Dr Hans Dieter Hermes, vice president of clean hydrogen at Worley
Hydrogen must develop rapidly to meet demand – Worley
Engineering services firm says hydrogen projects present specific challenges that require new ways of working
Engineering services firm Worley is involved with more than 120 hydrogen developments worldwide, including Shell’s Hydrogen One project in the Port of Rotterdam, BP and Orsted’s project to build a 60MW electrolyser at BP’s Lingen refinery in Germany, and the Liquid Wind project in northern Sweden. The firm is also involved in more than 800 wind projects and over 370 solar projects. Hydrogen Economist spoke to Dr Hans Dieter Hermes, vice president of clean hydrogen at the firm, about the particular challenges of hydrogen projects. Tell us broadly about the challenges of developing hydrogen projects? Hermes: If you look at the forecasts for hydrogen demand and compare them with the projects th
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