Preparing the ground for the PEACE electrolyser stack:the old must give way to the new
Published: January 24, 2025
Just before Christmas, the PEACE project partner Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus Senftenberg (BTU) completed the dismantling of their original alkaline electrolyser stack.
BTU team prepares the dismantling of the old stack, Source: BTU (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
This facility will soon make way for the installation of a new pressurized PEACE electrolyser stack, scheduled for spring 2025, with substantial support from the PEACE project technology partner Materials Mates Italia (MMI).
The old BTU stack is cleaned and each cell is to be dismounted and stored, Source: BTU (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
The PEACE stack will be installed within the existing BTU pressure vessel. To support this, BTU has shared with MMI technical drawings and the documentation of the disassembly of the old stack step by step, in order to ensure that the new PEACE electrolyser stack can be mounted to the pressure vessel smoothly without any obstacles.
Inside the old BTU stack – each cell is being removed and stored, Source: BTU (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
In parallel, safety protocols and procedures are being developed in accordance with the Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) framework and the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) approach. These efforts will culminate in a comprehensive safety test plan to be implemented once the PEACE stack becomes operational in autumn 2025.
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