RWE Generation is to set up a new hydrogen business unit, effective from 1 February 2021.
The hydrogen division will be led by Sopna Sury as a member of RWE Generation’s executive board.
Sury is currently leading the strategy and regulatory affairs division in RWE Renewables.
RWE said the new unit will be responsible for developing and implementing the RWE hydrogen strategy and will promote the respective projects in the company’s core markets.
RWE Generation chief executive Roger Miesen said: “We are in a perfect position to play a leading role in hydrogen.
“With our new business unit, we ensure to fully leverage this advantage.
“We are very much looking forward to working with Sopna Sury.”
RWE is currently driving more than 30 hydrogen projects in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in collaboration with other companies and scientific institutions.