The partners aim to scale up and commercialise SOEC technology, which offers significantly higher energy efficiency in converting electricity into hydrogen compared to conventional electrolysis technologies such as alkaline, PEM, or AEM. This efficiency gain becomes especially relevant when coupled with waste heat sources from sectors such as steelmaking, refining, chemical production, or synthetic fuel synthesis.
AVL will contribute its capabilities in integrating stacks into modules and complete electrolyser systems, while Niterra, headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, will draw on its background in manufacturing solid oxide cells and stack components.
Keiji Suzuki, Executive Officer of the Energy Business Division at Niterra, said: “SOEC is poised to introduce the most effective green hydrogen production to the industrial sector. Leveraging Niterra’s extensive history in electrochemical material technologies and through a collaboration with AVL on market-proven system design, we are making significant strides towards the industrial-scale realisation of a carbon-neutral industry.”
Prof. Helmut List, Owner and CEO of AVL, added: “SOEC is becoming increasingly important in the production of green hydrogen due to its efficiency advantage. The collaboration with Niterra is an important step in advancing the scaling of this key technology – with the clear goal of sustainably reducing industrial CO₂ emissions and actively shaping the transition to a climate-friendly energy future.”
