(Essen / Dortmund / Rotterdam) – Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers GmbH will build a 20 megawatt alkaline water electrolysis system for Shell in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands based on its 200 megawatt large-scale module. According to the information, construction work is scheduled to begin in spring 2022.
Shell's final investment decision for the project, called “Hydrogen Holland I,” is expected in 2022. Commissioning is scheduled for 2024, explains the Essen-based company. This supports the “development of a large hydrogen hub” for Europe’s “transition to green energy,” says Christoph Noeres, Head of Green Hydrogen at Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers.
The center of “Hydrogen Holland I” is a hall that extends over two hectares – the size of three football fields. The electricity for electrolysis comes from the Hollandse Kust (Noord) offshore wind farm. The hydrogen can be transported to Shell via a 40 kilometer long pipeline to the Rotterdam Energy and Chemical Park. The outer walls of the factory would be equipped with solar cells.
Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, based in Dortmund, is a joint venture between Thyssenkrupp and the Italian group Industrie De Nora SpA.
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Assembly of electrolyzers at Thyssenkrupp. © Thyssenkrupp
