SOUTH KOREA – A team of researchers in South Korea has just taken a massive step toward a cleaner, more efficient energy future, and it could transform how the world produces hydrogen.

Scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have developed and successfully tested the country’s first 20-kilowatt-class solid oxide electrolysis cell system, achieving over 3,000 hours of continuous operation with an 83% electrical efficiency, as reported by Tech Xplore .

The breakthrough is a leap forward for hydrogen energy — a fuel that burns cleanly, leaving only water vapor behind. Producing hydrogen efficiently has long been a challenge, since traditional electrolysis requires large amounts of electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. KIMM’s new system solves that p

See Full Page