Highly Efficient Electrolyzers for the Hydrogen Economy

The Dresden-based Sunfire GmbH is a key enterprise for Saxony’s hydrogen economy: The company develops and produces particularly efficient high-temperature electrolyzers (SOEC) as well as proven alkaline systems which break down water into hydrogen and oxygen with the help of renewable electricity. The SOEC electrolyzers made by Sunfire are also able to generate a synthesis gas which can be further processed, for example, into synthetically produced fuels at a later stage. Customers and partners include, among others, the chemical, fuel, and steel industries.

As a manufacturer of electrolyzers which is active on quite a few technology paths, Sunfire is participating in ambitious national and international networks and major projects. This includes the establishment of the world’s first high-temperature electrolyzer of the megawatt class in Rotterdam, the participation in the first commercial power-to-liquids plant industrialized by Norsk e-Fuel in Norway as well as projects in Salzgitter which focus on the decarbonization of the steel industry. Due to its exceptional technological standing, Sunfire can expect to get substantial subsidies for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) as well as for “H2Giga” projects. Their aim is to further improve the company’s electrolyzers, develop the requisite highly automated manufacturing methods, and accelerate the establishment of mass production. Today, the company has about 400 employees around the entire globe who are united by one vision: “Replacing fossil resources in all areas of life with renewable energies.”