LoCEL-H2

Low-cost, Circular, plug & play, Off-grid Energy for remote Locations including Hydrogen

Funding: Horizon Europe

Duration: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2026 

Project partners: Consortium for Battery Innovation, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Hollingsworth & Vose, HOPPECKE Batteries, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Loughborough University, RHYDE, Sunkofa Energy, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, University of Gabes 

LoCEL-H2 (Low-cost, Circular, plug & play, Off-grid Energy for remote Locations including Hydrogen) is developing a new solution to bring renewable electricity and clean cooking fuel for off-grid communities.  

The solution comprises three core technical innovations: 

• Flexible multi-vector energy storage via community-shared advanced lead battery-electrolyser technology to generate green hydrogen. 
• Optimised advanced lead battery energy storage for households, small businesses and community buildings. 
• Scalable, plug and play prosumer microgrid with 100% renewable energy production from solar panels. 

LoCEL-H2 will conduct two pilot programs, one located in Zambia and the other in Côte d’Ivoire, assessing each community’s energy needs and tailoring the solution in order to provide renewable energy and cooking fuel for approximately 30 households and businesses in each pilot. 

For more information visit project's website: https://locelh2.org/