ThyssenKrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for the large-scale project ‘Hydrogen Holland I’ in the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Under the contract, ThyssenKrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers will design and manufacture a 200MW electrolysis plant based on the company’s large-scale 20MW alkaline water electrolysis module.
Initial construction work will likely begin this spring and Shell’s final investment decision to build the ‘Holland Hydrogen I’ is expected in 2022, after which the intended start of production will be in 2024.
Christoph Noeres, head of green hydrogen at ThyssenKrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, 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.”
The centre of the ‘Hydrogen Holland I’ hydrogen project facility will be a hall covering two hectares, the size of three football fields. Green hydrogen will be produced for industry and the transport sector, with electricity coming from the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (Noord).
The hydrogen will be transported through a 40km-long 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: reusable construction materials will be applied wherever possible and solar panels will be incorporated in the outside walls of the plant.
Green hydrogen is a ‘main pillar’ of the energy transition towards sustainable decarbonisation. By 2025, countries representing over 80% of the global GDP are expected to enter the hydrogen economy with a dedicated hydrogen strategy.