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Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant

hell Nederland BV and Shell Overseas Investments BV, subsidiaries Germany. These plants can produce, respectively, 3000 tonnes
of Shell plc, have taken the final investment decision to build and 1300 tonnes of hydrogen a year.
SHolland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s largest renewable Shell is working on a number of low-carbon hydrogen
hydrogen plant once operational in 2025. production projects with potential capacity of over 950 ktpa
(Shell share).
“The futuristic plant will be named Holland Hydrogen I and is expected to With Holland Hydrogen I, shell aims to produce hydrogen
be operational in 2025. The 200 MW electrolyser will be constructed on using electricity which has been generated by the offshore
the Tweede Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam and will produce up to wind park Hollandse Kust Noord. EU legislation determines
60 000 kg of renewable hydrogen per day.” under what conditions the hydrogen produced can be defined
as Renewable Hydrogen or as a Renewable Fuel of Non-
The renewable power for the electrolyser will come from the offshore Biological Origin (RFNBO). The criteria are covered by the
wind farm Hollandse Kust (noord), which is partly owned by Shell. ‘Renewable Energy Directive (RED)’ and the company aims
The renewable hydrogen produced will supply the Shell Energy and to produce hydrogen in accordance with the Directive and its
Chemicals Park Rotterdam, by way of the HyTransPort pipeline1, where associated Delegated Acts (DAs). Some parts of the relevant
it will replace some of the grey hydrogen usage in the refinery. This EU legislation such as the Delegated Acts are under discussion
will partially decarbonise the facility’s production of energy products and have not yet been finalised. The firm will take the resulting
like petrol and diesel and jet fuel. As heavy-duty trucks are coming to legislation into consideration when producing hydrogen.
market and refuelling networks grow, renewable hydrogen supply can
also be directed toward these to help in decarbonising commercial road Contact Shell, www.shell.com
transport.
“Holland Hydrogen I demonstrates how new energy solutions can
work together to meet society’s need for cleaner energy. It is also
another example of Shell’s own efforts and commitment to become a
net-zero emissions business by 2050,” said Anna Mascolo, Executive Vice
President, Emerging Energy Solutions at Shell. “Renewable hydrogen will
play a pivotal role in the energy system of the future and this project is
an important step in helping hydrogen fulfil that potential.”
Shell’s ambition is to help 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 not only for the
Netherlands, as a leader in the hydrogen economy, but also for Shell
globally.
Shell owns and operates around 10% of the global capacity of
installed hydrogen electrolysers, including a 20 MW electrolyser in
China and a 10 MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser in

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