TotalEnergies says it has signed a 15-year deal with RWE to buy 30,000 tons of green hydrogen per year from a 300 MW electrolyzer in Germany, while Plug Power has announced a partnership with Southwire to create a clean hydrogen ecosystem in Texas.

Germany's top utility RWE said on Wednesday it has agreed to supply France's TotalEnergies with around 30,000 tonnes of green hydrogen a year from 2030, in one of the sector's biggest deals so far.

Under the agreement, RWE will supply 30,000 tpy of green hydrogen produced from its electrolyzer in Lingen, Germany, to TotalEnergies’ Leuna refinery for a 15-year period.

This is the largest contract of its kind in Germany, setting a precedent for hydrogen adoption in heavy industry. For TotalEnergies, it provides a crucial supply of clean hydrogen to help slash emissions at its refinery in Leuna, while for RWE, it guarantees a long-term customer for its expanding hydrogen production.