In Germany, Sunfire reported that the GET H2 TransHyDE joint project based in Lingen has produced hydrogen for the first time on the site of the RWE gas-fired power plant in Emsland (KEM) using a high-temperature solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) from Sunfire.
The electrolyzer, with an output of 250 kilowatts (kW), is part of a test facility at which nine project partners are investigating how hydrogen can be safely and reliably transported and stored through pipelines, Sunfire said.
The electrolyzer, which is installed in an overseas container, can produce around 170 kilograms of hydrogen per day at full load. The company explained that the hydrogen from the 250-kW plant in Lingen is needed for research purposes. It will be fed into a 130-meter-long test line as part of the GET H2 TransHyDE research project, where companies and research institutes are developing technologies for the optimal use of hydrogen.
Sopna Sury, COO Hydrogen at RWE Generation, said: “With the commissioning of this first electrolyzer, RWE has officially started to produce hydrogen in Lingen. These 250 kilowatts of electrolysis capacity for the GET H2 TransHyDE research project are an important first step for us, and it will quickly be followed by others. In a few months, our 14-megawatt pilot electrolyzer at the Lingen plant, our first one that will produce hydrogen on an industrial scale, will also go into operation.”
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