Plug Power has been awarded an order to deliver a one-gigawatt electrolyzer to H₂ company H₂ Energy Europe. Planned for a green H₂ production complex in Denmark, this is the largest capacity electrolyzer installation in the world to date.

Harnessing offshore wind power, Plug’s electrolyzer technology will enable the production of up to 100,000 metric tpy of green H₂ for use in the energy and transportation sector in northern Europe, supplying the fuel needed for the equivalent of approximately 15,000 heavy duty vehicles per day. Through its JV with Hyundai, H₂ Energy will supply fleets of heavy-duty fuel cell trucks. In addition, earlier this year H₂ Energy entered a joint venture with Phillips 66 to build more than 250 H₂ refueling stations in Denmark, Germany and Austria supplied with green H₂ from H₂ Energy.

Pairing Plug’s leading electrolyzer technology with H₂ Energy Europe’s engineering capabilities and strong partnerships, this project is a major step towards reducing carbon emissions in the transportation sector for key countries in northern Europe while building energy security.

“We see green hydrogen as the future and have made significant investments in green hydrogen including in the construction of a gigafactory for electrolyzer production,” said Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug. “Our operational readiness and manufacturing capacity were key determinants in our selection for the world’s largest order to date, and we are pleased to be a part of this project with H2 Energy.”

Plug’s electrolyzer products destined for H2 Energy’s Danish complex will be manufactured at Plug’s gigafactory in Rochester, N.Y., the world's first and largest fuel cell and electrolyzer manufacturing gigafactory. Deployment of the technology at H2 Energy’s complex is expected in 2024, with production of green hydrogen in 2025. The H₂ production complex, announced in September 2021 by the Danish government, will be located near Esbjerg and owned and operated by H2 Energy Europe.

“Plug Power’s unique knowledge and market position within the green hydrogen ecosystem made our choice of collaboration very easy. We have the same ambitions to reduce CO₂ emissions and create a world where hydrogen is the future of energy,” said Rolf Huber, Founder and CEO, H2 Energy.

Swiss-headquartered H₂ Energy Europe is a joint venture between commodity trading firm Trafigura Pte Ltd. and H₂ Energy Holding AG. Through its affiliated companies, H₂ Energy was the first to develop and deliver H₂ fuel cell trucks to commercial users and create a green H₂ fueling ecosystem in Switzerland.