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Italy – Gas generators – Supply, Installation and maintenance of a PEM Electrolyser for Hydrogen Production at JRC Ispra

Issued by European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Published
30 Aug 2026
Closed
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
EUR 1,100,000
Reference
583730-2026
Location
Italy
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply
Type
goods

At a glance

European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre in Italy has published an invitation to bid in manufacturing & supply: “Italy – Gas generators – Supply, Installation and maintenance of a PEM Electrolyser for Hydrogen Production at JRC Ispra”. The deadline passed on 1 October 2026. The stated value is EUR 1,100,000. Quote reference 583730-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 29 notices from this buyer since 2026, 11 of them currently open. There are 114 open manufacturing & supply notices in Italy on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), not through FreeTender.

Details

The procurement entails the design, manufacturing, delivery, installation, and commissioning of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysis system for hydrogen production at the JRC Ispra site. The core of the system is a 50 Nm3/h electrolyser (which must be upgradable to 100 Nm3/h) that delivers hydrogen at an outlet pressure of 30 barg. The main equipment will be delivered in a containerized/skid version divided into three specific areas: a control panel area with the AC/DC converter, a water purification unit, and an ATEX­classified area containing the stacks and gas purification treatment. In addition to the containerized unit, the scope of supply includes several external components: ­ An MV/LV transformer ­ A thermal management system (dry cooler) ­ A low­pressure hydrogen storage system consisting of a cylinder rack at 30 bar with a total volume of 5 m3 ­ A gas blender installed on the outlet piping after the storage Finally, the procurement includes a comprehensive service package covering the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), ATEX verification, staff training, two years of spare parts, and a 3­year maintenance contract. Reason for Purchasing The primary objective of this procurement is to produce green hydrogen by harnessing the renewable energy generated from the JRC Ispra site's internal photovoltaic (PV) plant. Currently, the site has a 1.35 MWp PV installation, which is planned to be expanded to 2 MWp and eventually 3 MWp in the future. Instead of using battery systems, the JRC intends to use the excess energy from this PV plant to power the electrolyser for self­consumption. The hydrogen produced will then be blended into the natural gas pipeline (up to a 10% volume blend) to feed the site's co­generators. A dedicated technical sizing analysis concluded that a modular 2x250 kW electrolyser is the optimal choice, as it offers the best compromise between the available PV power, the number of operating hours, and the demand from the co­generators across current and future PV expansion scenarios

Lots Lot 1 — Supply, Installation and maintenance of a PEM Electrolyser for Hydrogen Production at JRC Ispra (estimated 1100000)

Buyer: European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre

Buyer country: ITA

Procedure: open

CPV code: 42980000

Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).

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