Advancing innovative technologies for green hydrogen production

The PROCEED project (Proton Conductive Electrolysis with Enhanced Durability), a new Horizon Europe project funded by the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking and coordinated by Politecnico di Milano, was officially launched. The project brings together a multidisciplinary European consortium of research organisations, industry partners and technology institutions.

The aim is to develop PCCEL (Proton-Conducting Ceramic Electrolyser) high-temperature electrolysis technology, based on proton-conducting ceramic cells, designed to produce high-purity hydrogen in a more efficient, scalable, and sustainable way.

PROCEED will focus on: 

• advanced materials;
• innovative metal-supported ceramic cells;
• system-level optimization;
• improvement of performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness.

Over the next four years, the consortium will develop and validate two innovative short stack configurations and demonstrate a 20 kW industrial prototype, supporting the scale-up and future commercialisation of hydrogen technologies in Europe. A strong focus will also be placed on reducing system degradation, improving operational lifetime and enabling safer and resource-efficient manufacturing approaches. 

In addition to technological innovation, PROCEED will deliver sustainability and techno-economic assessments to support future industrial deployment and market uptake. Throughout the project, the consortium will actively engage with scientific, industrial and policy stakeholders through conferences, publications, events and outreach activities.