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Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis in Shell Refinery
Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis in Shell Refinery.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2901C ITM Power PLC 18 January 2018 \n\n18 January 2018\n \nITM Power plc\n(\"ITM Power\" or the \"Company\")\n \nWorld's Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis in Shell's Rhineland Refinery\n \nITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to note the announcement by Shell that it is building, with ITM Power, a new hydrogen electrolysis plant, the largest of its kind in the world. The full text of Shell's announcement is set out below. \n \nEUROPEAN CONSORTIUM WITH SHELL AND ITM POWER ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO BUILD ELECTROLYSIS AT RHINELAND REFINERY \n \nShell and ITM Power will build the world's largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. With a peak capacity of 10 megawatts the hydrogen will be used for the processing and upgrading of products at the refinery's Wesseling site as well as testing the technology and exploring application in other sectors. \n \nThe European partner consortium of Shell, ITM Power, SINTEF, thinkstep and Element Energy has now secured 10 million euros in funding from the European \"Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking\". The project's total investment, including integration into the refinery, is approximately 20 million euros. \n \nDetailed technical planning and the approval process will now begin. The plant, named \"Refhyne\" is scheduled to be in operation in 2020 and will be the first industrial scale test of the polymer electrolyte membrane technology process. \n \n\"This new unit at Rhineland enables hydrogen to be made from electricity rather than natural gas. A unit of this kind brings a flexibility that can help the stability of the power grid, thereby facilitating more use of renewable electricity\", explains Lori Ryerkerk, Executive Vice President of Shell Manufacturing. \"In addition, if powered by renewable electricity, the green hydrogen will help reduce the carbon intensity of the site - a key goal for us\". \n \nCurrently the Rheinland refinery, Germany's largest, requires approximately 180,000 tons of hydrogen annually, which is produced by steam reforming from natural gas. The new facility will be able to produce an additional 1,300 tonnes of hydrogen per year, which can be fully integrated into the refinery processes, such as for the desulphurization of c...