University of Sheffield to Scale up Hydrogen Production

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The University of Sheffield has received new equipment that will enable it to generate more green hydrogen than any other UK research centre.

The university has installed a new PEM electrolyser, provided by IMI Remosa under the new brand IMI VIVO, which will be deployed at the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC).

The SAF-IC stands as the UK’s primary research and development facility capable of creating, assessing, validating, and aiding in the certification of novel fuels all within a single location. Together with the new electrolyser, it will bestow the UK with research and development capacities in sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) and will play a significant role in curtailing carbon emissions in aviation.

With the recent addition of the electrolyser, the university is projected to have the capacity to generate nearly 140Nm3 per hour of green hydrogen, with a storage capability of 1450Nm3. This equates to the energy required to power 200 homes.

Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian, Director of the University of Sheffield’s Energy Institute, stated, “With this new electrolyser at our SAF-IC facility, we can collaborate with industry and fellow academic institutions to uncover and showcase the most effective means of materialising a hydrogen-based economy and a more environmentally friendly future. We are immensely pleased to possess the capability to produce green hydrogen on our premises, thus facilitating the continuation of our research and development into SAFs – particularly Power-to-SAF technology – industrial fuel transition, and decarbonisation.”

Researchers from Sheffield will collaborate with the university’s partners in the aviation sector to formulate fresh hydrogen and carbon dioxide-based fuels that adhere to the standards and regulations that are posing challenges to the sector’s decarbonisation efforts.

Moreover, the university is an integral part of a consortium led by Virgin Atlantic, aiming to execute the world’s inaugural 100% SAF transatlantic flight, scheduled to take place later in 2023.

IMI Critical Engineering Europe’s President, Giuseppe Buscemi, remarked, “The aviation industry is accountable for roughly 7% of the UK’s total carbon emissions, and this figure is on an upward trajectory. The development of novel fuels and solutions is thus imperative to reverse this pattern and achieve decarbonisation within the sector. We anticipate that this technology, both here and in other applications, will play a pivotal role in lessening emissions across multiple sectors, as part of our commitment to providing pioneering engineering for an improved world.”

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