In Germany, Rheinmetall said it has successfully completed a project to develop a new electrode technology for alkaline electrolysis. This technology is a key technology for the energy transition in the field of hydrogen production, the German firm said.
Preparations for the pilot production in the coming year have already been initiated.
The KS Gleitlager GmbH (KSG), a subsidiary of the group, has been conducting research over the past three years as the consortium leader in the German government-funded consortium project ‘Noble Metal-free Electrodes for the Next Generation of Alkaline Electrolysis’ (E2ngel). This project is funded within the framework of the National Hydrogen Strategy. The aim is to significantly increase the power density and efficiency of water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen based on noble metal-free catalysts in comparison to current systems.
“The use of our innovative electrode technology will make electrolyser systems more powerful and efficient than they are today”, said Karsten Lange, head of the E2ngel consortium project. This will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.
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