Cut Delivered Hydrogen Costs. Own Your Supply.
For process engineers and operations managers evaluating on-site hydrogen generation, the economics of cylinder and tube trailer supply get harder to justify every year. Price volatility, delivery scheduling, and vendor dependency all add up. On-site electrolysis solves all three. This unit makes the transition straightforward.
Phoenix Equipment has a like-new NEL C-30 hydrogen generator available immediately. Built in 2019. Barely used. ISO 22734-1 certified. It produces 99.9995% pure hydrogen at 435 psig (30 barg): the purity level required for most analytical, industrial, and energy applications.
Why This Unit. Why Now.
NEL is one of the most respected names in electrolyzer technology. The C-30 runs on PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) technology. No caustic chemicals. No KOH handling. That eliminates an entire category of operational safety risk that alkaline systems carry, simplifying both installation and ongoing maintenance.
It is also a proven, field-tested platform, not a prototype or early-generation system. Acquiring this unit means skipping the 12–18 month lead time on new electrolyzer orders, which have stretched significantly as hydrogen demand has grown across refining, semiconductor, food processing, and fuel cell applications.
The capital case is equally straightforward. A new NEL C-30 carries a significant price premium over secondary market pricing. For a facility already consuming hydrogen at this scale, the payback should be under 12 months.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity: 30 Nm³/hr (1,140 SCFH)
- Purity: 99.9995% hydrogen
- Output Pressure: 435 psig (30 barg)
- Energy Consumption: 5.8 kWh/Nm³
- Turndown Range: 0–100% production flexibility
- Certification: ISO 22734-1
- Power Supply: 480VAC / 60Hz / 3-phase
- Footprint: Two compact enclosures — Power Supply (8' x 3.5' x 6.75') and Electrolyzer Enclosure (5.5' x 3.5' x 6.5')
- Includes: DI water subsystem
The 0–100% turndown range is worth noting specifically. It gives operations teams full flexibility to match hydrogen output to actual demand . No waste, no minimum run constraints.
What's Included
The unit ships as a complete, self-contained system:
- Power Supply Enclosure with integrated rectifier
- Electrolyzer Enclosure with Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) cell stack
- Deionized water subsystem
- Full instrumentation and controls
No additional hydrogen generation infrastructure required. This is a plug-and-produce system designed for rapid integration into an existing facility.
Acquisition & Next Steps
This asset is available now. Given its condition and the current lead time environment for new electrolyzers, it is unlikely to remain available long.
For organizations actively evaluating on-site hydrogen generation — or engineering teams specifying equipment for a new or expanded production line — the full technical package is available upon request. ??
View full specifications and request a quote: https://phxequip.com/plant/3506/electrolysis-hydrogen-plant-30-nm3-hr-1-140-scfh
Or contact Phoenix Equipment directly at 732-442-6990.