Topsoe’s facility to start supplying solid oxide electrolyser cells

Danish manufacturer Topsoe says its new factory in Herning, Denmark, will soon start delivering energy efficient stacks to customers from its new Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cell (SOEC). This technology can turn renewable electricity into green hydrogen through electrolysis, also enabling derivatives such as e-ammonia, e-methanol and a variety of other end-products.

Herning will have a capacity of 500 MW per year, and compared to hydrogen produced from fossil fuels
it will avoid emitting 7.6 million tonnes of CO2 in its first ten years, equivalent to more than 4,000 return
flights from Paris to New York. The plant will be ready to ship its first electrolyser stacks in the first half of
2025, reaching full capacity by 2026.

These green chemicals will be essential in decarbonising sectors like steel production, aviation and shipping, which are currently responsible for roughly 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

“Herning is the culmination of work that began in the late 1980s. It is our latest and perhaps most important contribution to solving global problems,” says Topsoe CEO, Roeland Baan. “It’s part of a tradition going back to pioneering ammonia production for fertiliser to secure food for a growing global population, and curbing acid rain by reducing emissions of sulphur and other pollutants from fossil fuels. We’re proud to be at the forefront of this part of the energy transition with a facility that will demonstrate on an industrial scale what our technology can do.”