Uniper

Company description

Uniper SE is a major German energy company headquartered in Düsseldorf, active across more than 40 countries and playing a central role in Europe’s energy system. Uniper has evolved into a diversified utility with operations in power generation, gas procurement and storage, energy trading, and supply services across core markets, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The company manages a broad portfolio that includes flexible generation assets, LNG imports, and sizeable underground gas storage facilities, helping ensure energy security while navigating market volatility. Since late 2022, Uniper has been majority-owned by the German government, reflecting its strategic importance to national and regional energy supply. In recent years, Uniper has been transforming its business toward lower-carbon energy solutions, investing in renewables, hydrogen, and decarbonization technologies, with ambitions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, while maintaining reliable dispatchable power and commodity trading operations. 

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Company details

City:
Düsseldorf
Address:
Uniper SE, Holzstraße 6, 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany

Participation in projects

Projects Transactions
List of the updates in which the company was involved

Company updates

  • January 12, 2026

    Neoen signs 7 year tolling agreement with Uniper for its Arneburg Battery in Germany

    Neoen has signed a 30 MW/78 MWh tolling agreement with Uniper for its Arneburg Battery in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The contract is due to commence in 2027 and has a duration of 7 years. During thi...

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  • June 13, 2025

    Energiekontor sells Scottish wind park project to Uniper

    Energiekontor AG has sold a 46 MW Scottish wind park project located in southwest Scotland to Uniper. A total of seven Nordex N163 wind turbines are planned for the site. The individual turbines have...

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  • May 14, 2025

    ITM Power have been selected by Uniper for their 120MW Humber H2ub® (Green) project

    Uniper has announced that it has selected ITM Power as the electrolyser supplier for its Humber H2ub® (Green) project, at its Killingholme site in the Humber. The Humber H2ub® (Green) pr...

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  • June 22, 2023

    Uniper, Talanx Group and Augusta sign 15-year agreement for 5.3 TWh of Swedish hydro power

    Uniper and Talanx Group via Augusta Investment Management have entered into a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), after working on the agreement over the last several months. Sydkraft Hydropower...

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  • June 22, 2023

    Construction starts at Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park in Saxony-Anhalt

    The consortium partners for the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park have started the construction of the project after securing the final investment decision for the hydrogen production facility in&n...

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  • May 16, 2023

    Uniper concludes divestment of 20% stake in BBL

    Uniper has announced the completion of the sale of its 20% stake in the Dutch BBL Company V.O.F. (BBL), which is the owner of a 235-km gas interconnection project which links the UK and the Netherland...

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  • March 09, 2023

    Plug to supply electrolysers for 100 MW green hydrogen project at the Port of Rotterdam

    Uniper has chosen Plug Power Inc. to develop the electrolyzer technology for the Maasvlakte site at the Port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. By 2026, Uniper aims to commission 100 MW of Plug electro...

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  • February 02, 2023

    Sunfire to build 30 MW electrolyzer plant in Stenungsund

    German technology provider Sunfire has been commissioned by Perstorp Group and Uniper to build the 30 MW 'Project Air', a pressurized alkaline electrolysis plant that will be located in Sten...

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  • September 23, 2022

    Fortum to fully divest Uniper to the German State

    Fortum, the German Government, and Uniper have signed an agreement allowing the German Government to take complete control of Uniper in order to safeguard Germany's energy supply. Upon completion, the...

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  • August 08, 2022

    Sunfire equips 30 MW hydrogen project in Saxony-Anhalt

    Uniper, a German energy company, has placed an order with Sunfire GmbH for a pressurized alkaline electrolyzer with a capacity of 30 MW for the energy park in Germany. The electrolyzer in the energy...

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