The energy company Leag is planning a hydrogen and electricity storage center at the site of the former Boxberg I and II lignite-fired power plants in Upper Lusatia. The energy complex is to include a hydrogen power plant, Leag announced on Thursday. There will also be a battery storage facility with a capacity of more than 1000 megawatt hours. This so-called gigastorage facility is set to become the largest battery storage facility in Germany. Boxberg I and II were decommissioned in the 1990s.
The prerequisite for the implementation of the H2UB (Hydrogen Unit and Battery) project is funding, which the company has applied for. The company aims to generate up to 7 gigawatts of green electricity by 2030. By 2040, this figure is set to rise to up to 14 gigawatts.
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