Hadean Energy founded to commercialise tubular SOE Australia ’ s national science agency , CSIRO , and corporate advisor RFC Ambrian have co-founded Hadean Energy , a new company to commercialise tubular solid oxide electrolysis ( SOE ) technology , which produces hydrogen by electrolysing water using a combination of heat and electricity .
“ CSIRO ’ s SOE technology has the potential to produce hydrogen at a higher efficiency and lower cost for integration with industrial processes ,” said Dr Sarb Giddey , lead scientist on hydrogen research . “ It allows industrial waste heat to be integrated back into the industrial processes , which decreases the electrical energy required to produce hydrogen or syn-gas by up to 30 %. It ’ s great news for industry , because integrating
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the hydrogen product back into industrial processes onsite also eliminates storage and transport costs while drastically reducing the use of fossil fuels in the industrial process .”
The hydrogen product can be used as a feedstock for producing chemicals including ammonia , petrochemical , methanol , dimethyl ether , sustainable fuels and has applications in low-emission steelmaking and heavy transport . Being free of platinum group metals and nickel also reduces reliance on international supply chains .
Hadean Energy will have exclusive rights over CSIRO ’ s SOE technology .
CSIRO will trial the technology at BlueScope ’ s Port Kembla Steelworks to demonstrate the equipment at pilot scale in an industrial environment . The trial will commence in April 2024 .
Hystar announces 4 GW factory and North American expansion plans Hystar has announced a fully automated 4 GW electrolyser factory in Høvik , Norway , which will be delivered in 2025 , with construction commencing in early 2024 . Furthermore , the high-tech company is expanding into North America , establishing a location in 2024 and a multi-GW factory by 2027 .
As part of its expansion , Hystar will soon initiate the hiring process for its new North American headquarters . Additionally , the company is in discussions with key stakeholders in both the United States and Canada to establish its first GW factory on the continent , where Hystar expects its commercial operations may exceed its European plans within the decade . The company has not ruled out the possibility of investing in further GW factories before 2030 .
Hystar has already commenced production of its electrolyser stacks for its upcoming PEM electrolyser deliveries using its existing facilities , which have a production capacity of 50 MW annually . As such , Hystar ’ s rampup to a GW factory marks a significant expansion to meet the surging demand for its breakthrough technology . The supplier for the Høvik GW automated production line will be selected later this year , and the factory ’ s production line will be fully operational by 2026 .
4 Hydrogen Tech World | Issue 12 | October 2023