The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $99,550,000 Cooperative Agreement to Proton Energy Systems Inc. (doing business as Proton Onsite) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this award is to build the world's first fully automated pilot Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer production line with a capacity of 500 MW per year. The specific objectives include: 1) establishing a repeatable...
The Cooperative Agreement award, funded 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 high-performance and durable anion exchange membranes (AEMs). The primary objectives are to develop AEM solutions that exceed the performance of incumbent liquid alkaline technologies, enable ramp rates rivaling proton exchange membrane...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $3,011,242, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The overarching objectives are to advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of proton-conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells (p-SOECs) from 3 to 5, considering new materials and cell architectures, demonstrate the advantages of p-SOECs compared to...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from 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), provides $99,739,322 to Electric Hydrogen Co to develop and pilot an automated, plate-by-plate manufacturing process for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer stacks. The project aims to advance the manufacturing readiness level (MRL) from 4/5 to 8/9 over the 3-year award period,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $2,400,000, was granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The goal is to discover new electrolyte, electrode, and catalyst materials for low-cost, highly efficient, and durable proton conducting solid oxide electrolysis cells (P-SOECs) to enable low-cost hydrogen production. Key objectives...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $6,223,777, was granted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The primary goal is to establish and improve U.S.-based manufacturing capacity for PEMION non-PFSA ionomers and membranes, validate scalability, and increase production volume. The secondary goal is to demonstrate a fully PFSA-free catalyst coated membrane (CCM) that meets...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $3,577,398 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The objective of this project is to combine state-of-the-art alkaline polymer electrolyzer components with advanced manufacturing methods and cell operating conditions to meet the program's goals of achieving 2.0 A/cm2 operation at reduced cost. Georgia Tech...
This $4,673,728 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to co-design catalyst, ionomer, and interface for electrolyte-free operation of durable and high-performance alkaline exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWEs). The project leverages a basic-science understanding of oxygen evolution reaction catalysts and their dynamics,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $4,589,582, was granted 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). The objective of this project is to develop scalable, large-format, proton-conducting solid oxide electrolyte cells (P-SOECs) to generate hydrogen at an electrolyzing current density of 1 A/cm2 at 1.3 V/cell and 550°C, with a high Faradaic efficiency...
This $6,602,155 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), will enable Power To Hydrogen LLC to demonstrate its advanced liquid alkaline-based electrolyzer cell design at commercial scale (250-kW stacks). The project aims to develop a domestic supplier base capable of gigawatt-scale manufacturing techniques for key electrolyzer components,...