Shell, a multinational oil and gas giant, recently launched its first commercial hydrogen energy project in China.
On November 13, Zhangjiakou Communications Construction Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhangjiakou traffic investment group) and shell (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as shell) announced the establishment of a joint venture company "Zhangjiakou Jiaotou shell new energy Co., Ltd." on the same day, they were the first and second largest shareholders of the joint venture. Through the new company, the two sides will invest in the construction of a 20000 kW renewable energy electrolytic water hydrogen production and hydrogenation project in Zhangjiakou City to support the development of hydrogen energy and other clean energy industries in Zhangjiakou City and Beijing Tianjin Hebei region.
It is reported that the project includes the production, storage, transportation, filling and application of hydrogen, which is also the first commercial hydrogen energy project launched by Dutch Shell in China.
The total construction investment of the project is about 580 million yuan, covering a total area of 100 mu, including one hydrogen plant and three hydrogenation stations. The project will produce green hydrogen from Zhangjiakou's abundant renewable electricity through electrolysis. The annual output of phase I is nearly 3000 tons, which can meet the demand of more than 400 hydrogen fuel cell buses. After the completion of the project, it will vigorously promote the development of regional hydrogen energy industry and provide strong energy guarantee for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
In recent years, international oil companies, especially European oil companies, have been increasing their investment in low-carbon energy and electric travel. In the first half of this year, shell announced plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
But shell's layout in the field of hydrogen energy is far earlier than the current wave of low-carbon investment.
In 2004, GM and shell jointly announced that the world's first hydrogenated gas station will be built in Washington, D.C. In China, shell assisted in the construction of the hydrogenation station in Anting, Shanghai, in 2007. Currently, shell is building a growing network of hydrogenation stations in Europe and North America.
By the end of 2019, shell has invested $2.3 billion in new energy, including electricity and new fuel.
Source: official account of the Mo Bay
