BASF Environmental Catalyst will partner to build a full loop component supply chain for fuel cells.
The company entered into an agreement with Metal Solutions, a precious metals and catalysis company, and Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., a company in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology sectors. The companies will enter discussions to extend the partnership into the field of water electrolysis.
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions have expertise in membrane and MEA technology for high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells with a strong foundation in precious metal services and catalysis.
BASF Environmental Catalyst serves customers in industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors, and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering.
Advent is a manufacturer of HT-PEM fuel cell systems targeting emerging markets in the field of sustainable and decentralized energy such as stationary power that can replace diesel generators, marine power from e-methanol fuel cells and heavy-duty mobility.
HT-PEM fuel cells operate at 120 to 180°C, offer a broad operating window and tolerate impurities in hydrogen fuel gas. The fuel cells also enable simplified cooling and need no humidification. Advent offers competitive fuel cell systems for stationary and portable applications based on methanol and onsite reforming. In the future, HT-PEM fuel cells will be also available for heavy-duty mobility and marine power.
“We are committed to building a full loop supply chain for green hydrogen technologies including precious metal services, catalysts, components and recycling,” said Tim Ingle, Senior Vice President of BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions, in a statement. “Expanding our longstanding cooperation with Advent enables us both to grow in the HT-PEM fuel cell market and helps position Europe as a leading region for the hydrogen industrial transformation.”
The agreement calls for BASF to scale up MEA production at Advent’s planned manufacturing facility in Western Macedonia, Greece, while offering Advent its portfolio of products and services to enable circularity in key materials.
Both companies will cooperate on BASF’s latest membrane development, Celtec®-Z, and the new Ion Pair™ MEA membrane concept by Advent, aiming for improved performance, lifetime and cost competitiveness.
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