BP and Danish energy firm Orsted will team up to develop large-scale green hydrogen production at a refinery in north-west Germany.
They intend to build a 50 megawatt electrolyser at the Lingen facility and are working towards a final investment decision in early 2022.
The project could be operational by 2024.
Green hydrogen is made by the electrolysis of water using renewable power, producing zero emissions.
The electrolyser at Lingen will powered by renewable energy generated by an Orsted wind farm in the North Sea.
It should produce almost 9,000 tonnes of green hydrogen a year, enough to replace around 20% of the refinery’s current“grey”hydrogen consumption.
