A brand new superior stable oxide electrolyser options the power to alternate between electrolysis (SOE) and gasoline cell (SOFC) operation, in what appears a noteworthy instance of the supply of such a functionality at a bigger scale and in such an application-ready format.
Developed by HyGear, a part of HoSt Group, and a specialist in on-site hydrogen know-how, the system is for use for hydrogen analysis, and has been delivered to EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland.
It’s able to producing as much as 100 kilograms of unpolluted hydrogen per day, and will likely be put in at Gaznat’s Innovation Lab facility in Aigle in collaboration with EPFL.
The system is the results of a long-standing R&D collaboration between HyGear, EPFL, stable oxide know-how firm SolydEra and different EU companions.
The flexibility to change between electrolysis (SOE) and gasoline cell operation (SOFC) helps extremely versatile power administration and use of assorted power carriers. This versatility makes it particularly related for future power eventualities with fluctuating renewable enter and hydrogen/methane purposes.
HyGear engineered and constructed the balance-of-plant system, all of the supporting parts, across the stable oxide stack offered by SolydEra, integrating it right into a compact, modular unit appropriate for sensible software. The electrolyser will likely be commissioned in fall 2025 at Gaznat Innovation Lab, and HyGear’s service crew will proceed to help the operation on website in Aigle.
“HyGear’s capability to translate superior know-how into a totally built-in platform is what makes this partnership so invaluable. With this set up, we achieve a flexible analysis platform to additional examine reversible stable oxide know-how’s function within the hydrogen and methane economic system,” mentioned Jan Van herle, head of the EPFL analysis lab GEM.
