Elcogen partners with AVL to develop MW-scale solid oxide electrolyser stack modules

Elcogen has partnered with AVL List GmbH to develop solid oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC) stack modules for MW-scale hydrogen production plants. This project brings together the R&D efforts of both partners in their respective IPCEI Hy2Tech programs in Estonia/Finland and Austria.

 

AVL, headquartered in Graz, Austria, is a mobility technology company specialised in development, simulation, and testing in the automotive industry, as well as other sectors such as rail, marine, and energy. AVL delivers concepts, technology solutions, methodologies, and development tools for a greener, safer, and better world of mobility and beyond. AVL has 12,200 employees at more than 90 locations and 45 Tech and Engineering centres worldwide.

 

The partners will focus on one of the biggest challenges of the technology – scaling from small cell footprints to multi-megawatt modules. The solution will incorporate multiple Elcogen single SOEC stacks in a stack module, which will enable industrial scaling of the technology. The collaboration combines Elcogen’s expertise in SOEC/solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cells and stacks with AVL’s industry expertise in SOFC/SOEC system and stack module development.

 

Martin Skov Skjøth-Rasmussen, CTO at Elcogen, said: “Through this collaboration and combination of complementary specialised expertise under the IPCEI Hy2Tech program, we hope to accelerate the development of modular solutions for the industrial scale deployment of solid oxide technology.”

 

Jürgen Rechberger, Vice President at AVL, added: “We are happy to join forces under the umbrella of IPCEI Hy2Tech with Elcogen. Together we will address the key challenge of industrialising SOEC –the scale-up to industrial relevant module sizes. We look forward to developing this stack module solution with Elcogen and demonstrating it in our IPCEI Hy2Tech program.”