Hydrogen

For ARCA, hydrogen is an old acquaintance because we have been reliably controlling this gas for many years. With the continuous further development of our control valves and actuators, we are the technology leader in this segment today.

The use of hydrogen in the energy industry continues to grow, both as a storage medium for renewable energies and as a fuel for a low-emission future. Transformation is in full swing. New manufacturing processes, transportation routes, feed-in systems and uses are rapidly evolving – with one constant: the safe control and monitoring of this element. ARCA ECOTROL® control valves have proven their worth in hydrogen plants and infrastructure, from production and transportation to feed-in.
Our control solutions operate with high precision and extreme reliability to control the enormous pressures that occur during transportation in pipelines and in plants (for example during storage). Our valve series with a modular design ensures smooth and precise control.
Further specific requirements that hydrogen places on processes and plants mean
additional challenges for materials and control valve design. Due to the tiny size of the molecule, hydrogen can leak more easily than any other gas. Furthermore, it is highly explosive in mixtures of about 4 % or more in air. This requires sophisticated solutions and materials with the appropriate chemical and physical properties.