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Released January 19, 2022 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Germany's Thyssenkrupp (Essen) has signed a deal with oil major Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A) (The Hague, Netherlands) to build a 200-megawatt (MW) hydrogen electrolysis plant at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The plant will be among the largest of its kind globally, producing green hydrogen from splitting water using 20-MW alkaline water electrolysis modules developed by Thyssenkrupp's Uhde Chlorine Engineers unit. The Shell-driven project--called Holland Hydrogen I--will see the construction of a hall covering 2 hectares, the size of three football fields featuring an array of the electrolysis modules. It will be powered by energy from the 759-MW Hollandse Kust North offshore windfarm.
The hydrogen produced will be used for industry and the transport sector. It will be transported through a 40-kilometer pipeline to Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, formerly known as the Pernis Refinery.
"We are looking forward to support building a major hydrogen hub in central Europe and contributing to Europe's transition to green energy," said Dr. Christoph Noeres, head of green hydrogen at Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers. "With our large-scale standard module size, we will further strengthen Shell's hydrogen strategy. Our partnership perfectly combines our engineering excellence with Shell's competence of a large global energy player."
First construction work for the electrolysers will begin in spring 2022, with first production expected in 2024. Shell's final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I is expected early this year and will cost 200 million euro (US$227 million). As part of the company's Powering Progress strategy, Shell is transforming its refineries (which numbered 14 in October 2020) into five energy and chemicals parks. Shell aims to reduce the production of traditional fuels by 55% by 2030 and provide more low-carbon fuels such as biofuels for road transport and aviation, and hydrogen. Last year the company made a final investment decision to build an 820,000-tonne-per-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam. When completed, it will be among the biggest in Europe for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel made from waste.
Last month, Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers also landed a major deal with Air Products (NYSE:APD) to supply and install a 2-gigawatt (GW)-plus electrolysis plant for Saudi Arabia's future city, Neom. It will be the world's first giga-scale green hydrogen electrolyser and Air Products will convert the H2 into carbon-free ammonia for export to global markets. The US$5 billion development will link 4 GW of wind, solar and storage to power the electrolysis plant which will be capable of producing 650 tons per day of hydrogen at full capacity.
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The plant will be among the largest of its kind globally, producing green hydrogen from splitting water using 20-MW alkaline water electrolysis modules developed by Thyssenkrupp's Uhde Chlorine Engineers unit. The Shell-driven project--called Holland Hydrogen I--will see the construction of a hall covering 2 hectares, the size of three football fields featuring an array of the electrolysis modules. It will be powered by energy from the 759-MW Hollandse Kust North offshore windfarm.
The hydrogen produced will be used for industry and the transport sector. It will be transported through a 40-kilometer pipeline to Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, formerly known as the Pernis Refinery.
"We are looking forward to support building a major hydrogen hub in central Europe and contributing to Europe's transition to green energy," said Dr. Christoph Noeres, head of green hydrogen at Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers. "With our large-scale standard module size, we will further strengthen Shell's hydrogen strategy. Our partnership perfectly combines our engineering excellence with Shell's competence of a large global energy player."
First construction work for the electrolysers will begin in spring 2022, with first production expected in 2024. Shell's final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I is expected early this year and will cost 200 million euro (US$227 million). As part of the company's Powering Progress strategy, Shell is transforming its refineries (which numbered 14 in October 2020) into five energy and chemicals parks. Shell aims to reduce the production of traditional fuels by 55% by 2030 and provide more low-carbon fuels such as biofuels for road transport and aviation, and hydrogen. Last year the company made a final investment decision to build an 820,000-tonne-per-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam. When completed, it will be among the biggest in Europe for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel made from waste.
Last month, Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers also landed a major deal with Air Products (NYSE:APD) to supply and install a 2-gigawatt (GW)-plus electrolysis plant for Saudi Arabia's future city, Neom. It will be the world's first giga-scale green hydrogen electrolyser and Air Products will convert the H2 into carbon-free ammonia for export to global markets. The US$5 billion development will link 4 GW of wind, solar and storage to power the electrolysis plant which will be capable of producing 650 tons per day of hydrogen at full capacity.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
