Shell will use hydrogen produced by the Ceres electrolyser as feedstock for industrial processes at the Bengaluru site
Shell to use Ceres electrolyser for Indian pilot project
Trials at Shell’s Bengaluru research centre to form first phase of collaboration aimed at scaling up SOEC technology
UK-based fuel-cell and electrolyser technology company Ceres Power has agreed to supply Shell with a megawatt-scale solid-oxide electrolyser (SOEC) in 2023 for a demonstration project at the oil major’s research and technology centre in Bengaluru, India. Shell will use green hydrogen produced by the electrolyser as feedstock for industrial processes at the Bengaluru site as part of a three-year testing programme. The trials will form the first stage of a wider collaboration between the two companies aimed at maturing the SOEC technology. “Ceres, with their differentiating SOEC technology, have the potential to produce hydrogen at an optimum cost and efficiency profile. The pilot and collabor
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