Salzgitter and Uniper sign pre-contract for the supply and purchase of green hydrogen

In Germany, Salzgitter and Uniper have signed a pre-contract for the supply and purchase of green hydrogen. The hydroge is to be produced in the large-scale electrolysis plant planned by Uniper, which is scheduled to be commissioned in Wilhelmshaven in 2028. The green hydrogen will be required for the SALCOS – Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking program and will be used in the direct reduction plant being constructed in Salzgitter to produce almost CO2-neutral steel. The preliminary agreement covers, among other things, the technical and commercial framework conditions for the supply of hydrogen. Depending in particular on the availability of the German H2 core network and a specific pipeline route from Wilhelmshaven to Salzgitter, Uniper could supply up to 20,000 tons of certified green hydrogen to Salzgitter every year starting 2028 at the earliest. This will be produced using renewable energies in the 200 MW electrolysis plant that Uniper plans to build on the site of the former hard coal-fired power plant in Wilhelmshaven, Uniper said.

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