en.Wedoany.com Reported - Wedoany News, German electrolyzer manufacturer Sunfire recently announced that it will install a high-temperature solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) demonstration unit at the chemical group BASF's site in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg, to verify the technology's operational performance on an industrial scale and support the large-scale deployment of green hydrogen. The unit is scheduled to commence operation by the end of 2026.

This SOEC electrolyzer will operate at a temperature of 850 degrees Celsius, achieving an electrical efficiency of up to 89% based on the lower heating value (LHV). Sunfire stated that this technology pathway can achieve a lower levelized cost of hydrogen production. At the end of 2025, an electrolyzer using the same technology was already installed at Finnish renewable energy company Neste's renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Sunfire CTO Christian von Olshausen commented on this: "High-temperature electrolysis offers efficiency advantages for the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries." He pointed out that this facility at the BASF site will facilitate long-term operational testing of the technology under industrial-scale conditions. Sunfire, headquartered in Dresden, hopes to accumulate more operational experience through this demonstration project for the subsequent deployment of large-scale industrial projects.

This collaboration places the SOEC electrolyzer directly at a chemical production site, creating a direct link between hydrogen output and industrial demand, thereby providing a technology validation scenario for the decarbonization of energy use in high-emission industries like chemicals.

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