WAviatER
Development of a green hydrogen electrolyser as an emission-free energy carrier for an airport.
Goal
The realization and demonstration of an electrolyser in the operational environment of Groningen Airport Eelde. This electrolyser will be scalable and suitable for automated production. The system will be optimized in terms of performance and cost for a wide range of decentralized applications and will not use scarce materials.
Description
The broad consortium is developing a decentralized, mid-range electrolyzer. Within two years, they aim to develop a system that is not only cheaper to purchase and more efficient at producing hydrogen, but also optimized for operational costs and fluctuations in desired production. To achieve a prototype in this short timeframe and to avoid the use of scarce materials, the consortium has opted to develop an alkaline electrolyzer. A modular electrolyzer design should ensure that systems can be easily scaled up and down in capacity, depending on the application. This new electrolyzer technology will therefore be ideally suited for decentralized deployment, near green generation facilities such as wind and solar farms, or for hydrogen applications such as fueling stations, industry (clusters), or airports. The prototype will be demonstrated at Groningen Airport Eelde, future hydrogen user and location of the first European Hydrogen Valley Airport. The prototype will also be optimized for niche applications at airports. After the project is completed, commercial electrolyzer technology will be developed based on the prototype, which can be supplied in various configurations.
Our role
New Energy Coalition brings its expertise in initiating and managing energy innovations, research and education to the project, in line with its strategic objective of further developing the northern energy region as a hydrogen testing ground (Hydrogen Valley).
Partners
Next to New Energy Coalition Demcon (project lead), Groningen Airport Eelde, Douna Machinery Leeuwarden, JB Besturingstechniek, REDstack and the University of Groningen are participating in this project.
Disclaimer
This project was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This page reflects the author's views only. SNN, under the powers delegated by the European Commission, is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
