New electrolysis LCA study published
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GEM / IPESE have published a study in the journal Joule on the life cycle assessment of 4 electrolyser technologies.
EPFL researchers have published a study in the journal Joule (first author PhD student Xinyi Wei) on the life cycle assessment of different hashtag#electrolyzer technologies that produce hashtag#hydrogen gas from water/steam.
The study focuses on the 4 types of electrolyzers: alkaline, proton-exchange membrane, anion-exchange membrane, and solid oxide. It assesses these technologies’ environmental impacts, and their integration with different hashtag#renewableenergy sources across multiple scenarios. Through a sensitivity analysis using EU Key Performance Indicators, the study also explores how critical material degradation from long-term electrolyzer operation impacts efficiency and environmental performance.
Overall, this work – a collaboration between the Group of Energy Materials (Jan Vanherle), Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering at EPFL (Francois Marechal), and Manuele Margni (HES-SO Valais-Wallis) establishes a complete life cycle inventory for developing frameworks to encourage broader adoption and optimization of electrolyzer technologies, which are poised to grow in importance with the rise in intermittent renewable hashtag#electricity production.
Read the full article, now online! ➡️ : https://lnkd.in/eR6zJtPH