Descripción del proyecto
Avanzar en la electrólisis para lograr una industria sostenible
Las tecnologías de electrólisis son esenciales para reducir las emisiones de carbono en las industrias europeas, pero se enfrentan a importantes retos de coste, eficiencia y escalabilidad. El equipo del proyecto ELECTROLIFE, financiado con fondos europeos, aborda dichos problemas investigando los mecanismos de degradación de los electrolizadores, con el objetivo de mejorar la eficiencia y reducir el uso de materiales críticos. Mediante pruebas, simulaciones y prototipos, el equipo de ELECTROLIFE aspira a una reducción de costes del 40 % en el caso de los electrolizadores alcalinos y los electrolizadores de membrana de intercambio protónico, y del 70 % en el de los electrolizadores de membrana de intercambio aniónico y los electrolizadores de óxido sólido. Ello promete soluciones escalables, reciclables y duraderas, preparadas para transformar la capacidad de producción europea. Con su énfasis en los sistemas de control predictivo y los centros de datos en línea, el equipo de ELECTROLIFE impulsa el avance de las tecnologías verdes del hidrógeno para lograr un futuro sostenible.
Objetivo
The ELECTROLIFE project aims to be a booster to enable the use of green hydrogen technologies to support decarbonization of European global industry. Currently, electrolysis technologies suffer from limitations in terms of cost, efficiency, stability, scalability, and recyclability. This is mainly due to the lack of understanding and identification of electrolyzer degradation mechanisms and improvement of current cell performance. ELECTROLIFE aims to increase the efficiency performance of electrolyzers by reducing the use of critical materials and extending the useful life of these systems. These goals will be achieved through test campaigns to identify multiple degradation mechanisms on multiple scales, multiphysics simulations with superimposed degradation mechanisms, prototyping of cells and stack components, and construction of dedicated test benches. The type of testing will be harmonized through dedicated protocols, and test results will be processed and made available through dedicated online data centers. In addition, diagnostic and stack health models will be developed to reduce the degradation rate, enabling the implementation of predictive control systems. ELECTROLIFE will demonstrate the implementation of durable stacks using relevant experimental methods through the production of high-performance technologies with minimal CRM content, enabling scalability and recyclability. ELECTROLIFE is expected to reduce the average cost of ownership of the electrolyzers by 40% for AEL and PEMEL and by 70% for AEMEL and SOEL. These achievements will enable utilization of the innovations developed by ELECTROLIFE, reaching 15% of European production capacity (corresponding to about +3GW/a - IEA 2022).
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysis
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencemultiphysics
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinador
10129 Torino
Italia