Green hydrogen solutions
At a glance
Green hydrogen at industrial scale: We offer proven, efficient and reliable large-scale alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) technology that operates fully automated and minimalizes the total cost of ownership. With more than 50 years of experience in electrolysis and over 10 GW installed capacity in the chemical industry, our chlor-alkali electrolysis technology is a strong base for the high durability of our AWE technology. The compact cell design enables high current density and space savings. Renowned customers have already selected our AWE technology and benefit from our global service network with the best partners.
20 MW alkaline water electrolysis unit
Our 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) unit is setting a benchmark in water electrolysis technology worldwide. This standardized solution for green hydrogen production offers high current density operation with an optimized footprint. And it matches highest market demands: The prefabricated AWE units can be easily transported, installed and interconnected to obtain the desired plant capacity, up to several hundred megawatts or even gigawatts as a cost efficient, highly modularized solution for large-scale green hydrogen production. No carbon involved, no CO2 emitted.
- Quality | proven cell design
- Longevity | high durability proven by Chlor-Alkali
- High Performance | long-term technology experience
- Service | Global service network with partners
- Compact Design | low foot print
- Product capacity H2: 4,000 Nm³/h
- Power consumption at start up: 4.5 kWh/Nm³ (DC)
- Standard operating range: 10% – 100%
- H2 product quality at electrolyzer outlet: >99.9% purity (dry basis)
- H2 product pressure at electrolyzer outlet: >300 mbarg
- Byproduct capacity O2: 2000 Nm³/h
All figures above are to be understood as ‘expected values’ and may vary depending on operating conditions.
Virtual Tour
Alkaline water electrolysis is ready today and has the potential to grow fast. Deep dive into our technological expertise and follow Jens Kuhlmann, Head of test center water electrolysis at thyssenkrupp nucera, on our virtual tour.
Areas of application
In the
future, ammonia is expected to be used as energy carrier which can be shipped
and stored. This gives the possibility to connect countries with abundant low
cost renewable power with the full spectrum of hydrogen end markets in import countries.
An
important future industry application is steel making in which direct reduction
of iron ore with green hydrogen replaces the traditional coking process.
Mobility
Already today, green hydrogen as a feedstock for refineries is an easy entry for green energy into the mobility sector.
In the
future, fuel cell mobility as well as sustainable synthetic fuels (e-fuels) will
play an important role in otherwise hard to abate sectors such as aviation,
inland
vessels, sea going ships, and heavy duty trucks.
To some extent, hydrogen will also be fuel to passenger cars.
Energy
Hydrogen is an energy carrier which can be stored over long periods of time and provide seasonal balancing for power markets.
For security of supply, power can be generated back from green hydrogen via turbines or stationary fuel cells.
Also heating accounts for significant emissions today. Hydrogen plays a keyrole in not only decarbonizing industry heat, but also heating for residential and commercial buildings, essentially by replacing natural gas.
Green hydrogen service portfolio
- Continuous support
- Consulting, audits & risk analysis
- Benchmarking
- Technical guidance
- Operator & maintenance training courses
- OEM spare parts & other spare parts
- Advanced spare parts solutions
- Cell elements
- Predictive maintenance
- Predictive operation
- Data analytics & consultancy
- Performance analysis
- Full service
- Cell refurbishments
- Element upgrades, retrofits & replacements
- Process improvement studies
- Feasibility studies
- Technical guidance
- Maintenance services
- Shutdown management
