TotalEnergies and RWE join forces on green hydrogen to decarbonise the Leuna refinery

In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonise the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tonnes a year of green hydrogen to the German Leuna refinery for fifteen years, beginning in 2030.

The green hydrogen will be produced by a 300 MW electrolyser, built and operated by RWE in Lingen. Green hydrogen storage will be provided locally. The green hydrogen will be delivered by a 600 km pipeline to the gates of the refinery and will prevent the site’s emission of some 300,000 tonnes of CO₂ beginning in 2030. This is the largest quantity of green hydrogen ever contracted from an electrolyser in Germany.

“We are looking forward to developing further our partnership with RWE, our partner in several offshore wind projects in Germany and the Netherlands. This long-term contract for green hydrogen marks an important milestone to reducing our CO₂ emissions at our Leuna refinery. It will be made possible thanks to the completion of the H₂ backbone by German authorities and their efficient support to green H₂ customers like our Leuna refinery,” said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies.

“We are proud to have secured the first long-term offtake agreement for green hydrogen of this size with TotalEnergies in Germany. Six months after the investment decision for the construction of the 300-megawatt electrolysis plant in Lingen, we have acquired an important anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This shows that hydrogen works with the right incentives for customers.” said Markus Krebber, Chief Executive Officer of RWE.