(Antwerp / Belgium) – The US company Power to Hydrogen Inc. (P2H2) has begun installing a 0,5-megawatt anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer system at the Belgian port of Antwerp-Bruges. It is the world's first project to use 250-kilowatt AEM stacks.
Reproducible as a blueprint
The system is designed for "dynamic operation" with a response time of less than 50 milliseconds for load management based on renewable energy. The technology replaces expensive precious metals in PEM electrolyzers with cost-effective materials such as steel and nickel. This could reduce capital expenditures (CAPEX) by up to 65 percent. Furthermore, it is reproducible as a blueprint, which will accelerate future installations.
P2H2 expects to generate commercial revenue in its first year of operation. Initially, its most important customer will be Holthausen Clean Technology, a regional supplier of industrial gases and hydrogen-powered trucks. The project will support commercial hydrogen demand in the region, both in the mobility and industrial sectors.
P2H2 CEO Paul Matter: “Renewable hydrogen is evolving from pilot projects to infrastructure.” © Power to Hydrogen Inc.
“Renewable hydrogen is evolving from pilot projects to infrastructure, and the winners will be the companies that can manufacture and supply it on an industrial scale,” said Paul Matter, CEO of Power to Hydrogen. The project at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges is based on the “Free Electrons” innovation program, supported by utility companies. These companies include American Electric Power (AEP), EDP, Eon, ESB, Origin Energy, and CLP, several of which are now investors in Power to Hydrogen. Originally, installation was scheduled to begin at the end of 2024, as announced by the port authority and P2H2 in April 2024.
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Power to Hydrogen supplies and installs AEM electrolyzers on an industrial scale at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. © Power to Hydrogen Inc.
