RWE has announced that the GET H2 Nukleus hydrogen project has passed an important milestone. The relevant authority in Oldenburg has granted permission for the construction and operation of the first two 100-Megawatt (MW) electrolyzers on the site of the RWE gas-fired power plant in Lingen to the operating company “Nukleus Green H2”, a subsidy of RWE.

The 200-MW plant will be able to produce up to 35,000 tons of green hydrogen per year. The hydrogen is intended to enable industrial companies to significantly reduce their carbon emissions. The electrolyzer project in Lingen is the first production plant for hydrogen in Germany of this size.

Seven months after the Oldenburg Trade Inspectorate confirmed the completeness of the submitted 2,250-page application document, it now issued the certificate of approval.