Identifying and building a sustainable energy system are perhaps two of the most critical issues that today’s society must address. Replacing our current energy carrier mix with a sustainable chemical element component is vital for our future.
A renewable energy source, for instance wind, can be used to produce hydrogen by water electrolysis for use in fuel cells. The excess of hydrogen produced by these sources at a low electrical energy demand point, can be stored as a fuel enabling a high energy utilization.
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysis offers a number of advantages such as, production of hydrogen from pure water, greater energy efficiency, and more compact designs.
Although alkaline electrolysis is nowadays the most commonly used technology in this area due to the lower cost.