A brand new superior stable oxide electrolyser options the power to alternate between electrolysis (SOE) and gas 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 might 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 power to modify between electrolysis (SOE) and gas cell operation (SOFC) helps extremely versatile vitality administration and use of varied vitality carriers. This versatility makes it particularly related for future vitality situations with fluctuating renewable enter and hydrogen/methane purposes.
HyGear engineered and constructed the balance-of-plant system, all of the supporting elements, across the stable oxide stack offered by SolydEra, integrating it right into a compact, modular unit appropriate for sensible utility. The electrolyser might be commissioned in fall 2025 at Gaznat Innovation Lab, and HyGear’s service crew will proceed to assist the operation on website in Aigle.
“HyGear’s skill to translate superior know-how into a completely built-in platform is what makes this partnership so invaluable. With this set up, we acquire a flexible analysis platform to additional examine reversible stable oxide know-how’s position within the hydrogen and methane financial system,” stated Jan Van herle, head of the EPFL analysis lab GEM.
