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Rosenergoatom tests hydrogen electrolyzer at 5 m³ per hour
Rosenergoatom has completed tests of a Russian-made electrolyzer that produces up to 5 cubic meters of hydrogen per hour at 99.9% purity.
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Rosenergoatom has completed testing of a domestically made electrolyzer designed to produce hydrogen from water. The prototype was built by Centrotech and is aimed at the energy sector, with output of up to 5 cubic meters of hydrogen per hour.
According to the source, the unit went through a long test cycle and logged more than 8,000 hours of operation in total. During testing, it sustained loads of up to 115% of nominal capacity, while hydrogen purity reached 99.9%, according to the developer.
The reported specifications include:
- Output: up to 5 cubic meters of hydrogen per hour
- Gas purity: 99.9%
- Operating mode: without liquid alkali, using an anion-conducting matrix
- Overload capacity: up to 115% of nominal
- Output adjustment: plus or minus 50% in less than 10 seconds
- Test lifetime: more than 8,000 hours
For power companies, that matters less as a transport fuel story than as an industrial gas one. At power plants, hydrogen is used for tasks such as cooling turbogenerators, where stable operation, fast response to load changes, and manageable maintenance matter more than headline numbers.
The source notes that demand for this kind of equipment is growing beyond Russia, with industrial electrolyzers already available from Europe, China, and the US. But for Russian customers, local production, import independence, and the ability to integrate equipment into existing energy systems without relying on foreign components remain the main priorities.
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If the prototype reaches serial production, Russian energy companies could get a domestic platform to replace some imported equipment. The next test is manufacturing scale: how quickly Centrotech can ramp production and whether it can confirm the same performance in commercial deliveries.
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