Sinopec’s first solar-driven hydrogen production test unit is now in operation!

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Recently, Sinopec’s first off-grid proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis water hydrogen production test facility, designed and developed by Shigong Jianzhongyuan Design Company, was successfully put into operation. This is the first time that Sinopec has combined photovoltaic power generation systems with proton exchange membrane water electrolysis technology for hydrogen production. This combination allows solar energy to be directly converted into hydrogen, with zero carbon emissions. This device is part of the results of the project \"Research on Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Hydrogen Production and Related Technologies and Equipment\" undertaken by Zhongyuan Design Company for a petroleum engineering technology services company; the hydrogen production test facility constitutes the core component of this project. The new device makes use of the direct current generated by off-grid photovoltaic systems to electrolyze pure water into hydrogen and oxygen, enabling real-time conversion of solar energy into hydrogen energy; the purity of the hydrogen produced is 99.999%. Field application results show that the device produces hydrogen steadily, with the hydrogen output meeting the design requirements; the electricity consumption per standard cubic meter of hydrogen produced is less than or equal to 4.91 kilowatt-hours.