Proton OnSite Has Been Awarded a Contract for Approximately USD 1.8 Million and Assumes the Lead Role in the US Government Advanced Water Splitting Benchmarking Project

• DOE strategy includes all four major pathways, AEM/PEM, SEOC, STCH
  and PEC
• Proton team given responsibility for AEM/PEM low temperature
  electrolysis pathway
• Project to create best practices document and databases for
  advanced water splitting research

WALLINGFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#DOE–Proton OnSite (Proton), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nel ASA, Oslo
Norway (Nel, OSE:NEL) has been awarded a contract for approximately USD
1.8 million to participate in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)
Advanced Water Splitting Benchmarking Project. This is a critical piece
of DOE’s HydroGEN Energy Materials Network (EMN) consortium, which was
launched to accelerate the discovery and development of materials for
low cost hydrogen production, enabling energy storage, resiliency and
economic opportunities across sectors. Proton will work with DOE
National Laboratories and lead a team to ensure that all experimental
results across the water splitting research community are properly
vetted, standards are set for comparison, and roadmaps are developed
including research priorities and capability needs. Kathy Ayers,
Proton’s Vice President of Research and Development, has been named
overall project lead. The DOE strategy includes all four major pathways:
low temperature anion exchange membrane (AEM) and proton exchange
membrane (PEM), high temperature solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC), solar
thermochemical (STCH) and photoelectrochemical (PEC). Proton is directly
responsible for the AEM and PEM pathway and will develop a series of
Best Practice documents and databases for advanced water splitting
research, and roadmaps for further development of each pathway.
Deliverables include performance or thermodynamic benchmarks for new
materials, plans for long-term stability assessments, and evaluation of
device performance under real-world conditions.

“I am honored to lead this amazing team,” says Ayers, “and am proud that
Proton was selected to work with the DOE on this project.”

This work is supported by DOE’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO)
within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).

For information on Proton OnSite, visit: http://ww2.protononsite.com/AdvancedWaterSplittingPR101317

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