Description du projet
Électrolyseur innovant pour la production industrielle d’hydrogène renouvelable
L’hydrogène est une matière première essentielle pour les industries chimiques et de raffinage. Mais, étant donné que les sources d’énergie carbonée interviennent généralement dans les processus de production, l’hydrogène contribue aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre à l’échelle mondiale. Concrètement, l’industrie était responsable de plus d’un quart des émissions de gaz à effet de serre en Europe en 2015. L’utilisation de l’hydrogène renouvelable permettrait de réduire de 20 % les émissions mondiales de CO2 à l’horizon 2050. Le projet HyLYZER, financé par l’UE, testera la faisabilité d’un électrolyseur innovant à l’échelle industrielle qui repose sur la technologie de la membrane échangeuse de protons. Il génère de l’hydrogène propre et très pur à partir de sources d’énergie renouvelables, sans générer la moindre émission. Le projet concevra la meilleure stratégie commerciale et le passage à l’échelle industrielle nécessaire pour atteindre sa commercialisation.
Objectif
Currently, Europe is undergoing the first stages of an enormous energy transition looking to decarbonize industrial processes, driven by the binding agreements reached at the COP21 meeting in Paris in 2015 to stop global warming. This new energy paradigm will require a major contribution from renewable hydrogen to be successful. Industries such as steel making, fertilizer production, chemical and petrochemical refining or glass making, already use hydrogen as feedstock or high heat for various ends. However, most of the production processes involve carbon-based energy sources and are highly polluting, contributing abundantly to global GHG emissions. Overall, industry was responsible of over 25% of the GHG emissions in Europe in 2015. The use of renewable hydrogen could reduce 20% of global CO2 emissions by 2050.
In Hydrogenics, we have developed HyLYZER, an innovative industrial scale electrolyser, based on PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) technology, that generates on-site clean high purity hydrogen with zero-emissions from renewable energy sources at unmatched efficiency: 85% average at stack level. Our solution's impact in the reduction of GHG emission can be quantified as 1ton of H2 abating 10tons of CO2. We are a global leader provider of hydrogen solutions, with several market products for various ends and a solid reputation in the H2 industry. We have invested 19years of R&D in PEM electrolysis to develop HyLYZER. We aim to carry out a Feasibility Study to plan the best commercial strategy for our project and plan the industrial scale-up required to increase production from demo plant to commercial sales, as well as to confirm the alignment of our project, HyLYZER, with the market needs through strategic partnerships.
In five years from project completion, we expect that Hydrogenics HyLYZER project brings us a Return of Investment of €4,56 per euro invested in this project.
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinateur
2260 Westerlo
Belgique
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.