20MW Everfuel electrolyser project start-up delayed due to 'quality issue' - H2 View
20MW Everfuel electrolyser project start-up delayed due to ‘quality issue’ | Technology | H2 View
The start-up of Everfuel’s 20MW HySynergy 1 electrolyser has been delayed due to a quality issue on high pressure fittings within the high-pressure auxiliary system.
Everfuel said the main electrolyser facility is “ready for start-up,” but failed a test on February 29, 2024, and will require a rebuild on site, pushing back the completion of the facility to the middle of Q2 2024.
The company said it experienced a “quality issue” of high-pressure fittings in the Nel-supplied alkaline electrolyser’s deoxidiser, which removes oxygen and moisture from the hydrogen flow, as part of the high-pressure auxiliary system.
Everfuel has said the unit in question is part of the electrolyser supplier delivery package. H2 View has reached out to Nel for comment on the development.
Despite the failed test, Everfuel will continue to commission other high-pressure systems not affected by the deoxidiser.
The HySynergy project is planned to scale up in two subsequent phases to 200MW and 1GW in 2025 and 2030 respectively. Everfuel has told H2 View it has not decided the electrolyser supplier for the next phases.
It comes after Everfuel announced it would decommission unprofitable legacy hydrogen refuelling stations to refocus its efforts on green hydrogen production.
Read more: Everfuel to close ‘unprofitable’ hydrogen refuelling stations to refocus on production
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