Solid oxide electrolyser cells ("SOEC") can integrate directly into refinery operations by supplying clean hydrogen for desulphurisation, hydrotreating, and other key processes. This enables meaningful emissions reductions without overhauling existing infrastructure. As pressure mounts to decarbonise heavy industry, refineries represent a major opportunity for scaling clean hydrogen deployment in a way that aligns with global net zero targets.
Global market
EU ETS, RED III and RFNBO regulations will drive an increase in clean hydrogen use in refineries.
Clean hydrogen supply for refineries is forecast to reach >7 million tonnes per year by 2030, with the largest electrolyser installations in Europe and North America representing an electrolyser capacity demand of 20GW.
>7 million
tonnes per year by 2030
Why ceres?
Ceres solid oxide electrolysis solutions
- Can provide low-cost hydrogen for use in oil refineries at high efficiency
- Can be thermally integrated with oil refineries to further increase production efficiency by using heat from process steam for the electrolyser
- Minimise the cost of hydrogen compressors by operating pressurised
Key stats
Why we stand apart
33–50%
of the cost of compressing hydrogen can be eliminated by using Ceres' pressurised electrolysis systems relative to atmospheric electrolysers
30–35%
lower power consumption per kg of hydrogen compared to low-temperature electrolysis
