacturers in a variety of ICE decarbonization approaches for sector-specific, CO2-neutral mobility solutions.
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies join forces to develop a network of over 100 hydrogen stations for heavy duty vehicles in Europe
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies announce their decision to create an equally owned joint venture to develop a network of hydrogen stations, geared towards heavy duty vehicles on major European road corridors. This initiative will help facilitate access to hydrogen, enabling the development of its use for goods transportation and further strengthening the hydrogen sector.
FSRU Neptune Arrives off Lubmin, Germany
Located on the Baltic Sea coast in northeast Germany, the Port of Lubmin took delivery of the country's first floating import terminal for liquefied natural gas in December 2022. Chartered by TotalEnergies, the Neptune FSRU is now being operated by Deutsche ReGas.
Foresight Group continues support of green hydrogen with latest plant in Germany
Foresight’s investment will finance a large green hydrogen production plant to be built in Borna, Germany The plant will have the capacity to produce around 6,000 tonnes (200,000 MWh) of green hydrogen per year during the first 100 MW phase
HH2E announces its second major green hydrogen production project in Germany
The HH2E Thierbach project is located in the region of Borna and designed for an initial input capacity of 100 MW by 2025, scalable to over 1 GW by 2030 First phase of project (100 MW) is supported by two substantial institutional investors in green energy and environmental infrastructure, Foresight and HydrogenOne.
Floating LNG terminal arrives at Brunsbüttel and increases German liquid gas import capacity
This morning, the floating liquefied natural gas terminal “Hoegh Gannet” arrived at Brunsbüttel’s Elbehafen port near Hamburg. In the near future, liquid gas from LNG carriers can be regasified and then fed into the German gas network via this Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU).
bp reveals plans to evaluate expansion of Germany’s green energy port with a new hydrogen hub
bp will evaluate the feasibility of building a new hydrogen hub in Germany. The project, which would be located in Wilhelmshaven, is expected to include an industry leading ammonia cracker which could provide up to 130,000 tons of low-carbon hydrogen from green ammonia, per year, from 2028.
Nel signs agreement with HH2E for potential 120 MW capacity in Germany
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a subsidiary of Nel ASA, has agreed with HH2E for a FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) study and a Letter of Intent for two 60 MW electrolyser plants in Germany. The FEED will commence after a firm purchase order is made, and the parties intend to conclude a contract for electrolyser equipment within the first half of 2023.
Equinor and RWE have agreed to work together to develop large-scale value chains for low carbon hydrogen.
The partners aim to replace coal fired power plants with hydrogen-ready gas fired power plants in Germany, and to build production of low carbon and renewable hydrogen in Norway that will be exported through pipeline to Germany.
Six partners have signed a cooperation agreement to develop Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor
The EU member states are currently in the process of dynamic changes related to the energy transformation and the decarbonisation of the European economy. Hydrogen is expected to be one of the key fuels in the EU's energy transformation. Now, the gas transmission systems operators (TSOs) are moving in good collaboration from European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) vision to action. On December 14, 2022 TSOs from six EU countries signed a cooperation agreement on a cross border project, Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor.
Lhyfe and Schaeffler enter cooperation agreement to build industrial green hydrogen plant in Germany
Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe and Schaeffler, a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors, have signed an agreement to boost green hydrogen production in Bavaria (Germany). The plan is to build and operate an electrolysis plant on Schaeffler’s factory premises in Herzogenaurach, Franconia with a capacity of up to 15 megawatts. Other regional players will also be supplied with green hydrogen from the plant at Schaeffler.
HyCC and VNG to jointly develop green hydrogen projects for decarbonization of Central Germany
The Dutch hydrogen company HyCC and the German gas company VNG AG have launched project “GreenRoot” for the development of large-scale green hydrogen production to help industries in Central Germany reduce their CO2-emissions. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards this end at an existing electrolysis facility in Bitterfeld.
Lhyfe receives approval from Schwäbisch Gmünd municipal council (Germany) to develop local hydrogen ecosystem
Lhyfe, a world pioneer and independant pure player in renewable green hydrogen, has received approval from the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd (Baden-Württemberg) to start construction of its plant on an industrial site of about 10,000 m2. A production site for renewable green hydrogen by water electrolysis with a capacity of up to 4 tonnes/day (10 MW) is to be built along with a publicly accessible hydrogen filling station and a pipeline to supply the future “H2-Aspen” technology park with renewable hydrogen. The plant is expected to be operational in early 2024.
