HYTING unlocks potential for hydrogen to decarbonise heating
Published by Poppy Clements,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
Newly formed technology company HYTING has developed a safe, highly efficient, carbon-free forced-air heating system (patents-pending) that uses a unique catalytic process to turn hydrogen and oxygen from air into heat. Unlike systems that rely on hydrogen combustion to generate heat, HYTING’s technology does not produce any CO2, NOx, or particulate emissions – the only by-product is water.
The process is also inherently safe, as it does not use flammable concentrations of hydrogen at any operating point. The hydrogen is supplied at the same low pressures typical of natural gas supplies, around 1.5 bar, so costly and energy-intensive compression and storage is not used. And unlike other technologies which rely on hydrogen, such as fuel cells, HYTING’s heating system works on commonly available hydrogen sources: high-purity grades are not necessary.
HYTING’s technology uses many proven, existing components from the heating and automotive industries. It is also modular and scalable in design, with outputs of 10 - 300 kW, enabling it to be configured for a wide range of different heating applications, including industrial, commercial, and residential buildings – both new-builds and retrofits, agricultural greenhouses, portable heating units, and heating systems for commercial vehicles (e.g. buses, coaches and heavy-duty trucks). It is even suitable for pizza ovens. Prototypes are currently undergoing testing, with the first customer trials expected in Germany by the end of this year.
Tim Hannig, Founder, HYTING, said: “Just as hydrogen is recognised as an ideal means to decarbonise hard-to-abate transport sectors such as aviation, shipping, and trucks, we also see hydrogen’s potential to contribute to the decarbonisation of the building sector. We’re preparing our technology for the first customer trials, with the ambition to quickly scale to volume production within the next two years. We want to play our part in accelerating the transition from fossil fuels towards a more sustainable future by placing our zero-emissions heating systems at the heart of the clean hydrogen economy.”
Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/16052024/hyting-unlocks-potential-for-hydrogen-to-decarbonise-heating/
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