Shell is the first company to sign an agreement to use HyTransPortRTM, a hydrogen pipeline through the Port of Rotterdam, from the Maasvlakte to Pernis, in order to make the industry in the port more sustainable.
Holland Hydrogen I, the electrolyser that Shell is going to build at the Conversion Park on the Maasvlakte, will be connected to the pipeline, which is estimated to be in use by the end of 2024 or early 2025.
Hydrogen will be transported from the conversion park to Pernis via the HyTransPortRTM pipeline, which is planned to be connected to the national and international hydrogen network, according to a statement.
In the first half of 2022, Shell will take the final investment decision for the Holland Hydrogen I electrolyser on the Second Maasvlakte, as well as for the HyTransPortRTM hydrogen pipeline.
Jeroen Steens, director of commercial delivery at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, said that the contract with Shell is an important step, as Shell has great ambitions in the field of hydrogen. “Infrastructure such as HyTransPort is crucial for the hydrogen economy in the port of Rotterdam to get off the ground,” stated Steens.
The hydrogen pipeline is projected to switch fossil fuels and raw materials to carbon dioxide (CO2)-free hydrogen, which should result in a first significant reduction in CO2 emissions. It will be laid over a route of 32 kilometres and the pipe will have a diameter of 61cm.
In the meantime, space has been planned for a conversion park on the Maasvlakte, where hydrogen can be produced for the port of Rotterdam, while various parties are also developing plans for the import of green hydrogen.
Through the pipeline of HyTransPortRTM, the hydrogen can be transported between producers, users and suppliers in a safe and efficient manner.
