NEWS: Hy2gen announces 100MW green hydrogen Albatros project with EU funding in Kassø Aabenraa

Hy2gen has announced its Albatros project at Kassø, Aabenraa, a 100 MW renewable hydrogen facility that has been selected for support under the European Hydrogen Bank, winning €0.97/kg for its first ten years of operation - or up to €134m / 1bn DKK. The investment adds a new large-scale Power-to-X plant to Aabenraa's emerging green industrial hub, brings up to 500 construction jobs to the region, and delivers a fresh building block for the hydrogen economy taking shape across the Danish-German cross-border geography.

Aabenraa has secured another major green investment. With its support from the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB), Hy2gen, a global producer of renewable hydrogen, has announced its Albatros project in the National Industry Park Kassø. Hy2Gen will build a 100 MW electrolysis facility expected to produce around 144,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen over its first decade. Selected through the EHB's competitive auction, where projects bid the lowest premium needed to be commercially viable, Albatros locked in a price of €0.97/kg.

For the region, the project means up to 500 jobs during construction and 30–40 permanent operational roles, with continuous demand for local suppliers, contractors and service providers.

"I am proud that Hy2gen has chosen to realise the Albatros project here in Aabenraa Municipality. Aabenraa leads the way in the green transition, and with Hy2gen's project we are cementing that position and delivering on our new strategy, Aabenraa Circular," says Aabenraa Mayor, Jan Riber Jakobsen.

Albatros is designed to plug straight into that strategy. Surplus heat from the plant can be channelled into district heating, process heat for local industry, or carbon capture - turning what would be waste into a valuable input. It is sector coupling in practice, and exactly the circular value creation that Aabenraa Circular, the municipality's 2035 Power-to-X strategy, was built to deliver.

"Our ambition is to create lasting local value — through job creation, partnerships with regional suppliers, and a long-term commitment to the area," says Hege Økland, Managing Director of Hy2gen Nordic AS.

The project's reach extends across the border. Hydrogen produced at Kassø will travel via the Danish-German Hydrogen Backbone to decarbonise hard-to-abate industry in Germany — making Albatros a concrete building block in "Building a Danish-German Cross-border Hydrogen Economy," the initiative Aabenraa is advancing with support from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

"Albatros is exactly the kind of project our strategy is built to attract," says Hanne Klintøe, Head of PtX Development at Aabenraa Municipality. "International investors need a stable political foundation and reliable infrastructure - green power, the coming Hydrogen Backbone, technical water, and offtake for surplus heat. Aabenraa can deliver on all counts, and Albatros will demonstrate how it works in practise."

Construction is planned to start in 2028, with operations beginning in 2031. In the meantime, Hy2gen will progress technical development, permitting, and its dialogue with the municipality and local stakeholders.

Facts: Albatros at a glance

• 100 MW renewable hydrogen (electrolysis) facility at Kassø, Aabenraa Municipality
• Approximately 144,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen over its first ten years
• Selected for European Hydrogen Bank support at €0.97/kg
• Up to 500 construction jobs and 30-40 permanent operational positions
• Surplus heat available for district heating, process heat, or carbon capture
• Construction from 2028; operations from 2031

Facts: Why Aabenraa

Aabenraa Municipality is home to the world's first large-scale Power-to-X facility, Kassø PtX by European Energy, northern Europe's largest solar park, and one of the world's largest biogas plants. The municipality offers easy access to green electricity, the upcoming European Hydrogen Backbone, technical water, gas pipelines for biogas, e-methanol bunkering - combined with international TEN-T rail and road links, a deep-sea port, and a comprehensive dry port and logistics centre at the German border, providing seamless connectivity to European and global markets.

Download:
Download Aabenraa Circular - 2035 Strategy for Power-to-X and Derived Effects here (in Danish or English)

Contact information

• Mayor, Aabenraa Municipality, Jan Riber Jakobsen - tel. +45 29 32 25 30; e-mail: jrj@aabenraa.dk
• Head of PtX Development, Hanne Klintøe - tel. +45 31 44 99 14; e-mail: hkli@aabenraa.dk
• Communications Consultant, Kasper Stoof - tel. +45 73 76 72 90; e-mail: ksje@aabenraa.dk