In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonize the hydrogen (H₂) used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tpy of green H₂ to the German Leuna refinery for fifteen years, beginning in 2030.

The green H₂ will be produced by a 300-MW electrolyzer, built and operated by RWE in Lingen. Green H₂ storage will be provided locally. The green H₂ 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 tons of CO₂ beginning in 2030. This is the largest quantity of green H₂ ever contracted from an electrolyzer 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 H₂ 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 H₂ of this size with TotalEnergies in Germany. Six months after the investment decision for the construction of the 300-MW electrolysis plant in Lingen, we have acquired an important anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This shows that H₂ works with the right incentives for customers,” said Markus Krebber, Chief Executive Officer of RWE.