SiPHyR: A new technology for affordable net-zero hydrogen production
R&D Focus Areas:
Fossil fuel conversion, Industrial heat processes
Lead Organisation:
1414 Degrees Limited
Partners:
The University of Adelaide, RMIT University, Vulcan Steel (Australia) Pty Ltd, Woodside Energy Technologies Pty Ltd
Status:
Active
Start date:
April 2024
Completion date:
March 2027
Key contacts:
1414 Degrees – info@1414degrees.com.au
Funding:
AUD$2,500,000: Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P)
AUD$700,000: Woodside Energy Technologies
Project total cost:
AUD$5,224,100 (as per CRC-P announcement)
Project summary description:
This project will demonstrate the feasibility of a lower-carbon hydrogen production technology “SiPHyR™”, which integrates licensed designs from the University of Adelaide with 1414 Degrees’ silicon-based thermal energy storage technology, SiBrick®, to enable continuous hydrogen production from intermittent renewable electricity.
The process decomposes methane via pyrolysis yielding hydrogen and solid carbon, but no CO2 emissions. The project aims to advance SiPHyR from its current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 2 to TRL 5 within three years. A critical deliverable of this project is a detailed plan for a scaled demonstration at TRL 7 within two years of this project’s completion, ensuring the technology’s readiness for commercialisation
Related publications and key links:
CRC Projects selection round outcomes | business.gov.au (Round 15 Successful Project)
Investors | 1414degrees.com.au
Higher degree studies supported:
One PhD student, three post-doctoral researchers and one Master’s student is supported.
Reviewed: December 2024