Germany – Uniper’s hydrogen projects in Wilhelmshaven, the “Green Wilhelmshaven Electrolyser” and the “Green Wilhelmshaven Terminal”, have been selected by the European Commission for the list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI). With this, Uniper is part of cross-border infrastructure projects that link energy systems across EU countries.
With the PCI status comes associated benefits including priority status, streamlined permit granting procedures, lower administrative costs, and eligibility for financial assistance under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in the form of grants.
This recognition follows a rigorous application and evaluation process, with projects selected based on their significant contribution to sustainability, benefits for market integration, security of supply, competition, implementation progress, and proof of transparency.
With an electrolyser capacity of up to 1 GW, the large-scale “Green Wilhelmshaven Electrolyser” will tap into the region’s renewable energy resources to boost the domestic production of green hydrogen. The “Green Wilhelmshaven Terminal” ammonia import terminal paves the way for the import of renewable ammonia by ship and the conversion and feed-in of hydrogen into the European hydrogen network on a large scale.
