- The firm will construct a 200 MW electrolyser in the port of Rotterdam.
- The plant will produce some 60,000 kilograms of green hydrogen daily.
Shell Group has announced plans to develop a 200 MW electrolyser on the Tweede Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam to generate about 60,000 kilograms of green hydrogen daily. The renewable energy for the electrolyser will be generated from the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (Noord), which Shell partly owns.
The green hydrogen produced will supply the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam through the HyTransPort pipeline1, where it will replace some of the grey hydrogen usage in the refinery. This will partly decarbonise the facility’s production of energy products like petrol, diesel and jet fuel. As heavy-duty trucks come to market and refuelling networks grow, renewable hydrogen supply can also be directed toward these to help decarbonise commercial road transport.
In a statement by Anna Mascolo, Executive Vice President of Emerging Energy Solutions at Shell, “Holland Hydrogen I demonstrates how new energy solutions can work together to meet society’s need for cleaner energy. It is another example of Shell’s efforts and commitment to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050. Renewable hydrogen will play a pivotal role in the future energy system, and this project is an important step in helping hydrogen fulfil that potential.”
Shell plans to build a global hydrogen economy by developing opportunities in the production, storage, transport, and delivery of hydrogen to end customers. Holland Hydrogen I’s approval marks an important milestone on that journey for the Netherlands, as a leader in the hydrogen economy, and for Shell globally.