Varennes acquires electrolyzer system in Quebec to split water into hydrogen and oxygen
Mike Edwards
News Accelera by Cummins consortium electrolyzer hydrogen HyLYZER-5000 oxygen plant Proman Shell Suncor Varennes Carbon Recycling water
Accelera by Cummins, a business segment of Cummins Inc., based in Columbus, IN, will supply a 90-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system for Varennes Carbon Recycling’s (VCR) plant in Quebec.
Above: Aerial view of the Varennes Carbon Recycling plant under construction.
VCR is a consortium between Shell, Suncor and Proman, with the support of the Canadian and Quebec governments. The biorefinery will be powered by the exclusive waste-to-methanol technology platform developed by Enerkem.
This electrolyzer system will be comprised of four HyLYZER-5000s — Accelera’s largest electrolyzer product. Each HyLYZER-5000 utilizes 25 MW of electricity and can produce up to 10 tons of hydrogen per day.
An Accelera by Cummins Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer.
This first-of-its-kind installation will provide the capacity needed to generate clean, renewable hydrogen and oxygen for VCR’s conversion of waste material to low-carbon-intensity fuels and circular chemicals.
The facility is under construction and scheduled to be operational in 2025.
An electrolyzer splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen can be stored as a compressed gas or liquid and used as an energy-dense, clean power source to help decarbonize a variety of hard-to-abate sectors.
The VCR plant will use both the renewable hydrogen and oxygen to recycle carbon and hydrogen from waste materials.
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