Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, has announced the agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hoeller Electrolyzer GmbH (Hoeller Electrolyzer) who have more than 25 years of expertise and pioneering work in PEM technology. Under the agreement, JM will collaborate with Hoeller Electrolyzer to provide catalyst coated membranes (CCMs) for the company’s PROMETHEUS range of proton exchange membrane (PEM) stacks, developed for electrolyser systems.
Both companies are committed to supporting the transition to net zero by providing high quality stacks for a range of applications, while continuing to develop the next generation of innovative stacks and CCM components for the future.
The collaboration will focus on joint research and development, in conjunction with a fast-track manufacturing scale-up programme that will accelerate the launch of the PROMETHEUS stacks range within the next 12 months. In addition, the partnership will continue to develop electrolyser stacks with greater efficiency levels, ultimately helping lower the costs associated with green hydrogen production.
Neither of the companies is new to electrolysis; instead, both will build on their experience of developing components for fuel cell applications. JM is also driving the transition to net zero by creating closed loop recycling systems within the electrolysis supply chain that will recycle and re-use as much of the key raw materials contained in the CCM as possible.