EWE breaks ground on major green hydrogen project

Project at Emden in northwest Germany due online in 2027, but wider ramp-up of clean hydrogen sector in Germany will require overhaul of government policy, company warns

German energy company EWE has defied the challenges facing the green hydrogen sector in northern Europe by starting construction of one of the continent’s largest production plants and securing EU backing for its plans to develop storage capacity by converting salt caverns. The 320MW ‘Electrolysis East Frisia’ facility at Emden on Germany’s northwest coast—a key hub for incoming gas imports—is expected to start producing in 2027. It forms part of a wider Clean Hydrogen Coastline project in the region, which also includes large-scale storage capacity in converted salt caverns and a regional pipeline network. “The ramp-up will only succeed if regulation and funding are further developed