German multinational RWE is involved in two hydrogen projects that have been pre-selected for funding by the EU Innovation Fund, according to a press release. The FUREC project in the Netherlands and an offshore wind farm in Germany are among a total of 17 projects selected by the EU Innovation Fund for the preparation of grant agreements.
RWE wants to produce hydrogen for the chemical industry. Household waste from Limburg in the Netherlands is to replace natural gas. The FUREC project includes a plant under construction in Limburg to process household waste into pellets, to then be converted into hydrogen in a separate plant in Limburg’s Chemelot industrial park.
Nordsee Two is majority owned by RWE (51%) and minority by Canadian partner Northland Power (49%). A planned 433 MW wind farm off the German coast is scheduled to start commercial operation in 2026. The partners aim to demonstrate the technical and commercial feasibility of producing hydrogen at sea. An electrolyser is planned to be integrated into the offshore wind farm for the production of green hydrogen for vessel fueling and to supply emergency power to the offshore substation.
