Throughout the hydrogen value chain, a wide range of metallic and non-metallic materials are used to serve many different purposes. Their selection is based on numerous factors, such as material properties, availability, and cost, as well as process conditions and other requirements concerning strength, weight, temperature, pressure, corrosion resistance, conductivity, etc. In this section you can find news items related to the materials used in all equipment associated with water electrolysis, hydrogen transport, storage, and processing. If you would like to see your news release published here and in our email newsletter, please feel free to contact Matjaž Matošec.
RMIT University researchers have developed a cheaper and more energy-efficient way to make hydrogen directly from seawater, skipping the need for desalination and its associated cost, energy consumption and carbon emissions. What is more, the new process generates no chlorine as a by-product.
South Korean scientists investigated a synthetic method to develop new metal oxyhydroxides electrocatalysts for water electrolysis. The study summarising their findings details the process, demonstrating the long-term stability and performance of the synthesized catalysts.
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have successfully split seawater without pretreatment to produce green hydrogen. The team will now work on scaling up the system by using a larger electrolyser, so that it can be used in commercial processes such as hydrogen generation and ammonia synthesis.
Plug Power and Johnson Matthey (JM) have announced a long-term strategic partnership to accelerate the green hydrogen economy. JM will become an important strategic supplier of MEA components, providing a substantial portion of Plug’s demand for catalysts, membranes, and catalyst coated membranes (CCM).
Ionomr Innovations’ Pemion® has achieved performance and durability testing results that surpass internationally recognized standards from the US Department of Energy and Hydrogen Europe, confirming the company’s hydrocarbon-based PEM and polymer is ready for widespread fuel cell applications.
Nickel-iron catalysts are promising materials for the production of green hydrogen, but they are limited by the easy dissolution of Fe inside water-splitting cells. Now, South Korean scientists have developed a novel TTP protection layer that dramatically increases the life and performance of Ni-Fe catalysts.
In an effort to support growing demand for clean hydrogen generation, Chemours has announced a USD 200 million investment to increase capacity and advance technology for its Nafion™ ion exchange materials, to be located at the company’s manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul, France.
H2U Technologies has demonstrated proton exchange membrane electrolyzer stacks that replace expensive and scarce iridium catalysts with inexpensive and abundant catalyst materials. The company’s electrolyzer stacks leverage readily available catalyst materials to enable cost-effective green hydrogen generation.
Cranfield University has been awarded over £500,000 for a range of manufacturing projects, including three initiatives focused on how materials respond to hydrogen, which could help accelerate the adoption of hydrogen-fuelled engines and assist industries with reaching net zero carbon emissions.
NewHydrogen will further expand the existing sponsored research agreement with UCLA to develop technology to reduce the cost of green hydrogen production. The expanded program scope will include the development of efficient and stable hydrogen production using PEM electrolyzers.
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