PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA and GE (GE Wind France SAS and GE Power Sp. z o.o.) have signed an agreement to develop a project to test the production of green hydrogen using GE’s offshore wind turbine.

In the planned project, hydrogen will be produced in an electrolyser using electricity produced from the latest model of wind turbine under test for the offshore market.

According to the company, the innovative hydrogen production system developed as part of the project will be able to be implemented in future offshore wind farm projects implemented by PGE. This will allow the full use of energy produced from wind also in situations when the energy supply exceeds the current demand in the National Power System.

“In the areas allocated to PGE in the Baltic Sea, it is possible to build more than 7 GW of capacity, which will allow us to supply approximately 26 TWh of energy, which can also be used to produce green hydrogen. The hydrogen obtained can be used as an alternative fuel in rail and road transport, in the heating sector or find application in heavy industry, contributing to its decarbonisation”, said Wojciech Dąbrowski, President of the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna.

The company intends to develop its competence in the production of hydrogen from energy derived from offshore wind farms, which will enable it to achieve the PGE Group’s strategic goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and to build the PGE Group’s competitive advantage in offshore wind energy.

In 2024, PGE and GE are planning to apply for support for the project from national and EU funds and to obtain the necessary permits and administrative decisions.

Adrian Andrzejewski