On January 15, the listed company Jiangsu Lopal Tech.Co.Ltd(603906) announced at the “green energy and green chemistry brand strategy release conference” held in Chengdu that its Longpan hydrogen energy company and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly launched the R & D project of PEM hydrogen production catalyst from electrolytic water, This marks another important leap in Longpan’s business in the field of hydrogen energy – from the downstream “hydrogen use” field to the upstream “hydrogen production” field.
Hydrogen production by electrolyzing water with renewable energy is the most important method to produce green hydrogen at present. Direct current is connected to the electrolytic cell filled with electrolyte, and water molecules can be decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen by electrochemical reaction on the electrode. The traditional electrolytic water hydrogen production process adopts alkaline water electrolysis, which has the problems of alkali liquor loss, corrosion and high energy consumption; In recent years, PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolytic water hydrogen production technology is more advanced, which can effectively solve the problem of electrolyte recovery and recycling. At the same time, PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production has the advantages of rapid start-up and stop, and can match the volatility of renewable energy power generation. Therefore, it is the most promising green hydrogen preparation process at present.
Catalyst is an important material in PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production equipment. At present, the catalysts for PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production in China are generally imported materials with high price and high cost. Therefore, the wide application of PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production technology has been greatly hindered. After the completion of the R & D project of domestic PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production catalyst officially launched by Jiangsu Lopal Tech.Co.Ltd(603906) and the Institute of chemical engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, it is expected to effectively reduce the overall cost of PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production and provide more domestic alternatives for PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production equipment manufacturers in the Chinese market.
Jiangsu Lopal Tech.Co.Ltd(603906) established in 2003, it is a listed chemical company with leading sales in China, and its market sales of lubricating oil, coolant, vehicle urea and other products are among the top. In recent years, Jiangsu Lopal Tech.Co.Ltd(603906) has accelerated its transformation to the field of new energy. In the field of lithium iron phosphate cathode materials, it has ranked among the top industries and become a supplier of battery enterprises such as Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.Limited(300750) ; In the field of hydrogen energy, Longpan established relevant subsidiaries in 2020 and officially changed its name to Jiangsu Longpan Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in December last year.
As a professional scientific research institution under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, since 2020, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has cooperated with Jiangsu Lopal Tech.Co.Ltd(603906) to establish a joint laboratory, and successfully developed catalyst products suitable for the new generation of fuel cell vehicles. It is expected to achieve kilogram mass production this year; In the field of hydrogen production from PEM electrolytic water, the Institute of chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences is also one of the most cutting-edge scientific research institutions in China; Anhui Lu’an megawatt hydrogen power station, jointly developed by Dahua Institute, State Grid and tomorrow hydrogen energy, and using PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production technology, was officially connected to the grid for power generation at the end of December last year. The project is the demonstration project with the largest installed power generation capacity in the field of hydrogen energy application in China.
This time Jiangsu Lopal Tech.Co.Ltd(603906) and the Institute of chemical industry of Chinese Academy of Sciences will work together again. On the one hand, it will make full use of the first mover advantage in the R & D field of PEM electrolytic water hydrogen production equipment of Dahua to speed up the R & D Progress of corresponding catalyst products; On the other hand, it also marks that the product line of Longpan hydrogen energy company will expand from fuel cell vehicle hydrogen storage bottles and catalyst products originally focusing on the field of “hydrogen utilization” to a broader field of upstream “hydrogen production”.
