Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Uniper enter hydrogen partnership
02 Mayo 2024 - 4:00AM
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Uniper enter hydrogen
partnership
The partnership between CIP and Uniper, a global energy merchant
and one of the world’s largest power producers, will drive
collaboration on the production, transport, and marketing of green
hydrogen from the HØST PtX Esbjerg project, located on the Danish
Westcoast, to Germany.
It is expected that HØST as ultimo 2028, will be connected to
the German hydrogen backbone via a new hydrogen pipeline to be
developed from Denmark to Germany by the Danish transmission system
operator Energinet in cooperation with Gasunie Deutschland
Transport Services. This will enable access to the consumption
sites in Germany and help bring competitively priced green hydrogen
to the German market.
In partnership, CIP and Uniper will develop a model to bring up
to 140,000 tons of green hydrogen annually to customers in Germany.
Uniper intends to include the green hydrogen from HØST into its
green gas portfolio and supply the industry’s needs with varying
flexibility profiles and with different contract lengths.
Holger Kreetz, COO at Uniper: “We see great potential in this
collaboration. HØST fits our strategic target of achieving at least
1 GW installed electrolyser capacity by 2030 and our other
electrolyser developments in Germany such as Green Wilhelmshaven.
Uniper’s diversified hydrogen portfolio consists of various supply
sources to guarantee competitive and secure supplies in line with
customer needs.”
Karsten Plauborg, partner at CIP commented: “This is an
important step for CIP and the HØST PtX Esbjerg project. With the
vast renewable energy potential from the North Sea as well as the
planned hydrogen pipeline connecting Denmark to Germany, we are
excited to take the next step in bringing the green hydrogen from
the HØST project to German customers. While CIP has a significant
portfolio of power-to-gas projects, Uniper’s strong position with
German energy customers is a key enabler in establishing this new
market.”
About Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) today
is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield
renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind.
The funds managed by CIP focus on investments in offshore and
onshore wind, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission
and distribution, reserve capacity, storage, advanced bioenergy,
and Power-to-X.
CIP manages 12 funds and has to date raised approximately EUR 28
billion for investments in energy and associated infrastructure
from more than 160 international institutional investors. CIP has
approximately 500 employees and 12 offices around the world.
About HØST PtX Esbjerg Part of CIP’s Energy
Transition Fund I, the HØST PtX Esbjerg project is a leading,
Danish Power-to-X project under development, deploying large-scale
industrial use of electrolysis technology on gigawatt level to
produce green hydrogen. Powered entirely by renewables, HØST PtX
Esbjerg will produce up to 140,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per
annum for use in the chemicals industry, predominantly expected in
the German market.
About UniperDüsseldorf-based Uniper is an
international energy company with activities in more than 40
countries. The company and its roughly 7,000 employees make an
important contribution to supply security in Europe, particularly
in its core markets of Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the
Netherlands.
Uniper’s operations encompass power generation in Europe, global
energy trading, and a broad gas portfolio. Uniper procures
gas—including liquefied natural gas (LNG)—and other energy sources
on global markets. The company owns and operates gas storage
facilities with a total capacity of more than 7 billion cubic
meters.