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.

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 17 projects involving Uniper, of which 15 are active.

Uniper's role on them: Owner, Investor / Financier, Operator, Developer, Offtaker, and Technology / equipment supplier.

2 Announced / Concept 10 FEED / Pre-FID 3 Under Construction

13 new construction, 1 revamp / retrofit, and 1 conversion / repurposing.

Expected to start operating
2026
none
2027
1 project
2028
2 projects
2029
3 projects
2030
2 projects
2031
none

5 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

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 Scholven 2 H2-ready CCGT, Germany · FEED / Pre-FID · Germany
  • 15 May 2026 Uniper Wilhelmshaven Hydrogen Import Terminal · Announced / Concept · Germany

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 12 of these 15 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Hydrogen (8), Carbon dioxide (4), Natural gas (4), Ammonia (3), Methanol (2), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (2)

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Latest news on Uniper

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.

4 September 2026
Uniper completes Phase 1 Open Season for Wilhelmshaven hydrogen import terminal

EoI phase closed with sufficient capacity reservations to move to Phase 2; next steps are Heads of Terms and the Terminal Use Agreement development.

31 August 2026
AFRY to lead FEED for Uniper NorthStarH2 e‑methanol plant

FEED covers process design, plant engineering, HSE and OEM coordination for a 115,000 t/y e‑methanol plant using 175 MW electrolysis and biogenic CO₂.

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