{"id":12533,"date":"2023-04-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/projects\/megaem\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:36:37","slug":"megaem","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/megaem\/","title":{"rendered":"ME(G)AEM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ME(G)AEM \u2013 Highly efficient and cost-effective hydrogen production through alkaline membrane water electrolysis<\/h2>\n

Anion exchange membrane electrolysis (AEMEL) offers the potential for highly efficient and cost-effective hydrogen production from renewable energies. This is made possible by combining two established electrolysis technologies: alkaline electrolysis (AEL) and proton exchange membrane electrolysis (PEMEL). This combines the advantages of PEMEL, such as high current densities and dynamic system operation, with an alkaline medium that is less corrosive and thus allows the use of less expensive transition metals instead of expensive precious metals.<\/p>\n

As part of this project, highly active, long-lasting, and cost-effective industrially relevant anodes and cathodes for AEMELs will be developed using electrochemical deposition (galvanic and corrosive) based on catalytically active base metals (e.g., Ni, Fe, Mo) and hydroxides. These electrodes will enable increased performance and durability while reducing material and manufacturing costs. The usability of these electrodes for electrolysis operation will be tested in laboratory cells (\u2264 25 cm\u00b2), and scalability will be experimentally validated up to an industrially relevant electrode area of \u200b\u200b200 cm\u00b2.<\/p>\n

Both corrosive and galvanic deposition are cost-effective, industrially applicable and scalable processes that allow catalytically active alloys with large specific surface areas to be deposited. In combination with nickel and carbon substrates with graded porosity for improved mass transport to the catalyst, electrodes with optimised activity and reduced manufacturing costs are to be developed.<\/p>\n

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pAST-EL – Predictive AST Protocols for Alkaline Electrolysis<\/h4>\n

As part of the pAST-EL project, ZBT and DLR are developing predictive stress tests and machine learning models to detect degradation more quickly, predict service life more reliably, and optimise operating strategies for electrolysers.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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grELjet<\/h4>\n

As part of the grELjet project, ZBT is collaborating with Fraunhofer ENAS to develop spatially resolved, optimised catalyst layers designed to reduce the iridium requirements of PEM electrolysers and increase their efficiency.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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