Shell Beaconsfield
Shell Beaconsfield is a hydrogen project in UK using electrolyser; status: decommissioned in October 2022.
Overview
Statusdecommissioned in October 2022
Country · regionUK
Technologyelectrolyser
ProductH2
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Componentshydrogen dispenser under the main fuel forecourt canopy
Project Typehydrogen refuelling station
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagedecommissioned
Shutdownclosed/decommissioned in October 2022
Eventopened 2018-03-27
Date online (tracker field)2018 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Additional project information
Administrative AreaBeaconsfieldInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
CountryUnited KingdomInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusDecommissionedInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- ITM Power New SHELL hydrogen fuelling station opened at Beaconsfield Shared by 6 fields: Current
- ITM Power Shell Hydrogen Refuelling Stations Update
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 5 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Motorway Services UK Beaconsfield services Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Forecourt Trader Shell UK closes down its hydrogen refuelling stations and decommissions them
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Shell Beaconsfield | View exact valueShell Beaconsfield | New SHELL hydrogen fuelling station opened at Beaconsfield | — | |
| Country | UK | View exact valueUK | New SHELL hydrogen fuelling station opened at Beaconsfield | — | |
| Components | hydrogen dispenser under the main fuel forecourt canopy | View exact valuehydrogen dispenser under the main fuel forecourt canopy | Shell Hydrogen Refuelling Stations Update | Current | |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | New SHELL hydrogen fuelling station opened at Beaconsfield | — | |
| Project Type | hydrogen refuelling station | View exact valuehydrogen refuelling station | New SHELL hydrogen fuelling station opened at Beaconsfield | — | |
| Technology | electrolyser | View exact valueelectrolyser | New SHELL hydrogen fuelling station opened at Beaconsfield | — | |
| Event | opened 2018-03-27 | View exact valueopened 2018-03-27 | New SHELL hydrogen fuelling station opened at Beaconsfield | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2018 | View exact value{"date":"2018","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | decommissioned | View exact valuedecommissioned | Beaconsfield services | — | |
| Progress Status | decommissioned in October 2022 | View exact valuedecommissioned in October 2022 | Beaconsfield services | — | |
| Shutdown | closed/decommissioned in October 2022 | View exact valueclosed/decommissioned in October 2022 | Shell UK closes down its hydrogen refuelling stations and decommissions them | Current | |
| Administrative Area | Beaconsfield | View exact valueBeaconsfield | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Country | United Kingdom | View exact valueUnited Kingdom | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Decommissioned | View exact valueDecommisioned | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
9 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated