• TotalEnergies and RWE sign Germany’s largest green hydrogen contract (30,000 tons/year).
• Emissions cut by 300,000 tons of CO2 annually from 2030 at TotalEnergies’ Leuna refinery.
• 300 MW electrolyzer project underscores Germany’s significant step towards industrial decarbonization.

TotalEnergies and RWE have signed a landmark agreement to supply TotalEnergies’ Leuna refinery with 30,000 tons per year of green hydrogen, significantly reducing its carbon footprint. The 15-year deal, starting in 2030, leverages a 300 MW electrolyzer in Lingen—Germany’s largest such facility.

Green hydrogen, transported via a 600 km pipeline, will replace traditional hydrogen sources, cutting emissions at the Leuna refinery by 300,000 tons of CO2 annually.

“This long-term contract for green hydrogen marks an important milestone to reducing our CO2 emissions at our Leuna refinery,” said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies. “It will be made possible thanks to the completion of the H2 backbone by German authorities and their efficient support to green H2 customers like our Leuna refinery.”

The collaboration builds upon existing renewable partnerships between TotalEnergies and RWE in offshore wind projects in Germany and the Netherlands.

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Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE, highlighted the significance of the agreement, noting, “We are proud to have secured the first long-term offtake agreement for green hydrogen of this size with TotalEnergies in Germany. Six months after the investment decision for the construction of the 300-megawatt electrolysis plant in Lingen, we have acquired an important anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This shows that hydrogen works with the right incentives for customers.”

TotalEnergies aims to fully decarbonize hydrogen use across its European refineries, targeting a total CO2 reduction of around three million tons annually by 2030.

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