Advent Technologies has concluded a Department of Energy HydroGen Program in which a number of collaborators advanced the state of hydrogen production with a next-generation water electrolysis.
Funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the project also included lead partner Northeastern University, the University of Delaware, along with several National Laboratories.
The purpose of the program was to use ion exchange membranes and low-cost catalysts to achieve three main objectives:
Lower cost of hydrogen
Cost-effective electrolyser
Electrolysis of saltwater
Dr. Vasilis Gregoriou, Advent’s Founder and CEO, said, “This advancement further validates Advent’s leading role in hydrogen production. We were excited to have partnered with prestigious research institutions such as Northeastern University and the University of Delaware, as well as multiple DOE Laboratories – including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratory.”
“Going forward, we will now be even better placed to leverage our expertise in commercialising these materials to enable the hydrogen economy over the next decade.”
Northeastern University Professor and Chair of Advent’s Technical Advisory Board, Sanjeev Mukerjee, added, “We are pleased to work with Advent and our other partners to advance this exciting green hydrogen technology. The developments from this program have the potential to significantly speed up the adoption of the hydrogen economy.”
“This advancement could drop electrolyser system costs by at least 50% due to this technology enabling higher power density. Furthermore, the potential to use seawater instead of high purity water as a feedstock can significantly lower the total cost of operation and allow for faster deployment of distributed hydrogen production units throughout the continent. The team has greatly exceeded the benchmarks established by the DOE, achieving levels of performance thought unattainable five years ago.”
