China Achieves New Breakthrough in Green Hydrogen Equipment! Wolong Enapter Megawatt AEM Electrolyzer Starts Series Production
Zhejiang, China, October 10,2024: Wolong Enapter (Zhejiang) Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. grandly released China's first megawatt level AEM electrolyzer - AEM Nexus 1000 in Shangyu, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, pioneering the era of large-scale AEM hydrogen production systems.
The launch of the 1MW system not only marks the official entry of the AEM Nexus1000 electrolyzer into the mass production stage in the Chinese market, providing strong support for global green electricity continuous hydrogen production solutions, but also demonstrates Wulong Electric Group's determination and strength in the green hydrogen energy field.
As is well known, green, efficient, pollution-free, and highly coupled hydrogen production systems with wind and solar energy have become the most critical core link in the process of China's hydrogen energy transition from traditional chemical industry to large-scale green hydrogen. The release of Wulong Enapter's 1MW AEM system not only makes up for the pain points of traditional hydrogen production equipment with narrow power range, long startup time, and low coupling with wind and solar energy, but also completely avoids the dependence on precious metals, filling multiple gaps in domestic green electricity hydrogen production from technology reserves to commercial applications.
The AEM system not only features a compact design, high efficiency, easy maintenance, and intelligent control, but also takes into account the actual use of customers and combines the efficiency and speed of transportation and installation. Offering high flexibility, stable parallel operation, and an impressive 80,000-hour lifespan, the system sets a new benchmark for the industry. Adopting advanced anion exchange membrane technology, the system production rate is 210Nm3/h with Power consumption of 1MW. The Nexus1000 offers a current density of 8000 A/m2, a substantial improvement over traditional ALK alkaline electrolyzers. Featuring a DC efficiency of 4.2 kWh/Nm³ and a total system efficiency of 4.8 kWh/Nm³, the suystem offers rapid dynamic response, wide operating power range, and high purity hydrogen output. The system can ramp up or down from 0 to 100% of full load in seconds and operates safely at any power level. The hydrogen produced is of exceptional purity, containing less than 5 ppm oxygen. With an output pressure of 3.5 MPa, it eliminates the need for hydrogen-oxygen separation and significantly reduces downstream compression costs.
Mr. Pang Xinyuan, chairman of Wulong Electric, delivered an important speech on the ceremony. Pang pointed out: Hydrogen energy is destined to be the future, and green hydrogen is undoubtedly the future of hydrogen energy. AEM electrolyzers are poised to revolutionize green hydrogen and the energy sector. The release of the MW-class AEM system is the first step in a long journey towards full localization of Wolong, and Wolong is set to launch another 500 Nm³ integrated AEM system next year to further promote the industry development.
Mr. Zhou Zuping, General Manager of Wulong Enapter, detailed the key benefits and potential applications of megawatt-scale AEM electrolyzers. Zhou commened: AEM technology is the most promising third-generation water electrolysis hydrogen production technology. Nexus1000 boasts superior performance in key metrics such as single-system power rating, current density, lifespan, hydrogen purity, and reliability, making it the most advanced AEM hydrogen production system globally so far. We have secured orders exceeding 10 MW and are in discussions for multiple new projects both domestically and internationally. By the end of 2024, we expect to have an annual production capacity of 50 MW.
Equipment Specifications:
Production rate:210Nm3/h
Power consumption: 1MW
Outlet pressure: 35 bar
H₂ purity: 99.999%
Operational flexibility: 3% – 100%
Dynamic response: 10 Seconds
Hot-swap of failed modules
Source: Wolong Enapter