西门子能源开始生产氢电解槽

颗粒在线讯：据世界石油3月31日消息称，西门子能源将把电解模块的工业生产基地设在柏林，从而将其氢技术的核心带到首都。计划于2023年在柏林摩比特地区的Huttenstrasse开始生产。

在该基地，可以使用现有生产车间的完整基础设施。新的电解槽生产线占地 2000 平方米，耗资约 3000 万欧元。如今，该工厂主要生产燃气轮机，这是世界上功率最大、效率最高的涡轮机之一。这些已经可以使用高达 50% 的氢气运行，到2030年完全使用氢气应该是可能的。

西门子能源目前正在柏林集中其在这两个领域的专业知识，以确保可靠和成功的能源过渡到新的能源组合。这包括能源传输业务领域:在西门子能源开关厂柏林生产创新的高压产品，确保电力可靠地到达消费者。

西门子能源总裁兼首席执行官Christian Bruch表示:“通过氢电解槽的新生产设施，我们加强了在塑造能源转型中发挥积极作用的主张。为此，我们正在柏林汇集各种能源技术领域的知识。对我们来说，氢是未来能源世界的重要组成部分。为了在经济上可行，电解槽的制造成本必须显著降低。通过我们的新生产设施，我们将帮助氢气更快地具有竞争力。”

在柏林工厂，将制造单个电解槽并将其组合成功能模块或“堆栈”。然后根据所需的容量，将它们组装成更大的基于过程的单元。

在德国，这最后一个阶段将在Mülheim进行，它与柏林的新工厂密切相关，是对它的完美补充。关键的因素是，生产正在转向大规模生产:价格合理、价格合理的电解槽是能够满足不断增长的需求和未来的氢成本的先决条件。

为此，西门子能源公司正在采用质子交换膜电解技术，利用质子渗透膜和可再生能源的电能将水分离成氢和氧。该工艺的关键方面是其高水平的效率，高产品气体质量，可靠的操作，无化学品或杂质。

西门子能源最新和最强大的PEM电解槽生产线，为高达数百兆瓦的应用进行了优化，使这种规模的系统每小时可以产生数吨的绿色氢。电解槽制造中使用的电力将完全来自可再生能源。

曹海斌 摘译自 世界石油

原文如下：

Siemens Energy to start production of hydrogen electrolyzers

Siemens Energy will locate the industrial production of electrolysis modules in Berlin, and is thus taking the centerpiece of its hydrogen technology to the capital. Start of production at Huttenstrasse in Berlin’s Moabit locality is scheduled for 2023.

At this site, the complete infrastructure of an existing production hall can be used. New production lines for the electrolyzers are being set up on 2,000 square meters at a cost of around 30 million euros. Today, the site mainly manufactures gas turbines, which are among the most powerful and efficient in the world. These can already be operated with up to 50% hydrogen, and by 2030 complete hydrogen operation should be possible.

Siemens Energy is now pooling its expertise in both these areas in Berlin to ensure a reliable and successful energy transition to a new energy mix. This includes the business field of energy transmission: At the Siemens Energy Switchgear Plant Berlin innovative high voltage products are manufactured, ensuring that electricity reaches consumers reliably.

“With the new production facility for hydrogen electrolyzers, we are reinforcing our claim to play an active role in shaping the energy transition,” said Christian Bruch, president and CEO of Siemens Energy. “To this end, we are pooling our knowledge in the field of various energy technologies in Berlin. For us, hydrogen is an important component of the future energy world. For this to be economically viable, the manufacturing costs for electrolyzers must be significantly reduced. With our new production facility, we are helping to make hydrogen competitive sooner.”

At the Berlin location, the individual electrolyzer cells will be manufactured and combined to form functional modules, or “stacks.” Depending on the required capacity, these will then be assembled into larger process-based units.

In Germany, this last stage will take place at Mülheim, which is closely associated with the new Berlin plant and complements it perfectly. The critical element is that production is being switched over to mass production: Reasonably priced and affordable electrolyzers are the prerequisite for being able to cover growing demand and the future costs of hydrogen.

For this purpose, Siemens Energy is relying on PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolysis, in which water is separated into hydrogen and oxygen using a proton-permeable membrane and electricity from renewable sources. The key aspects of this process are its high level of efficiency, high product gas quality, and reliable operation with no chemicals or impurities.

The latest and most powerful PEM electrolyzer product line from Siemens Energy is optimized for applications up to the high hundreds of megawatts, enabling systems of this size to generate several metric tons of green hydrogen every hour. The electricity used in electrolyzer manufacture will be sourced entirely from renewables.