In the ‘Ely-ZnCoat’ project, the ZSW wants to use hot-dip galvanising to develop an innovative and cost-effective manufacturing process for highly active electrodes in alkaline water electrolysis. The next step is to prepare the commercialisation of this process together with industry using a prototype.
Hot-dip galvanising of metallic components is a process that has been used on an industrial scale for decades, is mainly used for corrosion protection and is considered sustainable. When metal components are immersed in a molten zinc, they are given a protective zinc coating. The advantages of the process: high throughputs, low unit costs, suitability for versatile and large component geometries, low thermal distortion.
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The almost 2-year project was funded as part of the EFRE Baden-Württemberg 2021-2027 programme (prototype funding for innovative technologies) and started in December 2022.
Contact
Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg ZSW
Tobias Ludwig
tobias.ludwig(at)zsw-bw.de
