High Temperature Alkaline Water Electrolysis Award Number: DE-EE007644 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15 Fuel Cell Technologies Office Date: 12/12/2016 Location(s): MA Office(s): Golden Field Office
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December 13, 2016
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High Temperature Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Award Number: DE-EE0007644
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15
Fuel Cells Technology Office
Date: 12/12/2016
Location(s): MA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy is proposing to provide federal funding to Giner Inc. to design, develop, fabricate and test a high-temperature alkaline water electrolyzer.
This research includes six major tasks including electrolyte membrane fabrication, composite catalyst selection, single cell and stack testing, and economic analysis. Specific project efforts would include development of alumina and zirconia matrices that are resistant to hydroxides; impregnation of selected hydroxides into porous matrices to make composite electrolytes; selection of anode and cathode catalysts; assembly of 25cm2 single electrolyzer cells and testing of their performance and durability; construction of 1.8kW electrolyzer stack; and performance of system and economic analyses of the high-temperature alkaline water electrolysis in terms of materials cost and system efficiency. Design and development of single-cell components would occur at the Giner Inc. research and development facility in Newton, Massachusetts. Fabrication and testing of the electrolyzer stack will be performed in a Giner Inc. manufacturing facility adjacent to the R&D facilities.