Unlocking the Full Potential of Electrolysis with Next-Generation Proton Exchange Membrane Stacks.
A major outcome of the UNICORN project will be a step-wise change in the development of proton exchange membrane water electrolyser (PEMWE) stacks with the potential to disrupt the current PEM electrolyser landscape that relies exclusively on perfluorinated membranes, platinum-coated titanium bipolar plates, and high loadings of iridium catalyst.
These materials result in large capital expenditure costs and, ultimately, a prohibitively expensive cost of green hydrogen. The unique operating design of HYSTAR‘s PEMWE stacks coupled with the reduced cost and increased sustainability aspects of hydrocarbon membranes, coated stainless steel bipolar plates, and reduced iridium loadings will provide increased rates of hydrogen production at a significantly reduced cost. These innovations will contribute directly to the increased adoption of green hydrogen technologies, helping Europe reach its emissions reduction targets and strengthen European excellence in the area of green hydrogen.
In UNICORN, the French Corrosion Institute characterize the long-term corrosion resistance of materials and coatings using electrochemical methods.
Patners of the UNICORN project
| SINTEF (Norway) | Alleima (Sweden) |
| Institut Européen des membranes (France) | Hystar (Norway) |
| Institut de la Corrosion (France) | Inonomr Innovations Inc. (Canada) |
| RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (Sweden) |
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Project website: https://cetp-unicorn.eu/
This project is co-funded by the European Union in the frame of the research and innovation program Horizon Europe and theClean Energy Transition Partnership
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The CETP is a multilateral and strategic partnership of national and regional research, development and innovation programmes in EU Member States and Associated Countries, whose objective is to advance and accelerate the energy transition, and to support the implementation of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan.
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