Atura Power has selected Cummins to design and manufacture the electrolyzer system for its Niagara Hydrogen Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, according to a news release.
Cummins’ proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis system will be manufactured at its Mississauga, Ont. facility and become the centerpiece of Atura Power’s Niagara Hydrogen Centre. Powered by renewable hydroelectricity, the electrolyzer system will split water into oxygen and “green” hydrogen. This carbon-free green hydrogen will then be provided to industrial customers for immediate consumption and will be transported and blended into the fuel stream at Atura Power’s Halton Hills Generating Station, creating cleaner electricity for Ontario.
Detailed design work and system integration is underway, with plans to bring the Niagara Hydrogen Centre online in early 2024.
Atura Power conducted a competitive procurement process in early 2022 and Cummins provided a strong technical solution, the release states. Cummins acquired Mississauga-based Hydrogenics in 2019 and has continued to expand its hydrogen and other zero-emissions technologies portfolio, which includes PEM and alkaline electrolyzer solutions.
“The Niagara Hydrogen Centre is our flagship facility that will set the pace for our green and low-carbon hydrogen projects,” says Shelley Babin, President and CEO of Atura Power, in the release.
