CPE - Department of High Temperature Electrochemical Processes

What is the Department of High Temperature Electrochemical Processes?

The Department of High Temperature Electrochemical Processes (CPE) is an interdisciplinary team consisting of specialists and experts from the fields of energy, chemical engineering, materials engineering, process engineering and related areas. The unit's activities focus on the development of hydrogen technologies, with particular emphasis on the topic of solid oxide electrochemical cells (SOC, or Solid Oxide Cell), which represent a promising solution in the context of decarbonization of hard-to-electrify areas of the economy. 

What does the Department of High Temperature Electrochemical Processes do?

We carry out numerous projects involving work in the nature of research, development and implementation, as well as commercial contracts for the supply of fixed-oxide cell installations. We are also open to cooperation in which our team of specialists will advise and prepare solutions tailored to individual customers including: business entities, central administration, international and foreign institutions in the field of:

• highly efficient generation of electricity and heat by electrochemical processes - fuel cell mode (SOFC mode),
• production of zero-emission hydrogen and derivatives (including CO2 utilization) by high-temperature electrolysis and co-electrolysis (SOE and co-SOE modes, respectively), also taking into account ammonia (NH3), as a pure hydrogen carrier,
• Power-to-X and X-to-Power solutions,
• storage of electricity, heat and in other forms, among others, using reversible rSOCs (SOE-SOFC switching mode),
• numerical calculations and computer simulation of electrochemical and chemical processes and power plants,
• design and construction of power systems,
• technical consulting in the field of new hydrogen technologies and the broader power industry.

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Why should you choose our services?

We have a unique laboratory infrastructure for studying electrochemical processes from the level of individual cells and components to complete energy systems based on SOC cells of different functionality and dedicated size. CPE team members also apply proprietary and unique solutions used in numerical studies and modeling of complex hydrogen-based processes and systems.

We apply global standards for characterization of solid oxide cells. We cooperate with leading European and global institutions, including universities, research institutions and directly with industry. The team bases its experience on numerous projects funded by the European Commission, the U.S. Department of State (DoS), the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), the National Center for Research and Development (NCBR), the National Science Center (NCN), the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) and directly by industry.

The SOC/SOE/SOFC technology being developed at the High-Temperature Electrochemical Processes Plant addresses the global challenges of the hydrogen economy and minimizing the effects of climate change, particularly focusing on the production of hydrogen and synthetic fuels using renewable energy. In addition to the aforementioned activities, the plant is also focusing on the development of new materials for SOC cells to reduce the consumption of critical raw materials, as well as solutions to enable their reuse in line with recycling and closed-loop economy technologies.

The plant has a unique laboratory infrastructure for studying electrochemical processes from the microstructure level of materials to complete energy systems based on fuel cells and electrolyzers for hydrogen generation. CPE team members use commercial and proprietary codes for numerical studies of complex processes and systems. The most advanced calculations use a multi-process high-power computing cluster.

CPE uses global standards for the characterization of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), and collaborates with leading European and global institutions, including universities, research institutions and directly with industry. The team has experience gained from numerous projects funded by the European Commission, the U.S. Department of State (DoS), the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), the National Center for Research and Development (NCBR), the National Center for Science (NCN), the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) and directly by industry. The technology being developed at the Department of High-Temperature Electrochemical Processes is a response to global challenges in the hydrogen economy, particularly the production of hydrogen and synthetic fuels using renewable energy.

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