Shell Buys Offshore Wind Power for Hydrogen Electrolyzer in Germany

Nordsee One has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe covering around one-third of the annual output from the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm.

The agreement will start in June 2027. Part of the renewable electricity supplied under the PPA will feed the REFHYNE 2 hydrogen electrolyzer being built at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland.

The 100 MW unit will produce renewable hydrogen to help decarbonize energy products ranging from transport fuels to chemicals used across Europe.

Nordsee One is located north of the German island of Juist and has been in commercial operation since December 2017. Northland Power owns 85% of the project entity, with the remaining 15% held by RWE.