In a Dutch tender for offshore wind turbines, the Dutch oil and gas multinational Royal Dutch Shell PLC has bid together with the Dutch energy supplier Eneco through their new joint venture CrossWind. According to the analyst firm Greentech Media (GTM), the Danish energy company Ørsted A/S also took part in the tender. Both commandments are linked to the production of green hydrogen. The submission deadline ended last week. The results are expected to be announced at the end of July.
According to Shell, the companies intend to install 759 megawatts of wind power with CrossWind. The annual yield is forecast at 3,3 terawatt hours and will be used from 2023 to supply a 200 megawatt electrolyser that will produce around 50.000 to 60.000 kilograms of hydrogen per day for the Shell refinery in Pernis.
In February, Shell, the Dutch gas network operator Gasunie and the port of Groningen launched the NortH2 consortium. The companies want to develop a “European Hydrogen Valley”. The plan calls for offshore wind capacity of three to four gigawatts, increasing to ten gigawatts by 2040. The proceeds are used to produce green hydrogen.
Deep link:
https://www.shell.nl/media/nieuwsberichten/2020/wind-als-energiebron-voor-groene-waterstoffabriek-in-rotterdam.html
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/latest-shell-offshore-wind-bid-would-power-green-hydrogen-cluster
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronarivus-hydrogen-analysis/green-hydrogens-time-has-come-say-advocates-eying-post-pandemic-world-idUSKBN22K0MJ
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