Refineries and Hydrogen | Oil and gas and the chemical sector.

REFHYNE and the German Wesseling refinery

 

 

The Clean Refinery Hydrogen for Europe (REFHYNE) project has successfully concluded at Wesseling, just south of Koeln in Germany's Rhineland, to learn from the development and operation of a 10MW PEM electrolyser.

 

This ground-breaking initiative was the largest operational PEM plant demonstrated the viability and potential of green hydrogen production in a refinery at an industrial scale. It is an opportunity to show prospective customers our electrolysers operating in an active refinery setting.

 

Image Attachment

 

The achievement, which saw much of the work take place during the global pandemic, highlight the dedication of all partners involved Shell, SINTEF, Sphera and ERM. Data gathered from REFHYNE proves ITM’s stack performance and operational flexibility.

 

Image Attachment

 

 

The electrolysers will continue to provide Shell’s refinery with green hydrogen long into the future. The demonstration project has been supported with €10 million from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership

 

 

Image Attachment

In my region, the North West, Steam Methane Reforming ‘Blue’ Hydrogen technologies are being incorporated into one of the UK’s largest refineries at Stanlow.

 

Also in the public domain are developments in Holland Germany. These are based around refineries and chemical cluster around Leuna offering testing industrial-scale electrolyzers of any type in 24/7 continuous operation. This enables an assessment of their performance, cost-efficiency, and long-term behaviour in real-world operation as well as in accelerated aging tests. The data collected will provide the basis for future certification that is key in providing operators with assurance about the reliability and efficiency of such plants.

Another Shell site at Pernis in Holland links up to the nearby hydrogen hub at Maasvlagte off Rotterdam.

 

This is Europe’s largest port, the centre of a maritime industrial cluster with global shipping links at sited at a key location on the European Hydrogen Backbone

 

Image Attachment

 

A power-to-liquid (ptl) plant for synthetic aviation fuel and naptha from renewables and biomass at Wesseling is also awaiting a final investment decision.

 

Image Attachment

 

 

 

 

Image Attachment

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas to CCS, Offshore Wind, and Hydrogen