Hydrogen Gas Turbine L30A Opens in Lingen, Germany

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Ceremonial commissioning of the hydrogen gas turbine in Lingen: guests press the green button together in front of the RWE backdrop “Hydrogen to megawatts”

Japan-Germany collaboration for hydrogen power generation: An opening ceremony was held at the hydrogen park of RWE's Emsland Power Station in Lingen for the power generation facility featuring Kawasaki's 30 MW-class L30A gas turbine.

With support from NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan) under its International Demonstration Project on Japan’s Technologies for Decarbonization and Energy Transition, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Kawasaki) is advancing the “Hydrogen Gas Turbine Power Generation Demonstration Project for Realizing Hydrogen Power Generation in Europe” in Germany together with RWE, a major German power company.

On November 6, an opening ceremony was held for the power generation facility, which uses Kawasaki’s 30 MW-class L30A gas turbine, at the hydrogen park of RWE’s Emsland Power Station in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.

At the Emsland Power Station, RWE is developing facilities to produce, transport, and use hydrogen derived from renewable energy.

RWE aims to commercialize a system that stores surplus renewable electricity as hydrogen and converts it back into electricity when needed.

Group in front of the new hydrogen gas turbine at RWE’s Emsland Power Station in Lingen, with the logos of RWE, Kawasaki, NOW and NEDO on the building — The hydrogen gas turbine with representatives at the opening ceremony at the hydrogen park of RWE’s Emsland Power Station in Lingen.

Through this project, Kawasaki aims to realize large-scale use of hydrogen energy and contribute to decarbonization and a stable energy supply worldwide, including in Europe.

In addition, the long-standing cooperation between NEDO and NOW, a German government affiliated organization, has contributed in part to the realization of the project.