Uniper announced plans to build two solar mounting system with a combined capacity of 317 MW near its energy conversion hub in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hydrogen production plant supplies power.

The German energy company also revealed that the produced hydrogen will be stored in dedicated caves at the same site.

“The project received development decision approval from the City of Elsfleth on August 18, 2023, officially marking the start of the city’s land use planning process,” the company said of the largest project proposed to be built in Elsfleth. “The necessary legal framework will be established for the project through the development of a development plan and amendments to the site plan.”

Uniper said the 17 MW project will be built on the ash storage site of the coal-fired power station in Wilhelmshaven. It is expected to be integrated into the existing local grid infrastructure.