Sakowin partners up with the Swiss Association for the Decarbonization of Industry
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
Sakowin has announced its partnership with the Swiss Association for the Decarbonization of Industry (VzDI), sponsored by a consortium of 16 companies, the Canton of Zug and Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology. This membership follows Sakowin's selection as a provider of a cost-competitive, on demand decarbonised hydrogen production demonstrator, and illustrates the ongoing commitment of a future-oriented deep tech company specialised in the production of decarbonised hydrogen by methane plasmalysis. An industrial demonstrator is scheduled to be installed on Zug Tech Cluster premises by the end of 2024 or early 2025.
VzDI was founded in spring 2022, and brings together members committed to a common vision: promoting the establishment of a carbon-free industry. The association comprises representatives from industry, energy supply, finance, and research who play a critical role in supporting the energy transition. The main objective is to develop a comprehensive approach to reducing CO2 emissions in industrial applications, with solutions that can be implemented quickly.
The members all agree on the central role hydrogen must play, especially for the decarbonisation of high-temperature processes, which are widely used in industrial applications. The association's efforts to drive technological advancements in industrial decarbonisation include plans to install a demonstrator in the Tech Cluster Zug in the coming years. In this large-scale project, methane (CH4) will be decomposed by pyrolysis into its hydrogen and solid carbon (C(s)) components, producing hydrogen without any CO2 emissions and with significantly lower electricity consumption than electrolysis. Solid carbon, a co-product of this technology, is a new resource that shall be further developed for its use in construction and agriculture. This way of producing hydrogen is essential for the future, as it can also be CO2 negative when renewable synthetic methane or biomethane is used.
Despite their potential to be a crucial component of the energy transition, hydrogen and solid carbon produced by methane pyrolysis is yet to be acknowledged as a key solution.
The association oversees the installation of a demonstrator in the Tech Cluster Zug, and has taken steps to evaluate various methane pyrolysis technologies for their suitability and maturity for use in the project. Empa has been assigned with the task of conducting this evaluation to determine the most appropriate technology for the demonstrator. Numerous criteria were accounted for in the selection process: energy efficiency, hydrogen purity, carbon purity, quantity of hydrogen produced, additional materials/secondary products from the process, etc.
Sakowin was selected as the supplier of the Zug hydrogen production demonstrator, illustrating the robustness and quality of its science-based technology and development. The compact, modular, and stackable technological brick being developed allows onsite, on demand hydrogen production, providing an innovative solution to storage and transport issues. This partnership sends a message of cohesion, demonstrating the need to work together towards a successful energy transition. Sakowin is delighted with this new milestone in its industrial development and the confidence placed in its innovative solution.
Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/27042023/sakowin-partners-up-with-the-swiss-association-for-the-decarbonization-of-industry/
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