In collaboration with the Engineer Research and Development Centre-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), the 19-month project will focus on reducing the operating and capital costs of electrolysers.
H2 View understands, the partners plan to develop membranes optimised for electrolysis, advance catalysts including high volume manufacturing and recycling techniques, surface coating techniques to reduce precious metal usage, and cell stack integration and testing in a full system at ERDC-CERL.
Kathy Ayers, Vice-President, Research and Development at Nel, said, “We are excited to receive this funding from the Department of Defence. This project will be an important enabler for renewable hydrogen generation at scale for industrial applications with the PEM technology.”
Nicholas Josefik, Senior Researcher, Energy Branch at the ERDC-CERL, commented, “Hydrogen generation provides a unique energy source that can be used to support the national energy security and resiliency.”
In September (2022), Nel Hydrogen US revealed it had received a $3m purchase order for a containerised PEM electrolyser from Lanzajet to produce up to 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel from sustainable ethanol per year.
Read more: Nel receives $3m PEM electrolyser order for SAF plant in US
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