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Validate the numbers on the 100 kW pilot.

Run your own gas on our pilot in Sophia-Antipolis: measured yields, carbon grades and energy per kilogram of hydrogen, before you commit to a plant.

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THE 100 KW PILOT

Your gas, our torch, measured numbers.

As a direct extension of our engineering expertise in CFD, mechanical design, process integration and automation, Plenesys conducts pilot-scale experimental campaigns on its 100 kW pilot. These trials validate the performance of both the plasma torch and the methane pyrolysis process under representative industrial conditions, including compatibility with diverse gas feeds such as flared gas, biogas or client-specific mixtures. Operating parameters are then adjusted and optimised to meet the defined process requirements.

In parallel, we perform dedicated torch-only tests in controlled environments to evaluate thermal behaviour and arc stability under demanding conditions. The data forms a robust technical foundation for design optimisation, reliable integration into existing installations and efficient scale-up from pilot to full industrial deployment.

Plasma torch assembly installed on site, with its gas and cooling lines

WHAT WE MEASURE

Four numbers you leave with.

CH₄ → 2H₂ + C

Conversion rate

of methane to hydrogen and solid carbon

kWh / kg H₂

Energy consumption

per kilogram of hydrogen produced

Arc stability

Plasma in continuous operation

thermal behaviour, torch-only and in-process

H₂ · CO · CO₂ · CH₄ · C₂H₂

Outlet gas composition

detailed analysis of the product gas

WHAT YOU GET

A customised report, and a protocol built around your objectives.

Each test results in a customised report that includes operating data, co-product analysis, technical recommendations and design parameters. The testing protocol can be adapted to your specific objectives — pressure, composition, throughput — and serves as a foundation for a feasibility study into the pre-engineering phase.

In the report

Operating data of the campaign
Co-product analysis: hydrogen purity, carbon grade
Technical recommendations
Design parameters for your plant
Adapted to pressure, composition and throughput

The test bench, step by step

How a test campaign runs.

Your gas goes in at station 1; measured hydrogen, carbon and energy figures come out at station 4.

Four stations of the Plenesys 100 kW pilot test bench

SERVICES

From a gas sample to a running plant.

From feasibility testing and process engineering to commissioning and long-term technical support, one team follows your project from concept to operation.

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