A Letter of Intent has been signed by Westinghouse Electric Company and Bloom Energy to pursue commercial nuclear power plant clean hydrogen production.
Across the nuclear industry, the companies are working together to find and implement clean hydrogen projects.
An integrated high-temperature electrolysis solution for the nuclear industry will be developed by Westinghouse and Bloom Energy. Nuclear power plants are well-suited to use electrolyzer technology to produce large quantities of clean hydrogen with minimal disruption to their current operations because of their ability to run around the clock and provide high-quality steam input.
A tenfold or more increase in demand for hydrogen and its emerging applications is expected by 2050, outpacing the capacity of the current hydrogen infrastructure. Hydrogen’s future as a clean energy source necessitates that it be produced in greater quantities from low- and zero-carbon sources.
A wide range of industries can benefit from the hydrogen produced by nuclear plants, including renewable fuel production, oil and metal refining, ammonia synthesis, mining operations and mobility in heavy trucks, buses and even airplanes.. Companies like these are also well-positioned to help the US DOE build hydrogen hubs.
