BASF-operated Industriepark Lausitz in Schwarzheide, Germany, is adding Sunfire to its site as a new green hydrogen partner. BASF InfraService & Solutions Lausitz provides infrastructure management for the chemical and industrial sectors. Sunfire, the Dresden-based hydrogen company, will build a test facility at the industrial park to further validate its highly efficient solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) technology.
SOEC technology operates at high temperatures of around 850℃ and achieves electrical efficiencies of up to 89%, cites a press statement. As a result, Sunfire’s SOEC electrolysers enable lowest levelised costs of hydrogen (LCOH). As a pioneer in SOEC development, Sunfire has implemented the most industrial demonstration projects worldwide.
The facility is commissioned for the end of this year. The objective is to generate additional operational experience for deployment in large-scale industrial projects.
“With Sunfire, Industriepark Lausitz is gaining a global leader in hydrogen that is actively shaping the energy transition. This decision sends a strong signal for the innovative strength of our site. The test facility strengthens industrial value creation in the region and further enhances our industrial base,” said Jürgen Fuchs, Chairman of the Management Board of BASF InfraService & Solutions Lausitz.
Sunfire joins BASF to build green hydrogen test facility
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