The PBCTF facilitates testing of anode electrocatalysts and high temperature membranes
at electrolyzer relevant conditions.
Not exact matches
According to John Turner, a research fellow
at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., who was not involved in the research, the discovery could reduce the need for platinum in a conventional
electrolyzer.
Ni also reported that with recent upgrades, their cells can transform CO2 to CO
at double the rate of other CO2 - splitting
electrolyzers of a comparable size, which could help them process large volumes of CO2 when scaled up.
The test bed
at NREL allows for modeling these systems and controllers in a simulated environment first and then testing with actual
electrolyzer hardware and grid models.
NREL has demonstrated this capability in a joint project with Idaho National Lab (INL) where a remote grid model running
at INL controlled the 120kW PEM
electrolyzer at NREL based on grid conditions.