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Shell Hydrogen, Virent Energy Systems Plan Hydrogen Production from Biomass

HOUSTON, TX/MADISON, WI, May 24 -- Shell Hydrogen LLC and Virent Energy Systems, Inc. today announced a five-year joint development agreement to develop further and commercialize Virent's BioForming(TM) technology platform for hydrogen production.

Virent's technology enables the economic production of hydrogen, among other fuels and chemicals, from renewable glycerol and sugar-based feedstocks. The vast majority of hydrogen today is produced using fossil fuels, including natural gas and coal.

Virent and Shell will collaborate on the development and testing of hydrogen systems targeted for fueling station applications at Virent's facilities in Madison and the Shell Westhollow Technology Center in Houston. If research and development works out according to plans, initial deployment of the new technology at a Shell hydrogen fueling station could follow within several years.

The worldwide market for distributed and centralized hydrogen is estimated at approximately 45 million tons each year.

(A full version of this report will appear in the upcoming June issue of “The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter”)

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