Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWSSelf-sufficient offshore H2 electrolysis
Term: 01.04.2021 - 31.03.2025
Abstract
Development of the foundations for the world's first direct offshore hydrogen production, foundations for electrolysis technology for offshore operation, the possibilities for storing and transporting hydrogen on land, as well as the optimal coordination of the subsystems to increase the efficiency of the overall system
IMWS research topics
Optimization of cell and stack development at the microstructural level and aging phenomena under offshore conditions as well as the development of a research stack to derive the electrolyser behaviour at industrial stack size including operando analytics
Focus
Investigation of the ageing of electrolyser components under offshore conditions, identification of relevant defects under operating conditions
Methods
SEM, TEM, EDX, CT, XRD, XPS, ToF-SIMS, IR spectroscopy, magnetic field measurement, lock-in thermography, LIBS
Partners
Siemens Gamesa, Siemens Energy, RWE, Reuther, fumatech, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung, Fraunhofer IMWS, IWES, IWM, IWU, ICT, IGB; DECHEMA, KIT IMVT, and many more.