US-based Bloom Energy Corporation is planning to install an electrolyser demonstrator to produce clean hydrogen at the two-unit Prairie Island nuclear power station in Minnesota, the company said on Wednesday (21 September).
Bloom Energy said the electrolyser will use its solid oxide electrolysis cell technology which consists of a solid ceramic electrolyte coupled with a cathode, and an anode made of special inks.
The company said the technology uses high-temperature electrolysis, which is more efficient than its low-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane or alkaline alternatives when producing hydrogen.
Bloom Energy said the electrolyser will use its solid oxide electrolysis cell technology which consists of a solid ceramic electrolyte coupled with a cathode, and an anode made of special inks.
The company said the technology uses high-temperature electrolysis, which is more efficient than its low-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane or alkaline alternatives when producing hydrogen.
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