With a test setup on Texel, Hydron has shown that it is possible to desalinate seawater and use it to produce hydrogen.
The Hydron pilot shows that it is possible to convert seawater into hydrogen by means of electrolysis. This makes offshore wind farms suitable locations for producing green hydrogen. The production of green hydrogen at sea has a number of advantages. Wind for generating electricity is abundantly available and transport of molecules via pipelines is more efficient and cheaper than transporting electrons.
To desalinate seawater, the Dutch startup Hydron Energy, in collaboration with researchers from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, has come up with an innovative solution. Residual heat released during electrolysis is used to remove the salt from the seawater. The technology has been tested in the port of Texel under the name SEA2H2. It has been shown that it is possible to desalinate and purify seawater using a combination of desalination and membrane electrolysis. Hydron is working within the Schaeffler group (of which the startup is part) on scaling up the technology for application on an industrial scale.
Status: Completed
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