Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) launched India’s first Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOE) system for green hydrogen production at its HP Green R&D Centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The technology generates pure green hydrogen using power sourced from an integrated solar and wind plant.
A notable feature of the SOE system is its avoidance of rare earth materials, while also being capable of reducing energy consumption by 20-30% compared to other electrolyzers. This marks a significant advancement in the green hydrogen mission.
As reported by Projects Today, with this development, the HP Green R&D Centre will focus on research areas such as utilizing steam and waste heat from refineries for hydrogen production, capturing carbon through co-electrolysis to produce syn-gas and e-fuels, and generating high-temperature hydrogen for downstream applications.
