Green hydrogen developers can’t remove all risk – but can reduce uncertainty: Shell

Removing all risk from green hydrogen projects is impossible, and developers should instead focus on reducing uncertainty, Shell’s head of hydrogen told the World Hydrogen Summit.

Despite wider delays across the hydrogen sector, Andrew Beard said the oil and gas major was still moving ahead with its two European green hydrogen projects by focusing on operational experience, demand and regulatory certainty.

Both Shell’s 100MW project in Germany and 200MW (HH1) plant in the Netherlands are due online in 2027 to supply the firm’s own refining and chemicals operations.

“People maybe think they need to take out all risks,” Beard told the event. “At this point, it’s just removing as much uncertainty as possible.”