Praxisbeispiel

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Bad Lauchstädt EnergiePark, which is situated close to Leipzig, uses a 30 megawatts electrolyser to convert electricity from a wind farm into hydrogen. This green hydrogen is then transported to the Leuna chemical park via a former natural gas pipeline. At the chemical park, it partly replaces natural gas, which, of course, is a fossil fuel. In the medium term, other chemical and industrial sites within the region are to be connected to the system via the central German gas pipeline. In a potential next step, the hydrogen produced could be put in interim storage at the local salt cavern.


This Regulatory Sandbox for the Energy Transition is receiving approx. €34 million in funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.


Further information is available at:

https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2021/09/20210909-energiepark-bad-lauchstaedt-macht-mitteldeutsche-chemieindustrie-nachhaltiger.html