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Topics in the call 2022
Renewable Hydrogen
Production
N. Lymperopoulos, D. Tsimis,
C. Pavel
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Renewable Hydrogen Production
Overview
Main Focus
ƒ Cost reduction and efficiency increase for renewable hydrogen production routes:
ƒ New LT and HT electrolyser designs for high pressure operation
ƒ Larger cell electrolyser stacks
ƒ Large scale electrolysers in industry, off-grid and offshore
ƒ Improved efficiency solar thermochemical H2 production.
What is new
ƒ Circularity
ƒ Improved electrolyser manufacturing
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Renewable Hydrogen Overview
Topic Ind.
Type of
Budget Deadline
Action
(M€)
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022 -01-01: Development and validation of pressurised
RIA 2.5 31/05/2022
high temperature steam electrolysis stacks (Solid Oxide Electrolysis)
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022 -01-02: Development and validation of pressurised
RIA 2.5 31/05/2022
high temperature steam electrolysis stacks (Proton Conducting Ceramic Electrolysis)
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022 -01-03: Development of low temperature water
RIA 2 x 2.5 31/05/2022
electrolysers for highly pressurised hydrogen production
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022 -01-04: Design for advanced and scalable
RIA 2x2 20/09/2022
manufacturing of electrolysers
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022 -01-05: Scaling up of cells and stacks for large
RIA 6 20/09/2022
electrolysers
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-06: Efficiency boost of solar thermochemical water
RIA 4 31/05/2022
splitting
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Renewable Hydrogen Overview
Topic Ind.
Type of
Budget Deadline
Action
(M€)
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-07: Bringing renewable hydrogen MW scale off-
IA 9 31/05/2022
grid installations closer to technical and financial maturity
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-08: Integration of multi-MW electrolysers in
IA 18 20/09/2022
industrial applications
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-09: Scaling-up technologies for SOEL RIA 2x3 31/05/2022
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-10: Demonstrating offshore production of
IA 20 20/09/2022
renewable hydrogen
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Renewable Hydrogen - Topics
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022 -01-01: Development and validation of pressurised high
temperature steam electrolysis stacks (Solid Oxide Electrolysis)
Game changer SOELs
ƒ Stack design for >5 bar , >10kW, > 2,000 hours, current density 0.85 A/cm2 - check degradation
ƒ CAPEX< 2,000 €/(kg/d), electricity consumption < 39kWh/kgH2 for 9kWh/kgH2 of heat input
ƒ circularity by design for materials
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-02: Development and validation of pressurised high
temperature steam electrolysis stacks (Proton Conducting Ceramic Electrolysis)
Game changer PCCELs
ƒ Stack design for >5 bar, >5kW > 2,000 hours, current density 0.5 A/cm2 - check degradation
ƒ CAPEX< 2,000 €/(kg/d), Faradaic efficiency > 90%
ƒ circularity by design for materials
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Renewable Hydrogen - Topics
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-03: Development of low temperature water electrolysers for
highly pressurised hydrogen production
LTELs for gas grid injection and avoidance of mechanical compressors
ƒ Pressure > 50 bar for AEL & AEMEL and > 80 bar for PEMEL, Temp < 150oC
ƒ >50kW AEL & PEMEL, >25kW AEMEL (larger cell areas)
ƒ Efficiency increase by 2-4% (LHV) compared to the use of a mechanical compressor
ƒ Breakthroughs in stack design, materials, cell components
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-04: Design for advanced and scalable manufacturing of
electrolysers
Novel component(s) or manufacturing process(es) integrated in a demonstrator stack
ƒ New surface coating technologies and advanced manufacturing processes (e.g., 3D printing)
ƒ Improvement of manufacturing throughput and level of automation to produce a stack, reduced manufacturing times and costs
ƒ Consortia should include > 1 electrolyser OEM, one actor from the manufacturing sector and > 1 SME
ƒ Explore synergies with Made in Europe partnership (Cluster 7).
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Renewable Hydrogen - Topics
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-05: Scaling up of cells and stacks for large electrolysers
Design & construct cells to test the viability of building a single 10MW stack
ƒ Scale-up of cell active areas by > 2x, higher current densities
ƒ Appropriately scale-up BoP, ensure compact design, minimise weight and footprint
ƒ Build and test several short stacks, identifying optimal sizes for larger cells and stacks from scientific, engineering, logistics and
economic perspectives.
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-06: Efficiency boost of solar thermochemical water
splitting
Solar thermochemical cycles as a viable and competitive hydrogen production technology
ƒ Solar to H2 efficiency > 10% - 0.75 kg/year per m2 land area used for solar concentration factor of 1,000
ƒ H2 production cost < 5 €/kg
ƒ On-sun operation of 50-300kW plant for 6 months
ƒ Seek collaboration with EIC Pathfinder Challenge projects
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Renewable Hydrogen - Topics
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-07: Bringing renewable hydrogen MW scale off grid
installations closer to technical and financial maturity
Demonstrate complete value chain of off-grid hydrogen production, storage and end-use installations at MW scale
ƒ Direct coupling of 3-5 MW-scale RES and H2 production installations – potential changes in RES technologies
ƒ Highly flexible electrolyser with suitable BoP and coupled to electricity storage
ƒ Eligible costs along the value chain
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-08: Integration of multi-MW electrolysers in industrial
applications
Demonstrate electrolyser technologies beyond state-of-the-art in a specific industrial application
ƒ >25MW electrolyser, LT or HT
ƒ Possible innovations: possibly supply two customers; use of O2 and heat; grid services; footprint reduction
ƒ Includes a go-no go decision, then 2-year operation
ƒ Investigate synergies with Process4Planet or Clean Steel Partnerships
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Renewable Hydrogen - Topics
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-09: Scaling-up technologies for SOEL
Scalability of cells, stacks and modules, in terms of design, manufacturing & assembly into modules;
ƒ Optimal stack assembly layout into modules of > 250 kW capacity– build downscaled module of at least 80 kW
ƒ Footprint < 150 m²/MW, current density > 0.85 A/cm² , degradation < 1%/1,000 hours;
ƒ Operate for > 2,000h
ƒ Demonstrate appropriate production methods
HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-01-10: Demonstrating offshore production of renewable
hydrogen
Design, construct and integrate a > 5MW electrolyser in an offshore infrastructure
ƒ Re-use existing offshore oil/gas infrastructure or develop new – export wind energy as H2
ƒ Safety aspects, remote control, autonomous operation, inspection & maintenance
ƒ Design, construction & 2 years operation, assessment of performance (degradation, OPEX and maintenance
costs), economic viability of using existing offshore infrastructure or building new
