German-based Deutsche ReGas and Norwegian Höegh LNG have signed an agreement to develop a floating import terminal in Lubmin, Germany, that will convert imported green ammonia to green hydrogen.
According to the companies, the terminal will be the “world’s first” floating green ammonia cracker. Operations are expected to commence in early 2026 with production equaling 30,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year.
The hydrogen is expected to be fed into Germany’s Hydrogen Core Network (HCN), a planned 9,700-kilometer hydrogen pipeline for which Germany is approved to receive €3 billion from the European Commission. The hydrogen will enter through a feed-in point at Deutsche ReGas’s terminal in Lubmin.
Höegh LNG has developed the green ammonia cracker technology for the floating terminal project, while Deutsche ReGas will provide the onshore terminal infrastructure and project coordination involving permitting.