Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) has secured a commercial order from SINTEF, one of Europe’s largest research organizations, to supply a 0.5-megawatt anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer system for a flagship European Union carbon utilization project in Norway.
The system, scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026, will be installed at SINTEF’s facility in Tiller, Norway, where it will generate green hydrogen for an innovative gas fermentation process that converts captured carbon dioxide into zero-emission acetone — a key industrial chemical used in solvents, plastics and manufacturing supply chains.
The contract marks Power to Hydrogen’s second commercial deployment and broadens the reach of AEM electrolysis beyond hydrogen production and into the rapidly emerging market for low-carbon chemicals. The project follows the company’s first commercial installation at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, expected to come online later this year.
The consortium-backed project is designed to demonstrate a commercially viable pathway for converting captured CO₂ directly into acetone, addressing one of the central challenges of the circular carbon economy: transforming waste carbon into valuable industrial products.
“This project is about demonstrating a practical and scalable route to transform captured CO₂ and renewable hydrogen into valuable chemicals,” said Alexander Wentzel, Chief Scientist at SINTEF.
“To make that viable, we need hydrogen production technology that can combine efficiency, flexibility and a pathway to lower system cost. We believe that Power to Hydrogen’s AEM platform can fulfill this ambition.”
The selection by SINTEF represents a significant endorsement of Power to Hydrogen’s technology as industries across Europe seek scalable solutions to decarbonize manufacturing processes and reduce dependence on fossil-based feedstocks.
“SINTEF is among the most rigorous research institutions in Europe, and they selected our technology because it delivers what serious industrial processes need: cost efficiency and durability under real operating conditions,” said Paul Matter, CEO of Power to Hydrogen.
“It also shows growing commercial demand for industrial-scale AEM electrolysis as industries look for ways to decarbonize. We believe these kinds of applications will be critical to unlocking the next wave of demand for cost-competitive green hydrogen.”
Under the project, Power to Hydrogen’s electrolyzer will supply renewable hydrogen for a process that combines hydrogen with captured CO₂ to manufacture acetone using renewable electricity.
The company said its AEM platform is designed to rapidly respond to fluctuating renewable energy inputs while maintaining durability under continuous industrial operation — characteristics considered critical for large-scale carbon utilization projects.
The latest order highlights growing momentum behind green hydrogen and carbon utilization technologies as governments and industry accelerate efforts to build low-emissions chemical production pathways and commercialize carbon recycling at scale.
