Department of Energy Awards $5 Million to Avium to Further Develop High-Performing Electrolyzer Stacks
Summary
Avium, an alkaline electrolysis company supported by Tallgrass, receives a three-year, $5 million award from the Department of Energy (DOE).This press release features multimedia. The award will significantly improve the cost-effectiveness of green hydrogen production and will allow alkaline electrolyzers to meet or exceed the DOE performance goal of 2 A/cm 2 at 1.7 V.Most notably, the stacks will incorporate Aviums patented catalysts and novel deposition methods boosting efficiency, increasing hydrogen production rates, and extending stack lifetimes while eliminating expensive platinum group metal components, said PJ Piper, chief executive officer at Avium.Aviums groundbreaking innovations will strengthen the U.S. manufacturing base and electrolyzer supply chains, reinforce the countrys global competitiveness, and lower electrolyzer capital and operating costs for green hydrogen production while providing improved durability under variable operation.Tallgrass has supported Avium for the last two years as the team has scaled up and proven their technology. The DOE award is an exciting milestone that will help Avium continue its important work in designing an electrolyzer stack that can take full advantage of the underlying technology, said Justin Campbell, vice president of power and transmission at Tallgrass.Avium will collaborate with U.S.-based technology leader Teledyne Energy Systems, whose proven Titan TM HMXT Alkaline Water Electrolyzer will be a test bed for this project. Other Avium collaborators on this mission-critical project are the University of Kansas, Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center, and Urban TEC.Avium is leading the development of alkaline electrolyzer technologies that improve green hydrogen productions efficiency, affordability, and reliability. Learn more at Tallgrass.com.Teledyne Energy Systems has designed and manufactured Alkaline Hydrogen Generators for over 50 years and has over 800 units currently operating worldwide.Disclosures in this news release contain forward-looking statements.