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Morley Secures Services Contract for Shell's Rotterdam Hydrogen Project

At a glance
  • Morley will provide detailed design, procurement, and construction management for the 200MW electrolyzer.
  • The project will produce 60,000 kg of hydrogen per day, enough for 2,300 hydrogen trucks.
  • Renewable energy will be sourced from an offshore wind farm under development.
  • The hydrogen will be used to decarbonize fossil fuel production and support heavy transportation.

Project Overview

Morley has secured a services contract from Shell to support the delivery of Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen project, located in the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands. This project continues the collaboration between Shell and Morley, which began in late 2020 with early engineering services.

Scope of Work

Under the contract, Morley will provide detailed design, procurement, and construction management support services. This includes critical integration with key vendors and other assets such as offshore wind, pipelines, electrical grids, and the refinery.

Technical Details

The project features a 200MW electrolyzer powered by renewable energy from an offshore wind farm currently under development. Once completed, the Holland Hydrogen 1 (HH1) project will be the largest commercial renewable hydrogen production facility in Europe, producing around 60,000 kg of hydrogen per day, sufficient to fuel 2,300 hydrogen trucks.

Usage and Impact

The renewable hydrogen produced will initially be used at Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam. It aims to partially decarbonize the production of fossil fuels and support the industrial use of hydrogen in the heavy transportation industry.

Global Collaboration

The work will be based in Morley's office in The Hague and supported by their Global Integrated Delivery team in Mumbai. The project will also leverage Morley's global hydrogen subject matter experts and capabilities.

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