Technology firm Hystar has received NOK38mn ($4.25mn) from Norwegian state climate fund Enova to demonstrate its containerised electrolyser technology.

Hystar will design and construct a complete containerised production unit that will produce 500kg/d of green hydrogen. The company says its unique cell design and process architecture offer an opportunity to reduce electricity consumption and increase hydrogen output, significantly lowering the cost of green hydrogen production from proton-exchange-membrane electrolysis.

The technology is particularly well-suited to the variable production loads found in wind applications, and low production loads will be of particular focus for testing over the course of the project, which will last from March 2022 to June 2025 and have a budget of NOK73.2mn.

“This is a key step in commercialising Hystar’s game-changing technology and moving towards large-scale production,” says Hystar CEO Fredrik Mowill.

500kg/d – Amount of green hydrogen to be produced by the project

The project is being carried out in partnership with Norwegian state-owned Equinor and gas distribution firm Gassco and will be installed at Equinor’s K-lab facilities, close to the Karsto processing plant operated by Gassco.

“We are pleased to support the development of this new technology concept from Hystar, which has the potential to contribute positive to the coming energy transition,” says Svein-Erik Losnegard, principal engineer for Gassco.

Hystar was spun off from Norwegian research organisation Sintef. Last year, the firm raised NOK50mn to support further commercialisation of its technology, as did other early-stage hydrogen technology firms including H2Pro, Syzygy Plasmonics and Utility Global.

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Author: Tom Young