This company develops a novel, membraneless electrolyser technology for green hydrogen production that eliminates the need for scarce materials like iridium and rare earth metals. Their system delivers high-pressure (220bara) and high-purity hydrogen directly, integrating compression into the electrolysis process for greater efficiency. The design utilizes mass-manufactured industrial metals, ensuring low costs and facilitating easy end-of-life recycling.
Funding
$4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Traditional green hydrogen production methods are expensive and can rely on supply chains with scarce critical materials. Existing electrolyzer technologies often deliver low-pressure gases, necessitating costly and complex compression for many industrial applications.
Solution
Supercritical is developing a high-pressure, ultra-efficient electrolyzer for green hydrogen production. Their technology produces hydrogen at 220 bar with 99% higher heating value (HHV) efficiency, eliminating the need for hydrogen compressors in many applications. The electrolyzer is designed without membranes and utilizes abundant industrial metals, avoiding the use of rare earth materials, iridium, and PFAS chemicals. This approach reduces capital expenditure, increases system reliability, and lowers the levelized cost of hydrogen.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes industries requiring high-pressure hydrogen, such as ammonia production, refineries, methanol production, steel manufacturing, and other sectors seeking to decarbonize their processes.
Features
- High-pressure output of 220 bar hydrogen, suitable for direct use in many industrial processes
- 99% HHV stack efficiency, minimizing electricity consumption
- Membraneless design for increased reliability and lower manufacturing costs
- Constructed from mass-manufactured industrial metals, avoiding scarce critical materials
- All-metal design for easy end-of-life recycling using existing processes
- High-purity hydrogen output (up to 99.999 mol%) meeting ISO 14687 Grade D standards
- High-pressure, high-purity oxygen byproduct stream