HHWTC2
HydroHub MegaWatt Test Centre Research phase 2
Publieke samenvatting / Public summary
Aanleiding
Large scale green hydrogen production through water electrolysis is one of the most important solutions in the energy transition. It will help to meet the CO2 emission reduction goals in the Climate Agreement. The main purpose of developing the HydroHub MegaWatt Test Centre (HHMWTC) is to have an open innovation lab for both Alkaline Water Electrolysis (AWE) and Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) WaterElectrolysis units, the two main technologies for water electrolysis. A consortium of the knowledge institutes HanzeHogeschool, TNO and University of Groningen together with industrial end-users, potential owner/operators and automation companies collaborate to open this research centre for the manufacturing industry and for the consortium partners' researchers. All parties working in specific niches in the high-tech materials and systems cluster are enabled to discover the impact of their components, materials or set-ups in a realistic test setting. This will boost the innovation and economic development of electrolyser technology in the Netherlands.
Doelstelling
The overall project goal is to operate an open-innovation MW test centre for water electrolysis at the EnTranCe facility on the Zernike Campus in Groningen. In this facility, a research program with test runs will be executed. This is done to see if the test centre can enable the innovation, optimisation and improvement to the two main stack technologies that is needed. Design, implementation, operation and maintenance of large-scale electrolysis systems for the production of green hydrogen will be put to the test. In this way, energy transition challenges will be detected and solved with the aim to accelerate the green hydrogen economy. The objectives of the HHMWTC2 project are: 1. Executing the various research activities on the HHMWTC hardware; 2. Develop the business plan and opportunities for the HHMWTC.
Korte omschrijving
Intended activities are: 1. Hand-over of the HHMWTC consisting of the AWE and PEM electrolysers, including the related utilities to start research phase; 2. Execution of the research activities for the AWE unit, including monitoring the dynamic performance and optimising process conditions; 3. Executing the research activities for the PEM unit, including validation of the dynamic performance and advanced process control (APC), verifying achievable efficiency improvements; 4. Developing business opportunities for extension of the HHMWTC activities with the manufacturing industry, end-users and suppliers.
Resultaat
The research phase will bring inventions developed at knowledge institutes from TRL 2-4 to a TRL5. In this way the phase provides a critical intermediate step for the valorisation of inventions. All experiment outcomes will be used to answer the main question: how to best design a gigawatt (GW) electrolyser within the boundaries of efficiency (80%), stability, density, operation pressure (30/50 BarA) and price level per kW. Foreseen results: 1. trained operators in place at the start-up moment of the HHMWTC, to be ready for various hydrogen research activities; 2. an approach for safe operation of the hydrogen production at the start-up moment of the HHMWTC; 3. insight in and optimised dynamic performance of the AWE unit after successful execution of 17 tests; 4. developed educational tutorials about the AWE unit; 5. scaled-up stacks with new components in the PEM unit, including two types of stacks and advanced process control, to gain insight and optimised dynamic performance; 6. To be recognised as the go-to test centre for new clients, new research activities and potentially new types of stacks, power electronics, separators and other equipment for water hydrolysis te
Large scale green hydrogen production through water electrolysis is one of the most important solutions in the energy transition. It will help to meet the CO2 emission reduction goals in the Climate Agreement. The main purpose of developing the HydroHub MegaWatt Test Centre (HHMWTC) is to have an open innovation lab for both Alkaline Water Electrolysis (AWE) and Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) WaterElectrolysis units, the two main technologies for water electrolysis. A consortium of the knowledge institutes HanzeHogeschool, TNO and University of Groningen together with industrial end-users, potential owner/operators and automation companies collaborate to open this research centre for the manufacturing industry and for the consortium partners' researchers. All parties working in specific niches in the high-tech materials and systems cluster are enabled to discover the impact of their components, materials or set-ups in a realistic test setting. This will boost the innovation and economic development of electrolyser technology in the Netherlands.
Doelstelling
The overall project goal is to operate an open-innovation MW test centre for water electrolysis at the EnTranCe facility on the Zernike Campus in Groningen. In this facility, a research program with test runs will be executed. This is done to see if the test centre can enable the innovation, optimisation and improvement to the two main stack technologies that is needed. Design, implementation, operation and maintenance of large-scale electrolysis systems for the production of green hydrogen will be put to the test. In this way, energy transition challenges will be detected and solved with the aim to accelerate the green hydrogen economy. The objectives of the HHMWTC2 project are: 1. Executing the various research activities on the HHMWTC hardware; 2. Develop the business plan and opportunities for the HHMWTC.
Korte omschrijving
Intended activities are: 1. Hand-over of the HHMWTC consisting of the AWE and PEM electrolysers, including the related utilities to start research phase; 2. Execution of the research activities for the AWE unit, including monitoring the dynamic performance and optimising process conditions; 3. Executing the research activities for the PEM unit, including validation of the dynamic performance and advanced process control (APC), verifying achievable efficiency improvements; 4. Developing business opportunities for extension of the HHMWTC activities with the manufacturing industry, end-users and suppliers.
Resultaat
The research phase will bring inventions developed at knowledge institutes from TRL 2-4 to a TRL5. In this way the phase provides a critical intermediate step for the valorisation of inventions. All experiment outcomes will be used to answer the main question: how to best design a gigawatt (GW) electrolyser within the boundaries of efficiency (80%), stability, density, operation pressure (30/50 BarA) and price level per kW. Foreseen results: 1. trained operators in place at the start-up moment of the HHMWTC, to be ready for various hydrogen research activities; 2. an approach for safe operation of the hydrogen production at the start-up moment of the HHMWTC; 3. insight in and optimised dynamic performance of the AWE unit after successful execution of 17 tests; 4. developed educational tutorials about the AWE unit; 5. scaled-up stacks with new components in the PEM unit, including two types of stacks and advanced process control, to gain insight and optimised dynamic performance; 6. To be recognised as the go-to test centre for new clients, new research activities and potentially new types of stacks, power electronics, separators and other equipment for water hydrolysis te