Thyssenkrupp Nucera receives award for hydrogen technology

The electrolysis specialist received the Hydrogen Impact Investment Award in the category “Impact Technology of the Year 2024”. With this award, a professional jury confirmed the importance of water-based electrolysis technology for the further development of the production and use of hydrogen.

Alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) is regarded as a key technology for production of green hydrogen, a core component of a sustainable energy mix that is far removed from fossil fuels. For its AWE technology, Thyssenkrupp Nucera has now received the Hydrogen Impact Investment Award in the category “Impact Technology of the Year 2024”. This is the second year in a row that the electrolysis specialist has won in this category. The company received the prize during the two-day hydrogen conference “Investing in Green Hydrogen” in the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London.
“In order to decarbonise heavy industry and reach ambitious global climate goals, we need green hydrogen. With alkaline water electrolysis, we now have the right technology to achieve the necessary gigawatt dimensions today”, says Dr Werner Ponikwar, CEO of Thyssenkrupp Nucera. “In this way, we are making a significant contribution to a more energy-efficient economy. The award once again underscores the great potential that rests in our technology.
Since 2022, the Hydrogen Impact Investment Awards have been conferred during the “Investing in Green Hydrogen” conference to honour companies and individuals for their business strategies, innovations and projects within the hydrogen supply chain. The jury consisted of experts from the hydrogen sector, including the areas of electricity generation and electrolysis, as well as representatives of industry associations.
The jury praised Thyssenkrupp Nucera’s innovative electrolysis technologies and their large influence on the further development of the production and use of hydrogen, which make it one of the leading companies with significant potential regarding future progress in hydrogen technology. Last year, the company introduced the product name Scalum for its highly efficient 20 megawatt (MW) modules of alkaline water electrolysis. Each Scalum unit consists of approximately 300 highly efficient cells. According to the jury, the product is capable of playing a significant role in the global transformation towards sustainable, carbon-neutral energy systems. The 20 MW modules are used, for example, for the development of a large plant owned by H2 Green Steel in Sweden (over 700 MW).
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