German steel producer Salzgitter has signed a pre-contract for the offtake of Uniper-produced green hydrogen from a planned 200MW electrolysis plant at the port of Wilhelmshaven.
Depending on the availability of Germany’s planned core hydrogen network and a specific pipeline route from Wilhelmshaven to Salzgitter, Uniper could supply up to 20,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year from 2028 for the steelmaker’s low-carbon steel programme.
The companies said a pipeline connection was “absolutely essential” and must be established as “quickly as possible,” urging pipeline operators and policymakers to agree on an accelerated timetable.
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