Uniper SE

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Uniper SE is a German energy company focused on power generation, energy trading, and gas midstream activities across Europe. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, it operates a fleet centered on flexible, predominantly gas-fired plants and manages optimization and dispatch across wholesale and balancing markets.

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Through its trading arm, Uniper Global Commodities SE, the company markets and supplies electricity, natural gas, LNG, and environmental products to utilities, industrials, and commercial customers. Uniper is active in developing and sourcing low‑carbon and renewable molecules—such as hydrogen and ammonia—and in providing flexibility solutions including battery storage and ancillary grid services.

Uniper Energy Storage GmbH operates and markets underground gas storage capacities that support system reliability and seasonal balancing for European customers, including chemical and process industries. The company’s activities are aimed at securing energy supply while enabling industrial decarbonization through cleaner fuels and firm, flexible capacity.

Also known as Uniper Energy Storage GmbH and Uniper Energy Storage.

Projects Uniper is involved in

chemXplore tracks 18 projects involving Uniper, of which 16 are active.

  1. 2 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 10 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 3 projects Under Construction
  5. 1 project Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 16, the record holds 2 completed projects.

Active projects

Closest to start-up first.

10 more active projects and the 2 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 18 in chemXplore →

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

6 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 31 August 2026 Uniper NorthStarH2 e-methanol plant in Östersund · FEED / Pre-FID · Sweden
  • 17 July 2026 Uniper Karlshamn Decarbonisation Conversion Project · Announced / Concept · Sweden
  • 17 July 2026 Uniper Staudinger Hydrogen-Ready CCGT (Unit 8) · FEED / Pre-FID · Germany
  • July 2026 Uniper Voslapper Groden Solar Park Wilhelmshaven · Commissioning & Start-up · Germany
  • July 2026 Uniper Scholven 2 H2-ready CCGT, Germany · FEED / Pre-FID · Germany

Uniper in chemical industry news

15 October 2026
Plug Power reports Q3 2026 progress and schedules Nov. earnings call and symposium

Q3 revenue rose >10% y/y and company remains on track for ~15–16% full‑year growth; Q3 net cash usage ≈ $28M with ≈ $134M cash on hand; margin improvement and an ~$8bn electrolyzer pipeline.

12 October 2026
Uniper: Wilhelmshaven power plant decommissioned to free site for new energy projects

Former Wilhelmshaven coal plant to be dismantled; chimney demolition in spring 2027 and site repurposed for PV, a 50 MW/100 MWh battery system and planned hydrogen projects.

1 October 2026
Uniper reserves NovaSAF capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics in Latin America

Buyer reserves future biogas-to-SAF capacity from planned Central and South American facilities, supporting dual-certified bio and RFNBO SAF supply for EU mandates.

30 September 2026
Uniper and Biotrend assess Turkish biomethane for European markets

Assessing conversion of Turkish waste-based biogas plants to biomethane for export to the EU via existing gas grids.

29 September 2026
Plug Power and Arcadia eFuels partner for >1 GW e‑SAF electrolyzer supply; 280 MW for Denmark ENDOR

Preferred electrolyzer supplier for over 1 GW of e‑SAF projects; initial 280 MW GenEco will produce ~110 t/day renewable H2 for jet fuel at Port of Vordingborg; ENDOR moving to FID.

23 September 2026
Uniper and Arcadia eFuels agree 40,000 t/y eSAF offtake for Project Endor

40,000 t/yr eSAF commitment for 10+ years from Project Endor in Denmark; deliveries planned from early 2030s; fuel claims up to 98% lifecycle emissions reduction and EU compliance.

14 September 2026
Hy24 to acquire Uniper's 20% stake in OPAL hydrogen transmission corridor

Deal via Hy24’s Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund buying Lubmin‑Brandov Assets GmbH & Co. KG; OPAL spans 470 km; northern section converted Dec 2025, full conversion by end‑2030; needs approvals.

14 September 2026
Uniper to sell 20% OPAL stake to Hy24

Divestment transfers 100% of Lubmin-Brandov Assets GmbH & Co. KG to buyer's Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund; aligns with EU state‑aid remedies and hydrogen conversion timeline for OPAL.

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