The HySelect EU consortium won the hy-fcell Award 2025 in the Research & Development category, recognising its advances toward solar-driven green hydrogen via the SO₂ Depolarized Electrolyser (SDE).

At hy-fcell International Expo and Conference in Stuttgart, Project Coordinator Dr. Dimitrios Dimitrakis received the award certificate from representatives of the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy Economy of Baden-Württemberg, Roland Bleinroth (Messe Stuttgart) and Holger Haas (Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH).

Recognised contributors to the SDE development are:

Aalto University: Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Michael Gasik, Pragya Narayana Prasad

DLR – Institute of Future Fuels: Dennis Thomey, Larissa Queda, Georgios Arvanitakis

Grillo-Werke AG: Martin Kürten, Jonas Michels, Irina Pfeifer, Dr. Timo Ott

This award highlights HySelect’s progress in coupling high-temperature solar processes with advanced electrolysis to enable cost-effective, low-carbon hydrogen for industry.