bp’s 100MW industrial-scale green hydrogen project at Lingen in Germany has been awarded funding, provided jointly by BMWK and Lower-Saxony Government, as part of the European IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European interest) Hy2Infra wave.

The funding will help support the development of a 100MW green hydrogen project next to bp’s Lingen Refinery.

The project aims to install a 100MW electrolyzer capable of producing an average of 10-11kt of green hydrogen per year. The renewable power needed for the electrolyzer is expected to initially be supplied by an offshore wind Power Purchase Agreement.

The green hydrogen from this project has the potential to support industrial customers, such as steel and chemicals producers, in an effort to decarbonize production processes in the region, including at bp’s Lingen refinery.

Reuters has reported that bp’s CEO Murray Auchincloss said that the company aims to construct five to 10 low-carbon hydrogen projects this decade in order to produce clean fuels and reduce greenhouse emissions.