The electrolyser manufacturer said the contract for the undisclosed project was based on “multiple” 5MW containerised systems – often selected for ease of installation.
While project capacity and client details remain undisclosed, the plant is expected to come online in 2028.
However, the development has been selected for the Hydrogen Allocation Round 2. This scheme is designed to back larger green hydrogen projects, with 27 projects shortlisted earlier this year, representing up to 765MW of capacity.
HAR2 will offer contracts for difference-style revenue support to projects to give developers long-term price certainty.
ITM has already been selected to supply six of its 20MW electrolysers to Uniper’s 120MW HAR2-shortlisted project in Killingholme.
CEO Dennis Schulz said this new contract was a sign that the firm’s 5MW system was “the leading containerised product” for “mid-scale green hydrogen projects.”
From promise to performance: ITM Power’s pursuit of equilibrium
ITM Power’s electrolyser gigafactory in Sheffield, UK, represents a firm milestone in the OEM’s evolution – reflecting just how far the OEM has come from its humble beginning.
Stepping into the site is an overwhelming experience. You ascend a set of industrial metal stairs and reach an elevated viewing platform. From there, you see a vast, clinically clean factory floor. Amid the bright silver and white floors and walls, and the continuous low-level whirr of air circulation, electrolyser stacks and modules are dotted across the site, all at various stages of construction.
The heart of the facility is dedicated to assembling these industrial units, while the surrounding halls host the firm’s R&D efforts. In one room, dozens of electrolyser cells are running, each trialling different membranes, catalysts and operating profiles. From there, other rooms see more up-scaled cells and stacks, until you re-join the factory floor, where stack sub-assemblies are made with automated machines, limiting how many components are handled.
The factory, and the operations within it, also stand as a clear sign of intent for the company’s ambitions, which in the words of ITM CEO, Dennis Schulz, in his first trade publication interview, would see it stand out as an “exception” in a young market…
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