Descrizione del progetto
Spianare la strada al conveniente ampliamento dell’elettrolisi a ossidi solidi
Le celle di elettrolizzazione a ossidi solidi scindono l’acqua (H2O) in idrogeno verde (H2) e ossigeno, in assenza di emissioni. Possono anche essere utilizzate nella co-elettrolisi di H2O e CO2 per produrre carburante syngas, riducendo al tempo stesso le emissioni di CO2. La diffusione generalizzata di questa promettente tecnologia richiederà ulteriori miglioramenti delle prestazioni e riduzioni dei costi, insieme a processi di produzione su larga scala ed economicamente convenienti. Il progetto OUTFOX, finanziato dall’UE, affronterà queste sfide aprendo la strada agli elettrolizzatori a ossidi solidi per sistemi su scala industriale in grado di produrre H2 verde in modo economico, compatibili con le linee di produzione di massa. Queste innovazioni saranno testate in occasione di due campagne con due diverse configurazioni di stack di celle per un totale di oltre 4 000 ore.
Obiettivo
The main aim of OUTFOX is to remove scale as limiting factor in the deployment of SOEL technologies, while proving their potential to become the preferred option for green hydrogen production. By combining experimental results up to 80 kW scales with identification of optimal cell and system designs, OUTFOX will prepare SOEL for industrial scale systems of 100+ MW with an LCOH as low as €2.7/kg hydrogen and applicability to mass manufacturing lines.
The industrially-driven OUTFOX consortium will combine expertise on cell, stack and module development, manufacturing, and full system evaluation to advance the maturity of SOEL and contribute to the targets of the Clean Hydrogen JU SRIA. OUTFOX will achieve current densities of at least 0.85 A/cm2 through the use of cells with 25% less thickness than current high volume state-of-the-art, improving sustainability through reducing total materials requirements. Scale-up will be approached from two sides: (1) development and validation of cells with geometric areas up to 800 cm2 that are compatible with at-scale manufacturing techniques, and (2) validation of optimized design concepts with increased numbers of stacks per module. The partners will validate high current density operation with reference scale (144 cm2), industrial scale (>300 cm2) and next-generation cells (900 cm2) in single repeating units, short stacks of 15 cells, and 80 kW prototype systems, leading to more than 10,000 hours of SOEL operation.
Two separate 80 kW testing campaigns with two different stack configurations and a total of more than 4000 operating hours, to be tested onsite at the Shell facilities in Amsterdam, will go beyond the scope of the call text to provide a comprehensive validation of the OUTFOX technology, thus providing key data for design of a full scale 100+ MW SOEL system, including the module configuration and all balance of plant requirements, and preparing the technology for a multi-MW demonstration following the project end
Campo scientifico
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
2595 DA Den Haag
Paesi Bassi