Shell Deutschland had recently decided to take the final investment decision (FID) and this means that they will build a 100MW green hydrogen project. This project will be located at its Rheinland Energy and Chemicals Park.

This project will occur under the Refhyne II project and Shell, the oil and gas major, has so far planned to use 15,000 tonnes of green hydrogen. The green hydrogen will be produced by a PEM electrolyser system every year and the reason behind this, will be to replace some of the grey hydrogen the company used within its refinery operations.

So far it has been decided that the project will be able to start operations in 2027and along with this, the project will use ITM Power PEM electrolyser technology. This was all made possible once Shell signed a capacity reservation agreement in December of 2023.

ITM has already welcomed the positive FID and the company commented, “We are pleased that Shell selected us as their supplier for the project.”

Shell mentioned that ‘the project has been “enabled” by policies such as the EU’s binding green hydrogen usage targets as well as the German Government’s regulatory framework.’

It was noted by  Renewables and Energy Solutions Director at Shell Downstream, Huibert Vigeveno, that ‘the FID was a “visible demonstration” of the company’s commitment to the hydrogen economy. “Our decision to invest illustrates what can be achieved with the right enabling conditions to deliver competitive projects.”’