In the UK, Ceres Power has announced that its first megawatt solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) demonstrator system, located at Shell’s Technology Centre in Bangalore, India, is now producing hydrogen. Shell and Ceres have been in collaboration since 2022, leading to the deployment of the megawatt-scale electrolyzer with the potential to produce hydrogen at 600 kg per day at full capacity with an electrolyzer module efficiency of 37kWh/kg H2. The metal supported design from Ceres allows it to operate at lower temperatures than current state of the art SOEC technology. The start of hydrogen production by this demonstrator system marks the beginning of the operational phase of this project, with data and learnings used to develop a commercially competitive and scalable solution for industrial processes, Ceres said. Phil Caldwell, Chief Executive of Ceres, said: “This achievement illustrates how Ceres’ high efficiency technology can scale to meet the needs of industry and deliver a route to economically viable hydrogen for green steel, ammonia and synthetic fuels. India has ambitious plans, targeting development of green hydrogen production capacity of at least five million metric tons per year by 2030 and technological advancements, just like the one we have announced today, are aiming to contribute to this goal by helping to build and galvanize India’s clean energy ecosystem.”
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