Thanks to our modular system design, we can offer you flexible and customizable test units for electrocatalysis and fuel cells that match your specific needs. Our parallelized systems guarantee identical conditions for electrocatalyst and cell component testing. They also enable fast, comparable, and reproducible results thanks to the use of a single common infrastructure.
The research field of electrolysis and fuel cells holds significant innovation potential. However, developing new electrocatalytic processes requires testing a wide range of parameters. In addition to typical process parameters such as pressure, temperature, feed composition, and flow rate — electrochemical systems introduce further variables, including current density, applied potential, surface resistances, and diffusion effects in membranes. Some of these are more challenging to control and compare.
At hte, we support research and development teams in managing this complexity and obtaining reliable results more efficiently. Our systems enable parallel operation of multiple electrochemical cells — from compact 4-cell units to high throughput setups with up to 16 cells. Unlike serial test systems, they ensure identical test conditions across all cells and enable direct comparison of results while generating larger datasets.
With our range of laboratory systems and modular system design, we offer flexible and configurable test setups for electrolysis and fuel cell research, tailored to specific experimental requirements.
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Compact system that combines configurable modules with a compact footprint to accelerate testing and improve statistical significance. Evaluate materials under industry-relevant conditions and obtain reproducible, directly comparable high-quality data by running all experiments under identical test conditions.
Specifications: up to 100 cm² depending on current density; 5 – 25 cm² as typical range of active area, up to 6 A/cm² and 30 V, integrated online analytics and electrochemical analysis
A high throughput system offers the highest possible comparability of test results, as it uses a common feed supply and measurement infrastructure for up to 16 cells. Customizable modules with maximized automation, parallelization and data context for highly flexible R&D.
Specifications: up to 16 cells, Electrode area from 1cm² to 100cm² per module, cell pressure up to 60 barg and temperatures up to 95°C, up to 6 A/cm² and 30 V, integrated online analytics and electrochemical analysis
In our laboratories in Heidelberg, we offer contract research programs to support your R&D with our expertise in:
At hte, we are the world’s leading solution provider of lab-scale R&D workflows. We also have extensive application know-how in the field of high throughput research. We have applied this knowledge and our technology platform for heterogeneous catalysis to electrocatalyst testing:
We support your projects with structured methodologies, including material screening and process development to rapidly narrow down promising candidates. Durability is assessed via accelerated stress tests (ASTs) as well as long term testing for application relevant lifetimes. Dynamic load protocols complement these approaches by simulating real operating conditions and enabling robust comparability of results.
Our customers rely on our test systems for electrolysis and fuel cells to provide them with comparable and reproducible data under identical conditions.
