Upscaling green hydrogen

Shell and Thyssenkrupp have signed a supply contract for the port’s large-scale green hydrogen production project Hydrogen Holland I.

“We are looking forward to support building a major hydrogen hub in central Europe and to contribute to Europe’s transition to green energy”, said Christoph Noeres from Thyssenkrupp.

“With our large-scale standard module size, we will further strengthen Shell’s hydrogen strategy.”

Hydrogen strategy

The Holland Hydrogen I facility will be located on the second Maasvlakte. Specifically, the project is to be one of the largest hydrogen plants in the world with a capacity of 200 MW.

It also opens a new chapter both for Rotterdam and for Shell, related to the energy transition.

Shell has hired Thyssenkrupp for the supply of the electrolysers which will allow the fuel giant to produce green hydrogen.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers will engineer, procure and fabricate a 200 MW electrolysis plant based on its large-scale 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis module.

The first construction work for the electrolysers will likely begin in spring 2022.

It’s hoped that the plant itself will be operational and produce green hydrogen from 2024.

Hydrogen Holland I will produce green H2 with electricity coming from offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (Noord). The hydrogen can be transported through a 40 kilometres pipeline that will run from the plant to Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam.

Net-zero is a number one priority for the plant. So, it will use reusable construction materials wherever possible, with solar panels on the outside walls of the plant.