RWE has acquired a significant land option at Wilton International for a green hydrogen plant in one of its core development areas Teesside, England.
The company is developing opportunities for a large-scale green hydrogen production plant at the site with an initial size of up to 260MWe electrolyser and the ability to produce up to five tonnes per hour of green hydrogen.
The secured development land is in the heart of the Teesside Industrial area which is part of the wider East Coast Cluster.
The land is next to industrial energy users and near planned hydrogen pipelines that could provide green hydrogen to support the industrial decarbonisation of the region.
RWE UK country chair Tom Glover said: “This is a really significant step towards RWE’s ambitions for the production of green hydrogen in Teesside.
“We have secured land and have already completed feasibility and initial environmental studies with an aim to be operational by 2028.
“Detailed discussions with potential industrial customers have started, exploring ways the hydrogen produced can help them to decarbonise.
“It’s an exciting project and we are motivated by the prospect of bringing major green investment to the region.”
Teesside and the UK East Coast areas are important to RWE, operating its Triton Knoll and Humber Gateway offshore wind farms from its Grimsby Hub Operations & Maintenance facility.
The company is also constructing the 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm and developing two Dogger Bank South offshore wind projects.
Onshore, RWE also operates many wind farms in the region and is developing several solar projects.