The companies intend to develop plants that will use renewable energy sources to generate electrical power that will be used to produce hydrogen using mtu’s (Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems business unit) electrolysers.

H2 View understands the hydrogen produced from the projects is intended to be used as fuel for fuel cells and hydrogen engines, to produce industrial feedstock, and to produce e-fuels for marine, aviation, agriculture, mining, and data centre power.

German-based renewable energy developer, SOWITEC will look to leverage on its experience in developing financeable turnkey projects, which has seen it install of 4.2GW of solar and wind projects in South America, Europe, and Asia.

Frank Hummel, CEO of SOWITEC Group, said, “We have already been working on Power-to-X plants since 2017. In Rolls-Royce Power Systems, with its innovative products and global sales and service network, we see a competent partner to jointly deliver integrated green hydrogen ecosystems from a single source.

“We are pursuing the vision of a global energy supply based on renewable energies and providing access to clean and affordable energy for all people and are developing competitive projects accordingly.”

Earlier this year (2022), Rolls-Royce revealed it was set to enter the hydrogen production market with the acquisition of a 54% stake in German electrolysis stack specialist, Hoeller Electrolyzer.

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Andras Görtz, President of the Sustainable Power Solutions Division at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, commented, “With this project, we are actively working to reduce greenhouse gases in industry. We are convinced that with our new sustainable mtu technologies and through the cooperation with SOWITEC, we can successfully drive the expansion of Power-to-X plants.”