Uniper to supply Salcos project with green hydrogen

International energy company Uniper has reached an agreement with steel producer Salzgitter AG to provide the Salcos project in Salzgitter with green hydrogen from Wilhelmshaven, where Uniper is developing two projects in parallel for green hydrogen, the companies said on Monday. 

As per the agreement, signed on February 17, Uniper will provide the hydrogen at competitive conditions for the production of climate-compatible steel.

“The Wilhelmshaven site offers all the necessary preconditions for creating Germany’s first major hydrogen hub. Large-scale hydrogen production facilities are to be built here for the purpose of decarbonizing steel production in Lower Saxony,” said Klaus-Dieter Maubach, CEO of Uniper.

Uniper is developing two projects in Wilhelmshaven: an import terminal capable of converting green ammonia back into hydrogen and the other a large electrolysis plant that, with a capacity of up to 1,000 MW, will produce green hydrogen.

"The secure and economically viable sourcing of green hydrogen is a fundamental prerequisite on our journey toward SALCOS – Salzgitter Low CO2-Steelmaking,” said Gunnar Groebler, CEO of Salzgitter AG.

Uniper said it aims to supply Salzgitter through the evolving German hydrogen pipeline network and for the development of cavern storage facilities.