Europe – John Cockerill is one of 35 European businesses chosen to take part in the creation of a hydrogen technology value chain in Europe as part of the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) “Hy2Tech.”
A 5 MW, 1000 Nm3/hr alkaline electrolyzer at 30 bar and its industrialization for large-scale production in Belgium and France are the focus of John Cockerill’s project, which combines research and innovation. John Cockerill is assisting in the decarbonization of Europe’s energy, industry, and transportation systems as well as the fight against global warming by developing this environmentally friendly hydrogen production technology.
Large-scale electrolyzer
By 2030, John Cockerill hopes to have a 1 GW electrolyzer production capacity. In order to achieve this goal, large-capacity alkaline electrolyzers must first be developed (capacity ranges from 5 MW, 1000 Nm3/h at 30, to 10 MW and up to 20 MW in the long run by increasing the diameter of the cells and/or increasing the current density), and then a large-scale electrolyzer production chain must be established in Europe, with a capacity of 1 GW by 2030. This industry will be based primarily on French and only European solutions, and it will be close to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany’s major industrial hubs.
