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Saipem + Nel unveil new scalable 100 MW electrolyzer: Italian engineering firm Saipem and Norwegian hydrogen company Nel have unveiled a 100 MW electrolyzer concept dubbed VHY 100 at World Hydrogen Week in Copenhagen, according to a press release. The technology, the companies claim, is scalable, modular, and fit for large-scale hydrogen production required to decarbonize heavy-emitting industries.
The product of collaboration: The electrolyzer concept uses Nel’s alkaline and Proton Exchange Membrane technology. Saipem – the engineering service provider and EPC contractor – will handle design, engineering, procurement, and construction of green hydrogen facilities.
What sets the technology apart? IVHY 100 is replicable and scalable, made up of units with 20 MW to 100 MW capacity and more. It can be used to produce green hydrogen and ammonia on a medium or large scale, which when paired with Saipem’s Bluenzyme carbon capture technology, can be used for the production of e-fuel, e-methanol, and e-SAF. IVHY 100 is described as “an optimized integration between energy input and conversion, electrolysis process, [and] hydrogen purification.”
Nel has ties to the region: Emirati renewables company Amea Power was in advanced talks in 2023 with Nel and other companies for the supply of electrolyzers to power its green hydrogen plant in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone.
