RWE a confirmed partner of AquaVentus’ green hydrogen project
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Energy Global,
The Parliamentary Evening ‘Green hydrogen from the North Sea’ on 8 December 2020 was centred around achieving successful energy transition. A newly established association, AquaVentus, presented a project to install 10 GW offshore wind turbines in the North Sea between Heligoland and the Dogger Bank sandbank by 2035. The wind power will be used to produce hydrogen, which will then be transported to land via a pipeline.
Other than Jörg Singer, Mayor of Heligoland and Chair of AquaVentus, speakers included Bundestag Member and Federal Commissioner for ‘Green Hydrogen’, Dr Stefan Kaufmann and Sven Utermöhlen, Chief Operating Officer of Wind Offshore Global, RWE Renewables.
10 GW by 2035
The EU and Germany are committed to the goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. The production of green hydrogen from renewables at sea can make a significant contribution to this endeavour and play a key role in the decarbonisation of Germany as an industrialised country. Green hydrogen opens up a huge amount of potential for the energy industry, turbine construction and the CO2-free design of energy-intensive sectors, as well as the transformation of the mobility and logistics sector.
RWE contributes its knowledge along the entire hydrogen value chain
RWE will contribute its knowledge in renewable energies and hydrogen to the AquaVentus initiative. The company is the one of the largest operators of offshore wind farms worldwide. Off the island of Helgoland, RWE operates two offshore wind farms: Nordsee Ost (295 MW) and Amrumbank West (302 MW). Another offshore project, Kaskasi (342 MW), will be added next year.
RWE is positioned along the entire value chain for green hydrogen: RWE Renewables can supply clean electricity for hydrogen production. RWE Generation has the know-how to produce green hydrogen. RWE Gas Storage can store hydrogen in its gas storage facilities, and the energy trading company RWE Supply & Trading can supply the fuel to industrial customers in line with their needs. RWE already has 30 ongoing projects in the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.
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