Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Skip to site search
  • Home
  • All articles of topic Technology

All articles of topic Technology

Hystar product manager Jan Schmidt with the stack modules. The four stacks per module produce 46 kg H₂/h, equivalent to 2.5 MW in conventional PEM electrolyzers. The Cell Voltage Monitoring system from Smart Testsolutions is also integrated into the modules. 
Voltage monitoring

Check-up for every cell

-

Monitoring cell voltage can provide information about the condition of individual cells and thus increase the service life of PEM electrolyzers.

Hydrogen “fueling column” Max Dispenser 1.5 from Maximator Hydrogen.
MCR

Fast and safe hydrogen refueling

-

In order for hydrogen to compete with diesel as a fuel, refueling must be just as fast. However, if the gas pressure drops too quickly, there is a risk of overheating. In Maximator Hydrogen’s refueling stations, precise sensors from Wika help ensure that refueling is both fast and safe.

Example of a waterfall diagram as a result of hydrogen production cost (HPC) calculation in Germany. 
Hydrogen production costs

What can be expected?

-

In order for green hydrogen to achieve a breakthrough in decarbonization, costs must come down. Electricity costs are the largest factor – but there are others. The tool developed by MR Plan GmbH helps calculate hydrogen production costs and also takes “soft factors” into account.

The Arthur H2 Bus 12 M, with an average con­sumption of around 6 kg/100 km, is an efficient representative of its class.
Hydrogen buses

Lower fuel costs, higher subsidies!

-

The widespread adoption of hydrogen could transform propulsion technologies in the bus industry over the next decade. For transport operators to make this shift economically viable, however, fuel prices and subsidy structures will need to change significantly.

Presentation of the first SOEC pressure vessels at the Eberspächer plant in Neunkirchen, Germany. Pictured (from left to right): Kim Hedegaard (Topsoe), Ralf Bickel (Purem by Eberspächer Neunkirchen), Jürgen Barke (Minister for Economic Affairs of the Federal State of Saarland), and Benjamin Brenkel (Purem by Eberspächer).
Production ramp-up

Purem by Eberspächer delivers first SOEC pressure vessels to Topsoe

-

Purem by Eberspächer has presented the first pressure vessels for Topsoe’s solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC) at its site in Neunkirchen, Germany. These components are part of a scalable manufacturing concept for the production of green hydrogen.

Measuring technology

Ultrasonic flow sensor from Allengra also measures electrolyte concentration

-

A new flow sensor developed by Allengra for use in alkaline electrolyzers not only measures the flow rate of the potassium hydroxide solution, but also determines its concentration in real time.

Innovation

Asahi Kasei develops nickel coating for long-lasting chlor-alkali electrolyzers

-

The Japanese corporation Asahi Kasei first commercialized chlor-alkali electrolysis back in 1975. Now, the company has made its electrodes more durable by introducing an innovative nickel coating. The new process is also intended for potential use in alkaline water electrolysis.

Measuring technology

Smart Testsolutions unveils new impedance spectroscopy system for fuel cell stacks

-

Smart Testsolutions has developed a novel electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) system for fuel cells as part of the "FullStack TS" research project. For the first time, the technology enables time-synchronous EIS measurements on hundreds of individual cells within a fuel cell stack.

Thanks to 16 parallel units hte could screen the materials very quickly. 
Hydrogen derivates

Ruthenium catalyst aims to improve efficiency of hydrogen recovery from ammonia

-

Heraeus Precious Metals, in collaboration with the research service provider hte, has developed a ruthenium-based catalyst for the decomposition of ammonia to produce hydrogen.

At the Intersolar trade fair in Munich, Ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions and the Rhein Köster Group formalized their collaboration for the global distribution of an innovative hydrogen training system.
Training and Education

New partnership aims to advance hydrogen education worldwide

-

Ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions (OHS) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Rhein Köster Group to market its hydrogen training system internationally. The partnership aims to strengthen hands-on training in hydrogen technologies on a global scale.

4-BU_H-TEC_eFarm_small

Stepping in to make a difference

-

Recently, the German government presented a draft provision on Klimaschutzverträge, also called Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) in the EU. On the basis of a 15-year contract between the government and the business, those who do their production in a climate-friendly manner are to receive...