Shell starts up Europe's biggest hydrogen electrolyser
Shell reported on July 2 starting up Europe's largest polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyser for producing green hydrogen, at its energy and chemicals park in Rheinland, Germany.
Shell teamed up with ITM Power, Sintef, Sphera and Element Energy to develop the 10-MW facility, supported with funding from the European Commission via its Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking. Its capacity is set to be scaled up to 100 MW.
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"This project demonstrates a new kind of energy future and a model of lower-carbon energy production that can be replicated worldwide," the Anglo-Dutch major said. "Shell wants to become a leading supplier of green hydrogen for industrial and transport customers in Germany. We will be involved in the whole process — from power generation, using offshore wind, to hydrogen production and distribution across sectors."
The electrolyser will produce up to 1,300 metric tons/year of hydrogen, which will initially be used to produce fuels with lower carbon intensity, and will also help decarbonise other industries. The unit was manufactured by ITM Power in Sheffield in the UK, and includes parts made in Italy, Sweden, Spain and Germany, Shell said.
Shell recently pledged to do more to address its emissions, despite already having some of the most ambitious targets in the industry, after losing a landmark court case filed by non-governmental organisations in the Netherlands.