The partnership between CIP and Uniper, a global energy merchant and one of the world’s largest power producers, will drive collaboration on the production, transport and marketing of green H₂ from the HØST PtX Esbjerg project, located on the Danish Westcoast, to Germany.

It is expected that HØST as ultimo 2028, will be connected to the German H₂ backbone via a new H₂ pipeline to be developed from Denmark to Germany by the Danish transmission system operator Energinet in cooperation with Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services. This will enable access to the consumption sites in Germany and help bring competitively priced green H₂ to the German market.

In partnership, CIP and Uniper will develop a model to bring up to 140,000 tpy of green H₂ to customers in Germany. Uniper intends to include the green H₂ from HØST into its green gas portfolio and supply the industry’s needs with varying flexibility profiles and with different contract lengths.

Holger Kreetz, COO at Uniper said, “We see great potential in this collaboration. HØST fits our strategic target of achieving at least 1 GW installed electrolyzer capacity by 2030 and our other electrolyzer developments in Germany such as Green Wilhelmshaven. Uniper’s diversified H₂ portfolio consists of various supply sources to guarantee competitive and secure supplies in line with customer needs.”

Karsten Plauborg, partner at CIP said, “This is an important step for CIP and the HØST PtX Esbjerg project. With the vast renewable energy potential from the North Sea as well as the planned H₂ pipeline connecting Denmark to Germany, we are excited to take the next step in bringing the green H₂ from the HØST project to German customers. While CIP has a significant portfolio of power-to-gas projects, Uniper’s strong position with German energy customers is a key enabler in establishing this new market.”