The Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park

Elektrolyse Mitteldeutschland GmbH - a joint venture between VNG Handel & Vertrieb GmbH and Uniper Hydrogen - is responsible for the generation and distribution of green hydrogen.
To this end, renewable electricity is obtained from the nearby wind farm to produce green hydrogen at the large-scale electrolysis plant. The hydrogen produced is environmentally friendly, easy to store, compensates for fluctuations in solar and wind power and can be used in a variety of ways. In addition to the green generation and the process-related delivery handling towards the customer, we analyze and optimize the commercial and technical processes in order to thus be able to ensure the best possible utilization along the entire value chain.

The project is funded and supported by the BMWi (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action) and is a flagship project for best practice in green hydrogen.

In September 2021, the collaborative project was awarded state funding as a regulatory sandbox for the energy transition. With the final investment decision, the consortium partners have given the decisive starting signal for the realization of the innovative hydrogen project in June 2023. With this step, the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park leaves the theoretical planning phase and enters the constructional implementation phase. Another milestone on the way to the hydrogen ramp-up was reached in November 2023 with the signing of the first hydrogen supply contract in Germany between Elektrolyse Mitteldeutschland GmbH and TotalEnergies Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH. The supply of the locally produced green hydrogen is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2025.

The power-to-gas project is supported by experts from the wind industry, gas infrastructure, vehicle transport and chemical industry.  These include our project partners Terrawatt, Uniper, VNG Gasspeicher GmbH, ONTRAS and VNG AG.