Shell (Rotterdam)
Shell (Rotterdam) is a cancelled sustainable aviation fuel project in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, owned by Shell. Its announced capacity is 436 thousand tonnes a year (545 million litres, 144 million US gallons), by the HEFA pathway. It is due to start in 2025. The record comes from the SAFxCHANGE producers table of December 2023, updated from the news since.
The record
- Owner
- Shell
- Place
- Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands (51.923, 4.471)
- Pathway
- HEFA (recorded as "HEFA-SPK")
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- cancelled
- Announced capacity
- 436 thousand tonnes a year · 545 million litres · 144 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2025
- Where the record came from
- The SAFxCHANGE producers table of December 2023, updated from the news on 2025-10-07.
- Notes
- ; status from article 343 (2024-07-01); start_year from article 2540 (2023-05-04); status from article 8045 (2025-10-07)
Other plants and projects recorded with Shell
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell | Singapore | cancelled | 550 | 2023 |
| Shell (Rotterdam) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | cancelled | 436 | 2025 |
| Shell (Convent) | Convent, United States | planned | 410 | 2025 |
| Shell (Wesseling) | Wesseling, Germany | operating | 100 | 2025 |
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Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Shell (Rotterdam): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/shell-rotterdam, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].