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Open Innovation Test Bed for Electrolysis Materials for Clean Hydrogen Production

Project description

Innovative test bed and business support accelerate clean hydrogen production

Splitting water molecules with electricity from renewables via electrolysis can provide carbon-free hydrogen with few to no emissions. The reverse reaction, combining hydrogen with oxygen from the air, can then create electricity (and water). The promising ‘hydrogen economy’ has faced challenges living up to its potential. The development of optimised electrolysis materials, components and products requires funding and strategic business planning. The EU-funded CLEANHYPRO project brings together a consortium of facilitators of technology transfer, corporate finance, funding and coaching to address this. In addition, the project aims to develop and organise a sustainable open innovation test bed and offer a network of facilities and services to aspiring companies.

Objective

CLEANHYPRO gathers some of the most recognised experts in Europe on the electrolysis field for clean hydrogen production and acknowledged facilitators of technology transfer, corporate finance, funding and coaching, making available (i) the most promising and breakthrough manufacturing pilots and (ii) advanced characterization techniques and modelling together with (iii) non-technical services through this Test Bed: while relevant improvement metrics can be defined, the potential network of reachable stakeholders counts thousands of businesses on an international scale. Key facts are reported below. Within the scope of CLEANHYPRO, several circular innovative materials and key components, four main electrolysis technologies and geometries will be covered, providing for the first time a single entry point for industrial partners, mainly SMEs, aspiring to answer their concerns but with minimum investment costs and reduction of risks associated with technology transfer, while opening-up opportunities for demonstration of materials and components (TRL7) and thus faster opening the market for these new products. The main KPIs for CLEANHYPRO: Technical: >20% cell productivity improvement, 30% faster verification, 27-58% and 22-79% cost reduction of technologies in CAPEX and OPEX respectively, 3-9% efficiency enhancement. Non-Technical: 4 Showcases, 4 certification schemes, ≥16 Democases, >100 reachable SMEs and > 300 reachable investors. INNOMEM stems from the consideration that the development of products based on key materials and components for electrolysis require access to finance and an optimised business planning, relying on a sound prior analysis of the market, of the economic impacts and capacity of a company. The project aims at developing and organizing a sustainable Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) for electrolysis materials and components for different applications. The OITB will also offer a network of facilities and services through a SEP to companies.

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FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
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€ 3 358 593,75
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PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE BIZKAIA, ASTONDO BIDEA, EDIFICIO 700
48160 DERIO BIZKAIA
Spain

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Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa
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