H2-MHYTIC

Renewable electricity has seen tremendous development over the past decades. One of the key challenges in this regard concerns the integration of these energy sources into the power grid without destabilising the grid.

There is therefore a need not only to transport electrical energy in the form of electric power, but also to convert it locally into an intermediate form. Conversion into hydrogen is a promising way to implement this process on a large scale.

This project uses nanostructured materials to build low-cost electrolysers that can convert electrical energy into hydrogen at higher efficiency. The planned innovations in electrodes and membranes will lower the production cost of hydrogen and make MW-scale electrolysis plants possible.

The partners in the H2-MHYTIC project will develop an electrolysis cell based on a novel non-porous ‘HEM’ membrane and incorporate nano-mesh electrodes with extremely high porosity and an internal surface area. This new electrolysis cell will have unique characteristics and be manufactured with industrially scalable production techniques.