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arjan van Loon, President-Director of Shell Nederland, outlines how the company is playing its part in


the energy transition and particularly its focus on green hydrogen.


Could you highlight initiatives where Shell is creating a tangible transformation of the energy landscape?


Marjan: “Shell Nederland is committed to the energy transition. We will reduce our own emissions, transition our feedstock to greener and circular sources and most importantly, we will offer our customers lower carbon solutions. For example, we provide access to electric vehicle charging via NewMotion and Shell Recharge. Additionally, Shell opened its Moerdijk solar plant in 2019 and is offering its clients the


opportunity to compensate for the CO2 emissions produced, when they refill their tank. We cannot do this alone as we need to build new value chains. This requires close cooperation with many different partners.


As well as green power, energy carriers like hydrogen are essential. Shell Nederland has the ambition to be a leader in the hydrogen market. One of our most recent collaborations resulted in the NortH2 project. Together with Gasunie and Groningen Seaports, we launched an initiative that puts the Netherlands at the forefront of hydrogen globally. Building a hydrogen backbone at scale is a necessity to achieve the objectives of the Dutch Climate Agreement. In order to do this project, we will need several new partners. We will all have to pioneer and innovate to bring all the available knowledge and skills that are required together. The energy transition calls for courage, ambition and action. A truly entrepreneurial spirit.”


parties in the energy sector. As showcased by our ambition together with the consortium partners in NortH2, the energy transition can only be achieved in partnership; along the entire value chain from offshore wind electricity, electrolysers, storage and transport of green hydrogen to even the end consumers. Governments are also of utmost importance as they are tailoring new policies and laws, facilitating R&D and creating a level playing field for energy sources and carriers of the future.”


Can we assume that a combination of wind energy and zero emission energy carriers such as hydrogen is a potential winning partnership?


In order to support what can be seen as a disruption, would more partnership make sense to reduce the risks?


Marjan: “As we are building new markets and value chains, we need to convince our customers to buy new products, with reliable supply, across the Netherlands and at scale. We can only do this by unprecedented collaboration between all


Marjan: “Offshore wind in combination with green hydrogen will indeed play an important role in the Netherlands. Implementation will differ per region and we will most probably see an energy mix developing - power and hydrogen, grey, blue and green, with the mix changing to become more and more green over the years.”


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