Cummins will begin the manufacture of hydrogen electrolysers in the United States, as it looks to meet a 2025 revenue goal of US$400 million a year from advancing the nation’s green-hydrogen economy.
Electrolyser production will take place in Fridley, Minnesota, starting at 500 megawatts of manufacturing capacity annually, scalable to 1 gigawatt in the future.
Cummins will dedicate 8268m2 of its existing Fridley facility to electrolyser production.
“Expanding Cummins’ electrolyser manufacturing footprint to the United States is a milestone not only for our company but an important step in advancing global decarbonisation efforts,” said Alexey Ustinov, vice president of electrolysers at Cummins.
“This is a reflection of increasing government support through the Inflation Reduction Act, Hydrogen Hubs and a blossoming hydrogen economy in the states. Cummins’ ability to leverage our manufacturing, engineering and sourcing knowledge to build capacity will help us meet increased customer demand and continue to accelerate the clean energy transition.”
An electrolyser separates water into oxygen and hydrogen. When the electrolyser system is operated using renewable electricity – such as solar, wind or hydropower – the hydrogen it produces is “green” and carbon free.
This green hydrogen can be stored as a compressed gas or a liquid and used as an energy-dense, clean power source to help decarbonise a variety of hard-to-abate sectors, such as heavy-duty transportation and industrial processes.
This new production space in Fridley adds to Cummins’ growing global electrolyser development and manufacturing footprint. The company recently announced expansion of PEM electrolyser manufacturing capacity at its Belgium factory to 1GW and has added space to its Mississauga, Canada, site.
Cummins is also building two new electrolyser factories in Spain and China, each starting at 500MW of manufacturing capacity and scalable to 1GW.
