Plug Power to Design 100 MW Electrolyzer Technology for Uniper

Hydrogen Project HyNCREASE in Germany Qualifies for European Grant

Germany’s power producer, Uniper has selected Plug Power, a provider of hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, to design electrolyzer technology for its Maasvlakte site at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. As per the deal, Uniper  will commission 100 MW of Plug electrolysis capacity to produce green hydrogen by 2026. Towards this goal, it will design Hydrogen Electrolyzer at Maasvlakte Site in Rotterdam, rapidly expanding that capacity to 500 MW by 2030.

The Rotterdam Harbor area, where the Maasvlakte located, is reported to be the largest carbon emitting industrial cluster in the Netherlands. It was revealed in a statement that decarbonizing this area alone would significantly help the country to reach net zero by 2050.

Commenting on the deal, Allard Castelein, the CEO of Port of Rotterdam Authority, said, “Uniper has embarked on the journey to drastically reduce its emissions,” while adding that as a port authority, they support, stimulate and help companies in Rotterdam to reach the Paris climate treaty goals in multiple ways, including getting infrastructure like a hydrogen pipeline network in place in time. “Projects like Uniper help reach climate goals but also contribute to a sound future for companies,” he pointed out.

As per the deal, Plug will deliver 10 prefabricated PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyzer arrays for Uniper’s flagship project, H2Maasvlakte upon Uniper’s positive FID. Uniper has selected Plug’s mature stack electrolyzer technology.

Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug said, “The H2Maasvlakte project marks a significant milestone for Europe’s transition to more sustainable, localized energy in response to geopolitical risk and climate change.” He noted that Plug is fully committed to a green hydrogen future and company’s electrolyzer technology has a proven track record of helping customers produce green hydrogen at scale.” Our partnership with Uniper validates Plug’s investment in strengthening our EU presence to bring much-needed energy security to the European market,” said he.

Axel Wietfeld, CEO of Uniper Hydrogen, added, “Uniper is striving for a carbon-neutral portfolio by 2035. Our flagship project H2Maasvlakte contributes significantly to this.”

The statement informed that Plug Power designs the electrolysis technology for this project as part of the H2Maasvlakte Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study which is currently being performed by Uniper with Technip Energies. Plug’s electrolyzer technology for H2Maasvlakte will be manufactured in the European Union and the United States.

Further, Topsector Energie (TSE) subsidies of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate are supporting  FEED study.