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Barony and Partners Will Focus on Producing 3D Printed Components for Green Hydrogen Electrolysers and Hydrogen Fuel Cells

CARSON CITY, NV, UNITED STATES -- Barony Power Corp.’s CEO, Caisey Harlingten announces the January 2025 commencement of an initial one year mechanical and materials science project with a University of Tasmania (Utas) and Deakin University collaboration. The year one objective is to manufacture novel BPC Green Electrolysers, and Hydrogen Fuel Cells while 3D printing the essential electrolysis components for both.

If successful, this Patent Pending Research, will herald a paradigm shift in the manufacturing mode of Green Hydrogen Electrolysers and Hydrogen Fuel Cell components. By extension, it will have a profound effect on the competitiveness of Green Hydrogen as both a transportation fuel and a power source for green electricity generation.

“Success in 3D printing Green Hydrogen Electrolyser and Hydrogen Fuel Cell components promises to greatly expand the world’s access to Green Hydrogen as a clean source of energy.” said Caisey. “This can be achieved by revolutionizing the mass production of these components using commonly available materials in conjunction with 3D printing methods.”

Simultaneously “the BPC Hydrogen Lab”, at the UTas School of Engineering, is embarking upon the stand-alone production of novel and competitive BPC Green Hydrogen Electrolysers and Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Regardless of its success in novel 3D component printing that Deakin University intends to achieve, BPC also intends to successfully demonstrate its own competitive and novel Green Hydrogen Electrolyser and Hydrogen Fuel Cell using only commercially available electrolysis components.

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Simultaneously “the BPC Hydrogen Lab”, at the UTas School of Engineering, is embarking upon the stand-alone production of novel and competitive BPC Green Hydrogen Electrolysers and Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Regardless of its success in novel 3D component printing that Deakin University intends to achieve, BPC also intends to successfully demonstrate its own competitive and novel Green Hydrogen Electrolyser and Hydrogen Fuel Cell using only commercially available electrolysis components.

Although success with the Deakin 3D printing project promises to reduce the green hydrogen electrolyser and hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing costs and delivery times across the board, UTas delivered BPC Green Hydrogen Electrolysers and BPC Hydrogen Fuel Cells intend to be state of the art in their own right, proprietary and very competitive in a world with explosive power demands.

Green Hydrogen is an emerging power source that is generated using renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and/or hydro and applied to a process called electrolysis. In simple terms, this process involves splitting water molecules (H₂O) into hydrogen (H₂) and oxygen (O

This makes Green Hydrogen a clean and sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuels and a potential game-changer in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It can be used in various sectors, including heating, electricity, transportation fuel and power and can replace most, if not all, forms of industrial power generation. ). When hydrogen is used in transportation, industry or any other use, the “exhaust” is pure, clean, drinkable water, making Green Hydrogen one of the cleanest power sources in the world.

“I am confident that we will be able to overcome the two biggest challenges in the 3D printing of electrolysis components; these two challenges being: 1. making common silica glass conductive for use as an electrolysis component feed stock and 2. being able to mass-produce these key components of electrolysis using a 3D printing technology that will replace all current fabrication methods.” said Dr. Vipul, Barony’s Head Research Scientist at Deakin University

A report by Deloitte estimates that the green hydrogen market could reach a value of $1.4 trillion per year by 2050, supporting around 2 million jobs globally per year between 2030 and 2050. The market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.6% from 2024 to 2032, reaching a value of $334.6 billion by 2032

About Barony Power Corp. (BPC)

 

BPC is a US Green Hydrogen Technology company working in conjunction with its founding equity partner the University of Tasmania and academic associate Deakin University.

BPC’s focus is on the development of high efficiency, low cost, durable, small and mass-produced Green Hydrogen electrolyser and hydrogen fuel cell components and systems.

Chief among the intended strategies BPC intends to employ for achieving the aforementioned will be the development of proprietary specialty materials conducive to and amenable to the mass production of hydrogen electrolysis components using 3D printing technology.

In addition to the specialty materials development / 3D printing project underway at Deakin University, BPC is doing parallel product development in the BPC Hydrogen Lab, University of Tasmania, School of Engineering.

This development aims to produce proprietary and highly competitive BPC Green Hydrogen Electrolysers and BPC Hydrogen Fuel Cells regardless of its Deakin University 3D printing effort.

A success at Deakin University with 3D electrode printing will significantly enhance the competitiveness of BPC Green Electrolysers and BPC Hydrogen Fuel Cells.

In a time of exploding energy demands BPC products stand to be, at a minimum, either competitive in their own right or overwhelmingly competitive with its anticipated 3D printing, mass manufacturing success.

All development is being done under University of Tasmania Patents Pending and licensed exclusively to BPC.

The University of Tasmania has sought and obtained BPC’s permission to engage with its industry contacts for potential licensing agreements of emerging BPC products.

BPC will offer Sub Licenses of the aforementioned technologies to the highest and most qualified bidders.

Barony Power's Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer/Fuel Cell Project

 

Barony Power's Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer/Fuel Cell Project - Fuelcellsworks

Barony Power, Utas, and Deakin University collaborate on 3D printed components for green hydrogen electrolyzers and fuel cells, aiming to revolutionize green hydrogen production.

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Launch of the 2025 Call for Proposals by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership

 

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership is excited to announce the launch of its 2025 Call for Proposals under the Horizon Europe programme. 

As the Clean Hydrogen partnership enters its technology upscaling phase, it will fund projects to achieve cost-effective renewable hydrogen production, develop cost-effective hydrogen storage solutions or deliver reliable, scalable fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles and maritime applications. The call also allocates €80 million from the RePowerEU Plan for the continued development of Hydrogen Valleys across Europe. 

With a total budget of €184.5 million, the call aims to accelerate innovation across critical areas of the hydrogen value chain and reflects continued commitment towards advancing clean hydrogen technologies for climate neutrality and competitiveness in Europe.

“The 2025 call reflects our continued efforts to invest in research and innovation for a competitive clean hydrogen value chain in Europe. We are looking at expanding hydrogen’s applications in key sectors, enhancing fuel cell technologies and hydrogen electrolysis efficiency, while tackling major market challenges, such as reducing hydrogen’s production costs, improving material durability and safety, and strengthening Europe’s hydrogen infrastructure. Finally, hydrogen valleys will again be an important part of the call, in a drive to support both large and small-scale Hydrogen ecosystems integrating production, distribution, and use", said Valerie Bouillon-Delporte, Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.

The call is addressing key topics from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership Strategic Research Agenda with funding allocated as follows:

  • €40M for Renewable Hydrogen Production 
  • €16M for Hydrogen Storage and Distribution 
  • €17M for Transport Applications 
  • €5M for Heat and Power 
  • €6.5M for Cross-Cutting Activities 
  • €80M for Hydrogen Valleys

All applications must be submitted via the EU’s Funding and Tenders portal before the deadline of 23 April 2025. Clean Hydrogen will host an information day in Brussels on 22 January. For more information, visit the dedicated call pages on the Clean Hydrogen Partnership website

Source: https://www.clean-hydrogen.europa.eu/media/news/powering-future-eu1845m-clean-hydrogen-partnership-call-boost-hydrogen-value-chain-across-europe-2025-01-15_en

 

 
 
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The market for renewable hydrogen production technology has been slower than expected for the industry in general, including Nel. Order intake in 2023 and 2024 fell short of expectations, and several customer projects are significantly delayed or are at risk of being cancelled. In addition, Nel has initiated a process to retain control over delivered equipment as compensation for more than one-year overdue receivables as communicated in previous financial reports. As a result, Nel has limited need to produce new alkaline electrolyser equipment in the near term and will adjust its production and organizational capacity correspondingly.

“While the long-term outlook for clean hydrogen remains strong, we must make some tough decisions today based on lower order intake in 2024 than expected,” said Nel’s President and CEO, Håkon Volldal. “This is an unfortunate situation, and I’m sorry that we now have to let go of many qualified people.”

Nel has decided to halt production in Herøya temporarily. This will predominantly impact the Norwegian workforce in the alkaline business segment. The planned reductions will affect roughly 20% of the full-time employees reported at the end of the third quarter of 2024. Approximately half of the reductions have already been executed in the fourth quarter of 2024 through voluntary resignations and termination of consultants.

“The company remains well financed, and with these actions we will preserve cash while still being able to aggressively pursue sales opportunities and invest in technology development,” said Kjell Christian Bjørnsen, CFO of Nel.

Nel continues to see a strong pipeline of clean hydrogen projects and is actively working on several concrete bids, including projects where Nel is currently undertaking paid front-end engineering design (FEED) studies. Nel also sees good near-term opportunities to sell containerized PEM systems. The company will also continue to further develop its current and next-generation technology platforms.

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Nel has secured $29m in additional investment tax credits for its planned electrolyser gigafactory in Michigan, US, bringing its total funding to around $200m.

The extra funding came as part of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C) programme, which is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and managed by the US Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.

Nel has yet to make a final investment decision (FID) on its 4GW factory, which is expected to be worth $400m. In an online statement, the Norwegian company said the “build-out of the site depends on demand.”

Announced in 2023, the facility is scheduled to produce both alkaline and PEM electrolyser technology. Its 4GW output would make it one of the world’s largest manufacturing plants. However, with President-Elect Donald Trump set to enter office in a week’s time, concerns are mounting over the potential shift in policy direction, raising fears that the US could lose momentum on its clean energy advancements.

Concerns range from the potential complete repeal of key legislation, like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), to a more cautious approach where only select climate provisions may be cut. The Trump-Vance administration could adopt an “all-of-the-above” strategy, making isolated cuts to the IRA’s climate provisions while keeping elements that align with the administration’s broader policy goals.

Nevertheless, Nel is continuing to lead the technology shift in the US. Last October, the electrolyser manufacturer completed the expansion of its PEM factory in Connecticut, increasing its annual capacity from 50 to 500MW.

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Japanese chemicals and materials science group Asahi Kasei Corp (TYO:3407) has secured governmental support of up to JPY 11.4 billion (USD 72m/EUR 70m) to increase its manufacturing capacity for components used in the production of green hydrogen.

The company intends to build new plants for both cell frames and membranes for electrolysers, it said. The facilities will have a manufacturing capacity of at least 2 GW each and should be established at Asahi Kasei’s site in Kawasaki, Japan, by 2028.

The government support will cover a substantial part of the project’s total costs estimated at JPY 35 billion.

The expansion is expected to bring Asahi Kasei’s total annual capacity for cell frames and membranes to more than 3 GW.

With the project, Asahi Kasei aims to establish a stable domestic manufacturing supply chain for technologies that will help Japan reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

According to data cited by the company, the annual installed capacity of water electrolysers is expected to rise to 31 GW globally by 2030 as hydrogen is seen as a clean energy alternative to fossil fuels.

Asahi Kasei aims for a 20% share of the world’s major water electrolysis equipment markets, primarily in Europe, North America, and India, by around 2030, Masami Takenaka, lead executive officer of Asahi Kasei, noted in the statement.

(JPY 1 = USD 0.006/EUR 0.006)

Asahi Kasei wins financing for hydrogen production equipment project | Hydrogen News | Renewables Now

 

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