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Who we are
Shell Hydrogen is a global business of the Shell Group with
headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands, and regional bases in
Houston and Tokyo. Shell Hydrogen was set up in 1999 to pursue and
develop business opportunities related to hydrogen and fuel cells.
Our goal
Our goal is to bring hydrogen into a retail setting. Shell already
has a hydrogen platform of production nodes all over the world. Over
50 million tonnes are produced and consumed every year. Through
existing and planned demonstration projects Shell Hydrogen is
currently building up our experience in connecting these production
nodes with our retail infrastructure. Bringing hydrogen out of its
industrial settings into the everyday lives of people, to places
where consumers can access it as a fuel for their vehicles.
Our strategy
We foresee the global hydrogen economy as a new structure in which
hydrogen represents an important component of the portfolio of
energy sources and fuels, and as a realistic alternative to the
world's present wide-scale use of hydrocarbon fuels. The broad-based
application of hydrogen offers a solution to current problems such
as the dependency on finite fuels and uncertainty concerning energy
supplies and air pollution Hydrogen could be a clean and abundant
source of energy, to meet the world’s increasing demand. To actually
be able to market hydrogen within the foreseeable future, Shell is
operating along two channels. Firstly, Shell wishes to broaden its
expertise, make the public more aware of the application and use of
hydrogen by initiating and encouraging hydrogen-based projects.
Secondly, Shell is actively supporting technological development
essential for rendering hydrogen accessible to a broader market.
What we do
We work with partners
to promote and support the development of the infrastructure and
technical solutions that the world needs to make hydrogen a
practical, safe and efficient fuel. We are actively involved in
demonstration  projects
around the world. We are the only major energy company involved in
fuel cell vehicle demonstrations in all three major hydrogen markets
– Japan, North America and Europe. We are building new fuelling
stations for hydrogen, or are adapting existing locations for that
purpose. We are partners in two investment funds, supplying venture
capital to early and latter stage companies in the hydrogen sector,
to help develop the hydrogen economy.
Part of the Shell Group
Shell Hydrogen’s strength lies in being a key business of the
Shell Group - an organisation that shares the hydrogen vision at its
most senior levels. At the same time we are able to draw from the
Group’s international experience in introducing new fuels. For more
information, please visit
projects.
Duncan Macleod
Vice President Shell Hydrogen |
