Power-2-Hydrogen
In the Power-2-Hydrogen program line we work on technology to produce green hydrogen from renewable energy and on further chemical conversion towards valuable chemicals (e.g. methanol, ammonia, formic acid). The main challenges that are addressed in this program line are the development of low-cost electrolyzers, low-cost manufacturing and engineering, flexibility (e.g. load following, start-up/shutdown) and the development of financially attractive follow-up chemical conversions.
Power-2-Hydrogen focuses on:
Why developing the water electrolysis supply chain?
There is a fast-growing interest in green hydrogen mainly driven by 1) need for deep de-decarbonization in different sectors and 2) need for the grid integration of the increasing intermittent renewables.
Different Energy scenarios for 2030 and 2050 show an enormous growth of Hydrogen. However, with the current speed of development of the hydrogen supply chain, this ambition will not be met.
The frontrunners who are now developing initiatives and project plans are mainly: the network operators, the energy companies (with a growing offshore wind portfolio), (regional) governments, Industrial end-users.
The actual current green hydrogen market is very limiting. There are approx. 20 OEMers*of electrolyzers active in this field and their focus is to get involved in the first (subsidized) pilot projects.
A number of component and material suppliers who want to become active in the supply chain for water electrolysis are slowly positioning themselves. However, more firm outlooks and market requests are required to justify larger R&D investment.
Reasons to join the Community of Practice
| Suppliers needs |
Service offered by Voltachem |
| Understanding the (material) challenges and state-of-the-art components | Provide a functional description of the cell with respect to performance and durability |
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Access to infrastructure and knowledge of characterization of components |
Provide infrastructure, knowledge, and procedures for testing and characterization |
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Understanding market and |
Joint analysis of markets |
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A transparent joint IP strategy |
Arrange IP contracts in an early stage, strong focus on roles in supply chain |
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Practical methods to assess |
Development of accelerated stress testing procedures |
Voltachem’s short, medium and long term objectives are shown in the table below.
A few of the projects currently running can be found here
