Ceres Power has been awarded a second contract by Shell to design a 10MW pressurised solid oxide electrolyser (SOEC) module.
Capable of producing green hydrogen at 36kWh/kg, the module will be used in large-scale applications, such as synthetic fuels, ammonia and green steel.
Building on its previous collaboration with Shell in Bangalore, India – which saw them demonstrate a 1MW module – Ceres will now develop a system that can be scaled to 100s of megawatts and be integrated with industrial plants to produce sustainable fuels.
Read more:Ceres, Shell ink megascale green hydrogen deal
Using key learnings and data from the R&D facility in India, Ceres expect to offer significant efficiency gains with its SOEC tech, resulting in approximately 35% more hydrogen produced per unit of electric energy when coupled with heat from industrial processes.
The collaboration will target a module level efficiency of less than 36kWh/kg of hydrogen, which aligns to EU SOE 2030 technology targets. Partnering with Shell will allow Ceres to meet its partners’ hydrogen and synthetic fuel needs, according to Phill Caldwell, Chief Exectuive of Ceres.
“Building on Ceres’ class-leading technology, our commitment to continuous innovation keeps Ceres’ commercial offering at the forefront of the industry in terms of simplicity, efficiency and performance,” he added.
Speaking to a H2 View webinar earlier this year, Tony Cochrane, CCO at Ceres, claimed that SOEC technology could dominate industrial industries moving forward, due to its low cost of operation.
Read more:Solid oxide electrolyser tech could ‘dominate the industrial market’: Ceres Power CCO
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