The German start-up enapter has developed an electrolyser that uses just 2,4 liters of water to produce enough green hydrogen to power a home for days. The clean energy future may be closer than we imagine.
From a Pacific island to the conquest of green hydrogen
Vaitea Cowan, the co-founder of Enapter, was born in New Caledonia, one of the South Pacific islands affected by climate change. You have always studied the potential of green hydrogen in replacing fossil fuels and you have thrown yourself into it body and soul in this startup.
Enapter is based in Germany and has completed over 100 projects in 33 countries using its ion exchange membrane electrolyzers. Its technology is capable of transforming renewable electricity into hydrogen, and without emissions.
How Enapter devices work
Green hydrogen is extracted from water through an electrolysis process powered by renewable energy. The efficiency and costs of this method have long been criticized, but Enapter claims that its electrolyzer solves these problems, making green energy production accessible and fast even at home.
The device can produce enough energy to power a home for several days, depending on its energy storage capacity. And it does it with water consumption eight times lower to that of a dishwasher (20 litres) e the 50% than that used for a single flush (5 litres).
And now turn off the tap, please
I know, I feel it. From today, every time I go to the bathroom I will think about the energy I could produce with just half the water used to flush the toilet. Some even make money off it, though in that case it is not water.
