Project partners in 1414 Degrees’ SiPHyR™ programme gathered for a milestone technical workshop early this month, to progress the company’s innovative hydrogen production technology.
Meeting at 1414 Degrees’ Adelaide facility, they discussed the state of the art SiPHyR (SiBrick®-integrated Pyrolytic Hydrogen Reactor) technology which aims to produce low-emissions hydrogen from methane at a price competitive CO2 generating blue hydrogen processes. The technology is designed to achieve this by using renewable-sourced heat supplied by 1414 Degrees’ patented silicon-based thermal energy storage technology.
The meeting brought together representatives from Woodside Energy Technologies Pty Ltd, the University of Adelaide, and RMIT with 1414 Degrees staff to review recent development milestones and coordinate the next phase of the project.
1414 Degrees staff reported achievement over 30% methane conversion in tests with catalysts at 1000°C, with hydrogen concentrations exceeding 50% in the exhaust stream—providing valuable insight into the reactor’s expected performance.
The SiPHyR Stage 1 prototype reactor is currently undergoing pre-commissioning testing and remains on track to commence operation by the end of June 2025.
1414 Degrees has been innovating to fill key industry gaps for its SiPHyR technology. These gaps arise because there are no commercially available solutions currently capable of withstanding extreme conditions of high temperature pyrolysis. The Company has invented proprietary technologies to enable continuous monitoring of molten catalyst levels and a ceramic-based gas sparging system—both critical to ensuring safe and efficient reactor operation.
These will be integrated into the SiPHyR Stage 1 prototype reactor now undergoing pre-commissioning testing and formed key discussion points during the workshop.
The in-person meeting provided an opportunity for the consortium to align integration plans and research priorities as the project advances toward its first operational milestone.
Further updates will be provided as the project progresses.
For more information visit: www.1414degrees.com.au/siphyr