Ceres partners with Bosch, Linde to validate 1-MW electrolyser

UK fuel cell firm Ceres Power Holdings plc (LON:CWR) will partner with Linde Engineering and Robert Bosch GmbH to evaluate its solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) technology for use on an industrial scale.

Ceres said on Thursday it has signed contracts with the two companies for a collaboration to validate the technology as a means for lower-cost green hydrogen production. The partners will work on a 1-MW SOEC demonstration project at a Bosch site in Stuttgart, Germany. The two-year demonstration is planned to start in 2024.

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Ceres said it has committed GBP 100 million (USD 121m/EUR 114m) for the development of its SOEC technology. According to the announcement, initial results from ongoing tests of its first 100-kW electrolyser module indicate the technology can deliver green hydrogen at <40 kWh per kg, some 25% more efficiently than incumbent lower temperature technologies.

“The vision for our partnership with Linde Engineering and Bosch is to set a new industry standard for solid oxide electrolysers, leading to widespread adoption in industrial applications,” said Ceres chief executive Phil Caldwell.

(GBP 1 = USD 1.206/EUR 1.139)