The Hydrogen Pilot Cavern (HPC) Krummhörn demonstration plant was ceremoniously opened yesterday by Olaf Lies, Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Construction and Digitalization, Michal Lewis, CEO of Uniper, Holger Kreetz, COO of Uniper and Doug Waters, Managing Director of Uniper Energy Storage, in the presence of numerous guests from politics and administration. During a tour of the plant, the guests were able to gain comprehensive insight into the project and Uniper’s strategy with regard to “Greener Gases”.

The HPC Krummhörn project combines security of supply and decarbonisation Trial operation begins with a gas tightness test on 24 September 2024 and the planned first gas filling

With the pilot cavern, the full use of a salt cavern specially built for the storage of green hydrogen is being investigated and tested under operational conditions