Shell has started operations at the power-to-hydrogen electrolyser in Zhangjiakou, one of the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysers.
The electrolyser will provide about half of the total green hydrogen supply for fuel cell vehicles at the Zhangjiakou competition zone during the Winter Olympic Games, set to begin on February 4, 2022.
We see opportunities across the hydrogen supply chain in China, including its production, storage and shipping. We want to be the trusted partner for our customers from different sectors as we help them decarbonise in China
said Wael Sawan, Shell’s Integrated Gas, Renewable and Energy Solutions Director.
The project is part of a joint venture between Shell China and Zhangjiakou City Transport Construction Investment, formed in November 2020. The 20 megawatts (MW) power-to-hydrogen electrolyser and hydrogen refuelling stations in Zhangjiakou are phase 1 of the joint venture. The companies have plans to scale up to 60 MW in the next two years in phase 2.
Using onshore wind power, the project will at first supply green hydrogen to fuel a fleet of more than 600 fuel cell vehicles at the Zhangjiakou competition zone during the Winter Olympic Games.
After that, the hydrogen will be used for public and commercial transport in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, helping to decarbonise its mobility sector.
This project will help secure hydrogen supply for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and make it a green one while contribute to the development of hydrogen industry in the city and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
explained Bai Jing, Director, Zhangjiakou Municipal Development and Reform Commission.
Recently, Shell announced the Board’s decision to change its name to Shell plc in last December as part of a move to London from The Hague and following plans of a major overhaul. This change has now taken effect.
Despite retaining a significant presence in the Netherlands, the company said it expected that it would “no longer meet the conditions for using the honorary Royal designation”, which it has carried for more than 130 years, Business Standard mentioned.
