This report is the outcome of a combined effort of experts active in water electrolysis related projects coordinated by FCH2JU. It considers all three technologies of low temperature water electrolysis: proton (PEMWE), anion exchange membrane (AEMWE) and alkaline water electrolysers (AWE). It consists of a set of harmonised operating conditions, testing protocols and procedures for assessing both performance and durability of low temperature water electrolysis devices at every level of aggregation, from materials to stacks, up to grid-coupled systems. For the operating conditions, a number of agreed reference settings are presented, covering a.o. temperature, pressure, gas flow rate and gas composition. System boundaries are defined for these conditions, within which the electrolyser cell or stack is expected to operate. The report also presents an approach for assessing the effect on electrolyser performance and degradation of the exposure to more challenging conditions, known as “stressor conditions”. The grid balancing harmonised testing profiles are the result of the QualyGridS project N.735485.
TSOTRIDIS Georgios;
PILENGA Alberto;
2021-07-26
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC122565
978-92-76-39266-8 (online),
978-92-76-39265-1 (print),
1831-9424 (online),
1018-5593 (print),
EUR 30752 EN,
OP KJ-NA-30752-EN-N (online),
OP KJ-NA-30752-EN-C (print),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC122565,
10.2760/58880 (online),
10.2760/502481 (print),
