Uniper and Shell are continuing to develop the Humber Hub project despite government funding setback
Shell in running to supply Humber Hub CCS tech
Uniper and Shell have contracted Air Liquide, Technip Energies and Shell Catalysts and Technologies to deliver design proposals for the 720MW project
Shell and German energy firm Uniper have contracted three firms—including French industrial gases company Air Liquide, France’s Technip Energies and Shell’s catalysts and technologies subsidiary— to deliver plant design proposals for the planned 720MW Humber Hub project. The company that has its proposal selected will go on to become the project’s preferred technology provider, supporting Feed and EPC stages ahead of FID in 2025. Shell Catalysts and Technologies plans to submit a process design package using its Shell Blue Hydrogen Process (SBHP), which the company claims is more cost-effective than existing methods of hydrogen production. 2025 – FID expected on Humber Hub “Momentum
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