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 Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The project is a collaboration of Terrawatt, Uniper, VNG Gasspeicher, ONTRAS, DBI, and VNG. The construction and operation of the electrolyzer will be shared between Uniper and VNG Handel & Vertrieb. The consortium partners were able to attract TotalEnergies Refinery Central Germany as the first anchor customer for green hydrogen.
The construction phase is also expected to commence on the 30 MW electrolyzer built by Sunfire and on the gas transport pipeline that is to be converted including the construction of a new airlock for introducing pigs to the network. In 2024, the TotalEnergies refinery in Leuna will then be hooked up using the construction of the first network connection to the future ONTRAS hydrogen network. The trial operation will start in early 2025, and from Q3 2025 the pipeline is scheduled to transport green hydrogen from the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park for use in the TotalEnergies Refinery Central Germany.
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