Lubmin as a hydrogen center - another company plans plant
Lubmin in Western Pomerania is increasingly developing into a center for hydrogen production, at least according to the plans. The company Lhyfe also wants to build a corresponding plant there. The European company, which is headquartered in France, announced on Thursday that it would go into operation at the beginning of 2029 with a capacity of 800 megawatts and produce up to 330 tons of climate-neutral hydrogen per day.
The plant is to be built on the site of the former nuclear power plant in Lubmin. The land has already been purchased. It is to receive electricity from offshore wind farms. The hydrogen is to be fed into the planned German hydrogen core network.
CO2-neutral hydrogen produced using electricity from wind power, for example, is considered an important energy storage medium for a climate-neutral future. Its combustion with oxygen simply produces water and no climate-damaging greenhouse gas. However, production is energy-intensive.
Lubmin is home to a transformer station that draws electricity from offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. In addition, several gas pipelines, some of which are to be converted for hydrogen transportation, meet in Lubmin, where large quantities of natural gas used to land from Russia via the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline.
Other companies had previously presented plans for the production of hydrogen in Lubmin. Apex from Laage near Rostock plans to install up to 600 megawatts of electrolysis capacity, according to earlier information. Completion of the first expansion stage is planned for 2027.
Deutsche Regas plans to start with 200 megawatts in 2026 and later increase this by a further 300 megawatts. The company currently operates an import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Lubmin. Even before that, by mid-2025, the company wants to launch HH2E with 100 megawatts in Lubmin and possibly increase this to over 1 gigawatt at a later date.
"Lubmin meets all the requirements to permanently establish itself as a sustainable center for green hydrogen," praised Luc Graré from Lhyfe.
In Germany, a 9700-kilometer core network for hydrogen transport is to be built at a cost of almost 20 billion. A large part of this is to be realized by converting existing gas pipelines. According to Lhyfe, it intends to build further production sites close to this core network.
The proposed plant by Lhyfe in Lubmin will contribute to the production of alternative energies, specifically climate-neutral hydrogen, which is considered an essential energy storage medium for a future without greenhouse gas emissions. With their plans to produce up to 330 tons of hydrogen daily, they aim to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels like gas, which is transported to Lubmin via pipelines.
Source: www.dpa.com
