PROJECT
About Hy-SPIRE
Hy-SPIRE project
According to long-term goals of EU, renewable hydrogen will become an energy vector for decarbonisation of the EU economy. The technology of solid oxide-based electrolysers (SOEL) can become a key technological advantage for EU to become a world leader in hydrogen economy.
The Hy-SPIRE project aims at further boosting the potential of SOEL by lowering the operating temperature below 700°C, and increasing its flexibility in order to fit with RES generation profiles.
Within the project, novel cells will be developed towards achieving strict KPIs such as low degradation equal to or lower than 0.75% per 1,000 h, operation at high current densities ca. 1.2 A/cm2 and ability to operate dynamically and fast ramping.
The goal will be reach by the means of developing and applying new materials, advanced manufacturing techniques and optimized cell and stack designs.
The Hy-SPIRE project will aim at developing oxygen ion- and proton-conducting cells (O-SOE and P-SOE, respectively) on both, ceramic and metallic supports, therefore analysing broad range of technological possibilities. The new cells and stacks will go beyond the SoA technology in terms of designs, performance and operation.
Techno-economic analysis, supported by the LCA will be used for the evaluation of project novelties and the market potential.
The project will cover definition of barriers and research directions to achieve SRIA objectives such as reduction of hydrogen production cost to 3 €/kg by 2030, reduction of CAPEX 520 €/(kg/kW) and OPEX 45 €/(kg/kW). Moreover the technology of cells and stacks – the effects of Hy-SPIRE – will be designed for large-scale production, and tailored for coupling with RES and other industry sectors.
How Does It Works
Partner consortium
Discover the project partners and their activities within HySPIRE project
IREC
Within the Hy-spire project, IREC will be highly focused on reducing sintering time and energy consumption by employing ultrafast high sintering routes, alongside conducting morphological and structural analyses of the produced SOC/PCC cells.
EPFL
EPFL is one of the leading European technical Universities, with >10000 students, 6500 collaborators (2000 PhD students), and 500 labs.
DLR
In Hy-SPIRE, the focus of DLR is set on the development of thin film electrolytes, and their integration into metal supported SOC and PCC.
SOLYDERA
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FBK
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) is a private non-profit research centre located in the Autonomous Province of Trento.
IEN
Institute of Power Engineering – National Research Institute, beside the role of the project coordinator, will actively participate in all Work Packages.
DTU
In the Hy-spire project, DTU Energy is set to coordinate the development of P-SOE cells, encompassing both all-ceramic and metal-supported cells.
WORK PLAN
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FEATURES
Hy-SPIRE
solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEL)
innovative low-cost and compact STACK
temperature not higher than 700°C
REDUCED USE OF CRITICALS MATERIALS
New and alternative material
flexible operation
CONTACT US
Jakub Kupecki
Project Coordinator for Hydrogen Technologies
Center for Hydrogen Technologies
Institute of Power Engineering – National Research Institute
This work is part of the research activities of the project Hy-SPIRE. The project is supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and its members Hydrogen Europe and Hydrogen Europe Research, under grant agreement No 101137866.
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.