SunHydrogen unveils green hydrogen panel demonstration

“On 11 December 2024, our team successfully demonstrated hydrogen production in subfreezing temperatures outside the SunHydrogen laboratory in Coralville, IA,” said SunHydrogen’s Chief Technology Officer Syed Mubeen.

Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis powered by renewable sources such as wind, solar, or hydroelectric power. This process involves splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, with hydrogen being the resulting fuel. No greenhouse gases are emitted during green hydrogen production or consumption. However, a vast majority of today’s green hydrogen producers transport their product over long distances, so although the hydrogen itself is green, the delivery and transport infrastructure is carbon intensive and costly.

“Our solution will eliminate the need to transport hydrogen fuel over long distances,” stated SunHydrogen’s CEO Tim Young. “We plan to offer on-site solar hydrogen generation at or near the point of use: No more long distance transport resulting in high costs and hydrogen losses.”

Additionally, the company’s technology is fully self-contained and is not reliant on grid power for operation.

“With the completion of our commercially-relevant 1 m² demonstration, we can now begin the site selection process for larger pilot demonstrations at the 25 m² scale and beyond,” Mubeen added.

Last Autumn, the company joined the Texas Hydrogen Alliance, a coalition of industry leaders dedicated to advancing the hydrogen economy in Texas. Representatives from SunHydrogen also recently visited potential pilot plant sites in Hawaii alongside members of the Honda R&D team.

“I would once again like to thank the team at CTF Solar GmbH, Honda R&D Co., the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, Niigata Co., Ltd, and our expert consultants Prof. Kazunari Domen, Dr. Hiroshi Nishiyama, and Dr. Taro Yamada for their support,” Young concluded. “We look forward to building on this progress in 2025 as we set our sights on even greater milestones.”

To view the full video showcasing the technology in action follow the link here.

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