Niagara Falls Hydrogen Electrolyzer Facility

Michels is known for building compressor and pump stations to move natural gas and oil through pipeline systems. We can perform similar scopes of work to build facilities that create energy, too.

Case in point: we completed a 35-megawatt Proton Exchange Membrane  (PEM)  electrolyzer facility in Niagara Falls, NY that separates water from the Niagara River into pure hydrogen and oxygen to create an alternative energy source. The resulting liquid hydrogen is transported through new and existing infrastructure, via hydro-dam generation, to power many markets, including aerospace, electronics, and manufacturing.

Our scope of work on this project included setting seven electrolyzers, seven rectifiers, and all associated piping inside a hydrogen production building. Outside the facility, we set a water tower, pumps, filters, chemical treatment skid, filters, purification unit, emergency diesel generator, and power distribution center. We also ran all associated piping and electrical cables.

The Niagara Falls electrolyzer facility is one of the first green hydrogen facilities built in the United States.