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CHARGE

Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Co-funded by the European Union

CETPartnership Joint Call 2024 · CETP-2024-00202

Cost-effective green hydrogen using AC:DC operated durable SOECs

CHARGE develops durable, low-cost solid oxide electrolysis stacks — impurity-tolerant cells, protected interconnects and AC:DC operation — to bring green hydrogen below 5 €/kg.

What we do Who we are

  • < 5 €/kgtarget levelised cost of hydrogen
  • 6partners from DK, DE and PL
  • 36 monthsDec 2025 – Nov 2028
  • TRL 5at the end of the project
DynElectro ApS (Denmark) — project coordinator Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech) Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) VERMES Microdispensing GmbH COAT-IT

The CHARGE project develops next-generation solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) stack technology for efficient and durable green hydrogen production. By combining impurity-tolerant cells, low-cost coated interconnects, and a novel AC:DC operation strategy, CHARGE aims to reduce the levelized cost of hydrogen to below 5 €/kg — a 30% reduction compared to current state-of-the-art SOEC systems.

CHARGE brings together six partners from Denmark, Germany, and Poland, covering the full chain from fundamental materials research to industrial stack manufacturing. The project is funded through the CETPartnership Joint Call 2024 with support from national funding agencies EUDP (Denmark), PtJ (Germany), and NCBR (Poland).