[ industry update ]
Cummins to expand electrolyzer manufacturing footprint to U . S . Cummins will begin producing electrolyzers in the United States , starting at 500 MW of manufacturing capacity annually , scalable to 1 GW in the future .
The company plans to dedicate 89,000 sq . ft . of its existing Fridley facility to electrolyzer production . Initially , the facility will manufacture its HyLYZER ® -500 and HyLYZER ® -5000 PEM electrolyzers there , with the potential to manufacture other electrolyzer products in the future . This range of products can accommodate power needs from 1.25 MW to more than 200 MW for both small- and large-scale hydrogen generation projects .
This new production space in Fridley , Minnesota , adds to the company ’ s growing global electrolyzer development and manufacturing footprint . Cummins recently announced expansion of PEM electrolyzer manufacturing capacity at its Belgium factory to 1 GW and has added space to its Mississauga , Canada , site . Cummins is also building two new electrolyzer factories in Spain and China , each starting at 500 MW of manufacturing capacity and scalable to 1 GW .
Nel and GM join forces on cost-competitive green H2 production Nel Hydrogen US has entered into a joint development agreement with General Motors ( GM ) to help accelerate the industrialisation of its PEM electrolyser platform .
Nel was the first company in the world with a fully automated alkaline electrolyser production line . The next step will be to industrialise the production of its PEM electrolyser equipment in a similar way , which will enable considerable technology advancement .
“ An automated production concept is key when scaling up and driving down cost on electrolyser technology . By utilizing the combined expertise of both companies , it will help to more quickly develop a green hydrogen technology that is competitive with fossil fuels ,” said Håkon Volldal , CEO of Nel .
“ Adding Nel as a strategic collaborator is an important step to help us commercialize fuel cell technology ,” said Charles Freese , GM executive director , Global HYDROTEC . “ Electrolysis is key to creating consistent , clean sources of hydrogen to power fuel cells . Nel has some of the most promising electrolyser technology to help develop clean hydrogen infrastructure , and we believe our HYDROTEC fuel cell IP can help them get closer to scale .”
Stargate Hydrogen launches next generation of its electrolysers Stargate Hydrogen has launched its Gateway product family comprising containerised green hydrogen production systems up to 10 MW . By utilising proprietary technology , the Estonian company strives to continuously improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of its alkaline electrolysers .
The Gateway series comprises five models with a 30-bar output pressure and system efficiencies of 74.5 % ( HVV ) and 62.9 % ( LHV ). These characteristics reduce both capital and levelized hydrogen costs . The top-end ‘ Gateway 2000 ’ model has a maximum hydrogen hourly production rate of 2,000 Nm 3 / h and a daily production rate of 4,320 kg .
Rainer Küngas , CTO of Stargate , said : “ Stargate employs alkaline electrolyser technology : a technology that is commercially proven and reliable , but that has been underdeveloped in the past decades . We believe that there is considerable untapped potential in the alkaline technology , and that alkaline electrolysers are the most viable and affordable solution for decarbonization of the so-called hard-to-abate industries such as ammonia synthesis , refining , glass and paper production .”
8 Hydrogen Tech World | Issue 7 | December 2022