Water Electrolyser

Splits water and brine, and wins metal from solution.

$95,050Cell price
SunlightRuns on the array, unattended
Water Electrolyser process

Gases and cathode metal

  1. 01
    Hydrogen at 30 bar
    32.8 tonnes a year at $0.69 per kilogram, below grey, four times better than green
  2. 02
    Oxygen
    262 tonnes a year alongside the hydrogen
  3. 03
    Chlorine and caustic soda
    From brine, on the same machine
  4. 04
    Cathode zinc
    463 tonnes a year with Nervous Energy roasting the concentrate

Specification

Rated input850 kilowatts
MaterialsOff the shelf components
Energy capture100% of array output
Intensity3.50 to 58.0 megawatt-hours per tonne
AcceptsDeionised water, sodium chloride brine, zinc or copper leach solution