CrossWind, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, announced that the Base Load Power Hub has produced the first batch of hydrogen.
“Hydrogen has officially been introduced in the Baseload Power Hub. From brainstorm to breakthrough, the BLPH is now live and producing H₂”, the CrossWind reported in its LinkedIn.
The construction of the Base Load Power Hub (BLPH), the first hydrogen production and storage platform designed and built for offshore conditions, has been completed, the CrossWind announced in April of 2025. The innovative project was developed by CrossWind, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco.
CrossWind has developed a unique platform that combines a 2.5MW electrolyzer, hydrogen storage and conversion back to electricity with a 5MWh electric battery. This system can absorb both both hourly and daily fluctuations of the wind profile, ensuring a more stable power output. The installation is 19 by 41 meters and weighs a total of about 2200 tons.
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