Hynfra: solid oxide electrolysis for ammonia production
By on August 18, 2025
Polish and Japanese partners sign development agreement
Click to learn more about the new Hynfra-led initiative to develop solid oxide electrolysis for ammonia production.
Hynfra, the Łukasiewicz Institute of New Chemical Syntheses (INS), Rockfin (Poland) and Niterra (Japan) will team up to develop a solid oxide electrolysis technology platform for the production of electrolytic hydrogen and ammonia, with a demonstrator to be opened at the INS campus in Puławy in 2026. Solid oxide electrolysis offers several advantages for ammonia production: it is more energy efficient than either PEM or alkaline electrolysis, and its high operating temperature means that it is able to be integrated with exothermic processes where steam is produced (as in Haber Bosch synthesis).
This is a decisive step towards making green hydrogen a practical and scalable solution for the chemical and fertilizer industries, while maintaining competitive production costs in a climate-neutral economy.
Hynfra CEO Tomoho Umeda, in his organisation’s LinkedIn announcement, 12 Aug 2025
Hynfra will be responsible for securing financing for the project, plus providing full engineering support. Ceramics manufacturer Niterra will supply the solid oxide electrolysis stacks, INS the ammonia synthesis technology, and Rockfin will design and construct the modular installation.