UK’s electrolyzer manufacturer ITM Power has been contracted by an undisclosed European energy company to jointly develop a standard design configuration for a 10 MW green hydrogen production plant.
The design will, reportedly, combine two of ITM’s NEPTUNE V plug-and-play 5 MW containerized electrolyzer systems. With self-pressuring 30-bar TRIDENT stacks at its heart, NEPTUNE V is said to be cost-competitive and reliable.
According to ITM, the customer intends to deploy this plant design in several projects across the UK.
Dennis Schulz, ITM’s CEO, stated: “This agreement with yet another large-scale European energy company further cements NEPTUNE V as the clear leader in its class. The 10MW configuration will allow our customer to deploy projects rapidly across the UK.”
To remind, in late 2024, ITM concluded a technical milestone in electrolyzer technology development, having validated an additional 40% iridium loading reduction whilst maintaining stack performance and longevity.
The manufacturer shared that the development of its next-generation stack platform CHRONOS is proceeding to plan, adding that the platform will be a vehicle for adopting several technology improvements from the company’s development roadmap.
“As testing progresses, the validation of several features will be completed, many of which will also be implemented into the current TRIDENT stack platform. The step change reduction in iridium loading will be the first to be triggered for adoption for both platforms,” ITM revealed.
In 2024, the manufacturer also signed a 500 MW capacity reservation with an undisclosed global industrial customer and was appointed by UK’s Hygen Energy as a preferred supplier of PEM electrolyzers for hydrogen projects within the UK and across wider Europe.
Furthermore, in collaboration with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, the company completed the delivery and installation of a NEPTUNE electrolyzer at Tokyo Gas’ Yokohama Techno Station.