This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to establish domestic manufacturing capacity for a high-performance and durable anion exchange membrane (AEM) solution. The primary objectives are to develop AEM technology that exceeds the performance of incumbent liquid alkaline (LA) technologies at 1.0 A/cm2, while reducing potassium hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte concentrations to 1-3 M, and achieving ramp rates rivaling proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) technologies. The $7,631,551 award to Ionomr Innovations Inc., a foreign-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, will provide immediate production capacity of approximately 0.4 GW/year for anion exchange polymers and 1 GW/year for AEMs, with a demonstration of the economics and process for a 10 GW/year capacity. The project will be completed by December 31, 2025.
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