This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), will support Pajarito Powder, LLC in domestically producing high-performance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts to furnish approximately 25% of the rapidly growing electrolyzer industry. The $13,249,999 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to address key limitations in Pajarito Powder's current batch process and derisk the commercial viability of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) in line with DOE's cost and performance targets. As part of this award, Pajarito Powder will leverage its expertise in advanced catalyst development and manufacturing to scale up production and make OER catalysts more widely available for validation, development, and deployment of PEMWE technology.
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