hydrogen storage facility RWE Epe-H2

RWE plans to build the first German hydrogen storage facility for commercial use.

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Due to its proximity to the planned hydrogen transmission line between Lingen and the Ruhr area, Gronau-Epe is also suitable as a hydrogen storage location in conjunction with the optimal geological conditions for gas storage. RGSW is therefore planning to expand the existing above-ground facilities to include facilities for the injection and withdrawal of hydrogen into caverns. The facility will be designed in such a way that a first construction phase will enable the use of two caverns to store approx. 70 million m3 of hydrogen with a volume usable by customers of 38 million m3 of hydrogen. An optional second construction phase of the hydrogen transmission sub-plant is intended to increase capacity for injection and withdrawal later. The first hydrogen is scheduled to be fed into the plant in 2026.

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