Nel Launches next generation pressurized alkaline platform

06 May Nel Launches next generation pressurized alkaline platform

(Oilandgaspress) -– Nel ASA announces the commercial launch of its next generation pressurized alkaline electrolyser system, a new technology platform designed to simplify hydrogen production projects while significantly improving cost, efficiency and scalability.

Following more than eight years of development and successful full scale prototype testing at Nel’s Herøya facility in Norway, Nel’s next generation pressurized alkaline electrolyser system is now ready for commercial deployment. The solution sets a new cost benchmark for large scale electrolyser systems, at a time when many industrial projects have ended up at total system costs approaching, or even exceeding, USD 3,000 per kW. With this system, Nel enables an estimated turnkey full-scope cost below USD 1,450 per kW based on a 25 MW plant, with further cost synergies seenfor larger plants. The estimates are based on 30 bar pressure delivered hydrogen with 99.99% purity. With this next-generation pressurized alkaline electrolyser, Nel is fundamentally changing the cost structure of industrial scale green hydrogen production.

Together, these features are expected to reduce system CAPEX by 40-60% compared to solutions available in the market today, shorten project timelines and lower execution risk, contributing to a significantly improved levelized cost of hydrogen.
The technology incorporates proprietary production methods and patent pending innovations not previously seen in the electrolyser industry, clearly differentiating Nel from other suppliers of pressurized alkaline systems. The platform is optimized for real world operating conditions, delivering improved in field energy performance compared with conventional solutions, where nominal efficiency often fails to translate into large scale operation.

Renewable hydrogen projects have been complex and costly, often requiring extensive custom engineering, long execution timelines and significant upfront investment. These challenges have slowed project development and delayed large scale deployment.

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