Shell has contracted Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers to deliver and build a 200MW electrolysis plant for a green hydrogen project in the Netherlands that will be powered by offshore wind.
Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers will engineer, procure and fabricate the plant for the Hydrogen Holland I project at the port of Rotterdam based on its large-scale 20MW alkaline water electrolysis module.
First construction work for the electrolysers will likely start in Spring 2022.
Shell’s final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I is expected this year, after which the intended start of production will be in 2024.
Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers head of green hydrogen Christoph Noeres said: “We are looking forward to support building a major hydrogen hub in central Europe and to contribute to Europe’s transition to green energy”.
“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.”
Hydrogen Holland I aims to produce green hydrogen for industry and the transport sector, with electricity coming from the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.
The hydrogen will be transported through a pipeline with a length of about 40km that will run from the plant to Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam.