Elektrolyse Ostfriesland / Clean Hydrogen Coastline – Electrolysis East Frisia
Elektrolyse Ostfriesland / Clean Hydrogen Coastline – Electrolysis East Frisia is a hydrogen project in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany using electrolysis; recorded capacity: 320 (unit not recorded).
Overview
Statusconstruction started; first green hydrogen planned from end of 2027
Country · regionGermany · Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Technologyelectrolysis
Productgreen hydrogen (H₂)
Capacity320 (unit not recorded)
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Componentselectrolyser, connection to electricity grid/substation, planned hydrogen core-network connection
Final Useindustry, energy sector, heavy-duty transport
Power Sourcerenewable energy
Project GroupClean Hydrogen Coastline
Capacity & economics
Production Volumeapproximately 1,000,000,000 kWh per year (approximately 1 TWh)
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageconstruction
Eventofficial start of construction
Date online (tracker field)2015 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NameEmden
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductCH4International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- EWE AG Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden Shared by 7 fields: Current
- Clean Hydrogen Coastline / EWE Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland Shared by 8 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 4 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Elektrolyse Ostfriesland / Clean Hydrogen Coastline – Electrolysis East Frisia | View exact valueElektrolyse Ostfriesland / Clean Hydrogen Coastline – Electrolysis East Frisia | Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden | — | |
| Site Name | Emden | View exact valueEmden | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Administrative Area | Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) | View exact valueLower Saxony (Niedersachsen) | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Country | Germany | View exact valueGermany | Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden | — | |
| Components | electrolyser, connection to electricity grid/substation, planned hydrogen core-network connection | View exact value["electrolyser","connection to electricity grid/substation","planned hydrogen core-network connection"] | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Final Use | industry, energy sector, heavy-duty transport | View exact value["industry","energy sector","heavy-duty transport"] | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Power Source | renewable energy | View exact valuerenewable energy | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Product | green hydrogen (H₂) | View exact valuegreen hydrogen (H₂) | Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden | — | |
| Project Group | Clean Hydrogen Coastline | View exact valueClean Hydrogen Coastline | Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden | — | |
| Technology | electrolysis | View exact valueelectrolysis | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Capacity | 320 (unit not recorded) | View exact value320 | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Production Volume | approximately 1,000,000,000 kWh per year (approximately 1 TWh) | View exact valueapproximately 1,000,000,000 kWh per year (approximately 1 TWh) | Elektrolyseur Emden – Wasserstoffwirtschaft in Ostfriesland | — | |
| Event | official start of construction | View exact valueofficial start of construction | Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2015 | View exact value{"date":"2015","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | construction | View exact valueconstruction | Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden | — | |
| Progress Status | construction started; first green hydrogen planned from end of 2027 | View exact valueconstruction started; first green hydrogen planned from end of 2027 | Official start of construction of 320-megawatt generation plant in Emden | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | CH4 | View exact valueCH4 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
14 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated