Shell inks deal for ITM electrolysers for 100-MW German project

UK electrolysers manufacturer ITM Power Plc (LON:ITM) today said that Shell plc (LON:SHEL) has selected its technology for the 100-MW Refhyne II electrolyser project in Germany.

The plant at Shell Deutschland GmbH’s Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland will be equipped with ITM’s Trident stacks and skids, which will enable the production of up to 44,000 kg of green hydrogen on a daily basis. The fuel will be used in the manufacturing of lower carbon intensity fuels, which will partly lower the carbon footprint of Shell’s Wesseling refinery. In the longer term, the output could be supplied directly to industrial customers in the region.

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The electrolyser is planned to be commissioned in 2027.

Industrial gases and engineering company Linde Plc has been picked as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. The company is also part of the consortium behind the Refhyne II project, song with ITM Power Trading Ltd, ITM Power Germany HmbH, Tecnalia, ERM, Sintef AS and Concawe.

The Refhyne II scheme will be a follow-up of Refhyne I, a 10-MW PEM hydrogen electrolyser facility opened in 2021 at the Rheinland site near Cologne. A final investment decision (FID) for the second-phase project was taken by Shell last month.