IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jcltec/v8y2026i3p82-d1957482.html

Comparative Assessment of Next-Generation Hydrogen Production Technologies: Insights from Hydrogen Expo Hamburg 2025

Author

Listed:
  • Maroš Begáni

    (Department of Economy of Earth Sources, Institute of Earth Resources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Park Komenského 19, 04200 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Miriama Javorská

    (Department of Geo and Mining Tourism, Institute of Earth Resources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Boženy Němcovej 26/32, 04200 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Lucia Bednárová

    (Department of Economy of Earth Sources, Institute of Earth Resources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Park Komenského 19, 04200 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Mário Molokáč

    (Department of Geo and Mining Tourism, Institute of Earth Resources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Boženy Němcovej 26/32, 04200 Košice, Slovakia)

Abstract

The rapid expansion of the hydrogen economy has intensified the need for accessible production technologies. This study presents a comparative assessment of two next-generation hydrogen production systems showcased at the Hydrogen Expo Hamburg 2025: the containerised HyPro electrolyser and the modular Enapter EL 4.1. The analysis focuses on their technical specifications, operational philosophies, and indicative costs. Data were gathered through technical consultations with exhibitors and catalogue analyses. The evaluation highlights key differences in system architecture, production capacity, and installation requirements within academic research environments. The results demonstrate how suitability depends on the intended scale of application, contrasting a laboratory-ready modular approach with an industrial-oriented turnkey configuration. This study provides practical insights to support universities and research institutions in selecting hydrogen production equipment that aligns with their specific infrastructural and budgetary conditions.

Suggested Citation

  • Maroš Begáni & Miriama Javorská & Lucia Bednárová & Mário Molokáč, 2026. "Comparative Assessment of Next-Generation Hydrogen Production Technologies: Insights from Hydrogen Expo Hamburg 2025," Clean Technol., MDPI, vol. 8(3), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jcltec:v:8:y:2026:i:3:p:82-:d:1957482
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8797/8/3/82/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8797/8/3/82/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jcltec:v:8:y:2026:i:3:p:82-:d:1957482. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager The email address of this maintainer does not seem to be valid anymore. Please ask MDPI Indexing Manager to update the entry or send us the correct address (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.