Clean Hydrogen Coastline
Country
Germany
Clean Hydrogen Coastline has a holistic approach over the complete value chain for hydrogen supply in the North West of Germany with several linking options for a European approach. The project is separated in different subprojects for production and supply, distribution, usage in industry and usage in mobility. Within the IPCEI framework, Clean Hydrogen Coastline intends to deploy 370 MW water electrolysis and a large-scale underground storage facility.
Lead developer
EWE AG
Project partner
Overarching / General
IPCEI framework - German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
H2 transportation, storage & distribution
Gasunie Deutschland
Project details
Production volume
H2 production from electrolysis
26,000
H2 tons/year
H2 color
Green
Value chain coverage
Primary energy sourcing
Grid
H2 production
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser
H2 Storage
Artificial
H2 transport
Pipeline
End use
Industry
Refineries
Steel industry
Project timeline
Current status:
Construction started
Planned timeline for Final built out stage
Q4 2020
Project initiated
Q4 2021
Concept study completed
Q3 2022
Feasibility study completed
Q2 2024
FEED completed
Q3 2024
Final Investment Decision taken
Q4 2004
Construction started
Q4 2027
In operations
Current main activities
Site preparation and civil works in progress
Delivery and installation of key equipment underway