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Wesseling, Köln-Godorf (ots) -
- Geplante Inbetriebnahme der Wasserstoff-Produktionsanlage im Laufe des Jahres
2027
- Neue Technologie soll pro Jahr bis zu 16.000 Tonnen erneuerbaren Wasserstoff
produzieren
- Signifikante Investition mit dem Ziel: Mehr Wert mit weniger Emissionen
Der Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland setzt seine Transformationsreise
hin zu einer Produktionsstätte für CO2-ärmere Produkte fort. Nun wurde am
derzeit im südlichen Werksteil Wesseling entstehenden Wasserstoff-Elektrolyseur
das Richtfest gefeiert. Die Inbetriebnahme des 100-MW-Elektrolyseurs ist für das
Jahr 2027 geplant. Die Technologie soll pro Jahr bis zu 16.000 Tonnen
erneuerbaren Wasserstoff produzieren (in Abhängigkeit der Verfügbarkeit
erneuerbarer Energien).
"Shell hat sich das Ziel gesetzt, global bis 2050 ein Netto-Null-CO2-Unternehmen
zu werden. Die signifikanten Investitionen im Energy and Chemicals Park
Rheinland sind ein Beleg dafür, dass wir weiter auf Transformationskurs sind.
Wir prüfen Investitionen dabei nicht nur auf technische Realisierbarkeit,
sondern auch auf Wirtschaftlichkeit - mehr Wert mit weniger Emissionen. Wenn die
Rahmenbedingungen stimmen, sind solche Großprojekte möglich," hebt Jens
Müller-Belau, Energy Transition Manager und Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung der
Shell Deutschland GmbH, hervor.
Wichtiger Schritt für mehr Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Resilienz und Nachhaltigkeit
Nordrhein-Westfalens Staatssekretär im Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie,
Klimaschutz und Energie, Paul Höller, sagt: "In Nordrhein-Westfalen ist der
Einsatz von grünem Wasserstoff in der Industrie schon Realität. Mit der
Errichtung des Elektrolyseurs setzt Shell hier in Wesseling auf klimagerechte
Prozesse und innovative Lösungen. Das ist ein wichtiger Schritt für mehr
Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Resilienz und Nachhaltigkeit in der Chemieindustrie und
ein starkes Bekenntnis zu Standort und Arbeitsplätzen. Hier wird deutlich: NRW
bietet die Rahmenbedingungen für Investitionen in eine zukunftsorientierte
Wasserstoffwirtschaft, die neue Geschäftsmodelle ermöglicht und industrielle
Wertschöpfung sichert."
Jan-Peter Groot Wassink, Vice President und Standortleiter des Shell Energy and
Chemicals Park Rheinland, ergänzt: "Unser südlicher Werksteil Wesseling bietet
hervorragende Rahmenbedingungen, um die Anlage in den bestehenden
Raffineriebetrieb einzugliedern. Wir sind fest entschlossen, Anlage für Anlage,
Produkt für Produkt umzustellen und so unseren Beitrag zu leisten,
klimafreundlichere Alternativen aus dem Shell Energy and Chemicals Park
Rheinland anzubieten."
Gemeinsam mit der bereits seit 2021 betriebenen 10-MW-Pilotanlage REFHYNE 1
decken die beiden Elektrolyseure gut zehn Prozent des jährlichen
Wasserstoffbedarfs der Produktionsprozesse von Shell Rheinland ab. Die
Verwendung von Wasserstoff, der unter Nutzung von erneuerbaren Energien erzeugt
wurde, ermöglicht Produkte mit niedrigerem CO2-Fußabdruck. Beide Elektrolyseure
arbeiten nach der Polymer-Elektrolyt-Membran-Technologie (PEM).
Zusatzinformationen
- Der Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland mit den Werksteilen Köln-Godorf
und Wesseling liegt im Kölner Süden. Rund 1.400 Shell Mitarbeitende sowie
Beschäftigte von Partnerfirmen produzieren hier Kraft- und Heizstoffe (Diesel-
und Ottokraftstoffe, Kerosin, Heizöl) sowie Produkte für die chemische
Industrie.
- Die Wasserstoff-Elektrolyseure steht in einer Reihe von mehreren
Transformationsprojekten, mit denen Shell den Standort Rheinland
weiterentwickelt. Dazu zählen neben der Herstellung von Wasserstoff aus
erneuerbarer Energie auch Deutschlands größte Anlage zur Produktion von
Bio-LNG als Lkw-Treibstoff (seit 2024 in Betrieb). Diese Anlage produziert aus
nachhaltigen Rohstoffen wie Gülle, Mist oder organischen Reststoffen jährlich
rund 100.000 Tonnen des CO2-ärmeren Kraftstoffes, was eine CO2-Reduktion von
bis zu 1 Mio. Tonnen entspricht.
- Mit der Abschaltung der Rohöl-Destillation im südlichen Werksteil Wesseling im
Jahr 2025 und der Errichtung einer Grundöl-Anlage (geplanter Produktionsstart
2028) geht Shell weitere Schritte in Richtung "Mehr Wert, weniger Emissionen".
- Die Realisierung des Elektrolyseurs REFHYNE 2 ist ein Gemeinschaftsvorhaben
eines Konsortiums unter Federführung von Shell gemeinsam mit den Unternehmen
ITM Power, Linde, TECNALIA, ERM, SINTEF AS und CONCAWE als Projektpartner,
unterstützt durch das EU-Forschungs- und Innovationsprogramm Horizon 2020.
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