📋 Tender Overview
Enhance Knowledge On Comprehensive Electrolysers Technologies Degradation Through Modeling, Testing And Lifetime Prevision, Toward Industrial Implementation
Advancing Electrolysis For Sustainable Industryelectrolysis Technologies Are Essential For Reducing Carbon Emissions In European Industries, But They Face Significant Challenges In Cost, Efficiency And Scalability. The Eu-Funded Electrolife Project Tackles These Issues By Investigating Electrolyser Degradation Mechanisms, Aiming To Improve Efficiency And Reduce Critical Material Usage. Through Testing, Simulations And Prototyping, Electrolife Aims For A 40 % Cost Reduction For Alkaline Electrolysers And Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysers, And A 70 % Reduction For Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolysers And Solid Oxide Electrolysers. This Promises Scalable, Recyclable And Durable Solutions, Poised To Transform European Production Capacity. With Its Emphasis On Predictive Control Systems And Online Data Centres, Electrolife Is Driving The Advancement Of Green Hydrogen Technologies For A Sustainable Future.
Funded Under
Climate, Energy And Mobility
Total Cost
€ 9 995 705,00
Eu Contribution
€ 9 995 705,00
Coordinated By
Politecnico Di Torino
Italy
Start Date
1 January 2024
End Date
31 December 2028
Objective
The ELECTROLIFE project aims to be a booster to enable the use of green hydrogen technologies to support decarbonization of European global industry. Currently, electrolysis technologies suffer from limitations in terms of cost, efficiency, stability, scalability, and recyclability. This is mainly due to the lack of understanding and identification of electrolyzer degradation mechanisms and improvement of current cell performance. ELECTROLIFE aims to increase the efficiency performance of electrolyzers by reducing the use of critical materials and extending the useful life of these systems. These goals will be achieved through test campaigns to identify multiple degradation mechanisms on multiple scales, multiphysics simulations with superimposed degradation mechanisms, prototyping of cells and stack components, and construction of dedicated test benches. The type of testing will be harmonized through dedicated protocols, and test results will be processed and made available through dedicated online data centers. In addition, diagnostic and stack health models will be developed to reduce the degradation rate, enabling the implementation of predictive control systems. ELECTROLIFE will demonstrate the implementation of durable stacks using relevant experimental methods through the production of high-performance technologies with minimal CRM content, enabling scalability and recyclability. ELECTROLIFE is expected to reduce the average cost of ownership of the electrolyzers by 40% for AEL and PEMEL and by 70% for AEMEL and SOEL. These achievements will enable utilization of the innovations developed by ELECTROLIFE, reaching 15% of European production capacity (corresponding
