Overview

• The Moorburg coal power plant in Hamburg, Germany, is being deconstructed to make way for a green hydrogen production facility powered by renewable energy.
• A controlled demolition on Sunday successfully brought down one of two boiler houses, but the second failed to collapse as planned.
• Approximately 600 kilograms of explosives were used per boiler house, and investigations are underway to determine why the second structure remained standing.
• Deconstruction of the plant, which was shut down in 2021 due to high CO₂ emissions and economic challenges, is expected to be completed by mid-2025.
• Parts of the existing infrastructure, including water treatment facilities and workshop buildings, will be repurposed for hydrogen production.