Case studies Chemical Engineering and Chemistry 2015-2021

Appendix B: Case studies 11 Societal impact The results of the Alkaliboost project open the way towards alkaline electrolyzers with lower ohmic resistances that can be operated at higher current densities. This will enable the realization of more compact alkaline electrolyzers that need less raw material and will hence be significantly cheaper. This is of key importance to reducing the costs of green hydrogen and, in this way, accelerating the energy transition. The water electrolysis industry is expected to be worth over €1 T by 2050 and it is therefore not surprising that there is a large interest in the Alkaliboost project from the manufacturing industry. This interest ranges from electrode and separator suppliers to stack and system suppliers and end-users of the technology.