RWE, one of the leading European power producers, has selected a consortium consisting of Técnicas Reunidas and GE Vernova for the project of a large hydrogen-compatible gas-fired power station (CCGT), with a nominal capacity of around 850 MW, at the Voerde site, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, according to the communication made by the German company (see RWE press release).

The plant will be able to use 50% natural gas and 50% hydrogen at the time of its commissioning, planned for 2030, and exclusively hydrogen later.

This facility is part of RWE’s ongoing effort to build such generation units in some of its existing sites to contribute to the German government’s plan to complete the decommissioning of all coal-fired power plants by 2030.