Electrolysis is the technique used in order to liberate hydrogen that consists of "breaking" the water molecules using an electric current in an electrolyzer in order to extract the hydrogen. The electricity must itself be carbon free in order to consider this hydrogen as green or renewable. Green hydrogen can help to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in energy intensive, hard-to-decarbonize sectors like steel, fertiliser and chemical, long-haul transport, shipping, and aviation sector.

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Technologies
Sr.No. Characteristics AEM
Anion Exchange Membrane
SOE
Solid Oxide Electrolyser
AMSE
Alkaline Membrane Solid Electrolyser
PEM
Polymer Exchange Membrane
AWE
Alkaline Water Electrolyser
1 Electrolyte Anion Exchange
Membrane
YSZ 15% KOH Proton Exchange
Membrane
20-30% KOH
2 Temperature range 60-70 C 700-800 C 60-70 C 60-70 C 60-80 C
3 Typical discharge H2 pressure 30-35 bar 1 bar 30 bar 30-40 bar 16-30 bar
4 Current density 1.2-1.5 A/cm2 0.5-1 A/cm2 0.8 A/cm2 2.4-3.0 A/cm2 0.2-0.5 A/cm2
5 Demonstrated durability 35,000 hrs 50,000 hrs N.A. 80,000 hrs 80,000 hrs
6 Typical current efficiency 50-70% 80-85% upto 65% 50-65% 50-70%
7 Specific energy consumption 48-53 kWh/kgH2 37-40 kWh/kgH2 52-54 kWh/kgH2 50-53 kWh/kgH2 52-57 kWh/kgH2
 

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AEM Anion Exchange Membrane

AEM is an emerging technology that combines the benefits of both the PEM and AWE technologies sans the usage of precious metals thereby making the stacks...

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SOE Solid Oxide Electrolyser

The Solid Oxide electrolyser is one of the most efficient electrolysers amongst the electrolyser portfolio and is capable of co-Electrolysis with...

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AMSE Alkaline Membrane Solid Electrolyser

Alkaline Membrane Solid Electrolyser technology is the most innovative and still relatively unknown. The basic principle and process scheme are the same as...

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PEM Polymer Exchange Membrane

Pure water is fed into the anode of the electrolyzer, where it is split by a catalyst. Oxygen is produced directly on the anode side, whereas the...

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AWE Alkaline Water Electrolyser

Alkaline Water Electrolyser (AWE) has two electrocatalytically active electrodes immersed in a liquid alkaline electrolyte (NaOH/KOH) solution, separated by...

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Technologies
Sr.No. Characteristics AEM
Anion Exchange Membrane
SOE
Solid Oxide Electrolyser
AMSE
Alkaline Membrane Solid Electrolyser
PEM
Polymer Exchange Membrane
AWE
Alkaline Water Electrolyser
1 Electrolyte Anion Exchange
Membrane
YSZ   Proton Exchange
Membrane
20-30% KOH
2 Temperature range 60-70 C 700-800 C   60-70 C 60-80 C
3 Demonstrated durability
(Operating hrs)
40,000-50,000 40,000-60,000   60,000-80,000 35,000
4 Demineralised water consumption -
expected [1/kg hydrogen]
10 11   12 11
5 Modularity KW Up to 1000 Up to MW   Up to 5000 Up to 5000