Making Electrolysis Cost-Efficient and Scalable
Green Hydrogen
Researchers at Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Ruhr University Bochum have discovered that carbon-based bipolar plates have the potential to replace titanium bipolar plates in the electrolysis stack.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT and Ruhr University Bochum have found that carbon-based bipolar plates can serve as a more cost-effective and scalable alternative to titanium bipolar plates in electrolysis stacks.
The team, including our early career researcher Kevinjeorjios Pellumbi and MRD member Ulf-Peter Apfel, published their findings on July 20, 2024, in the journal "Advanced Energy Materials," with the title "Bipolar Plates in PEM Water Electrolysis: Bust or Must?".
The next step is to further investigate and potentially optimize this new material to reduce the costs of electrolysis, making the production of green hydrogen more economical.