SunHydrogen and TPG Engineers Collaborate on Groundbreaking Pilot Plant Design
Key Ideas
- SunHydrogen partners with The Process Group for the front-end engineering design of a >25-square-meter hydrogen production pilot plant utilizing PEC technology.
- The pilot plant, expected to be operational by late Q4 2025, will be a critical test of SunHydrogen's green hydrogen production technology at a larger scale.
- The collaboration aims to pave the way for future large-scale renewable hydrogen production, with plans to expand to modular hydrogen panel farms in the future.
- SunHydrogen envisions producing green hydrogen directly from sunlight and water, targeting a market estimated to be worth over $1 trillion per year by 2050.
SunHydrogen, Inc. has partnered with The Process Group, LLC (TPG Engineers) to work on the front-end engineering design of a >25-square-meter proof-of-concept hydrogen production pilot plant in Coralville, IA. This pilot facility will deploy SunHydrogen's proprietary photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen panel technology at a larger scale, with the engineering design phase expected to conclude by July 2025. The pilot plant is set to be fully operational by late Q4 2025, comprising interconnected PEC reactors to test the technology in real-world conditions. The Process Group will provide support in various areas including integration of PEC modules, design of fluid systems, mechanical interconnections, and gas handling. SunHydrogen's CEO, Tim Young, expressed excitement about the collaboration and the potential for large-scale hydrogen farms in the future. Following this proof-of-concept, SunHydrogen plans to expand to installations on a much larger scale, envisioning modular hydrogen panel farms. The collaboration aims to demonstrate a scalable and high-impact solution for renewable hydrogen production. SunHydrogen is focused on producing green hydrogen from sunlight and water, tapping into a market that is projected to be valued at over $1 trillion per year by 2050. The company's ultimate goal is to enable emission-free hydrogen production for industrial applications and fuel cell use. This innovative project signifies a significant step towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly hydrogen economy.