Power to Hydrogen Selected to Present at the 2021 NREL Industry Growth Forum

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Power to Hydrogen Selected to
Present at the 2021 NREL
Industry Growth Forum

One of 40 cleantech startups selected globally, Power to Hydrogen will present to potential investors
and other cleantech industry stakeholders.

Columbus, Ohio — (March 5, 2021) — Pioneering hydrogen and energy storage company, Power to Hydrogen has been selected to present to investors and industry representatives at the 2021 NREL Industry Growth Forum (IGF), to be held virtually on April 20-22, 2021. The IGF, celebrating its 26th anniversary, is hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It is one of the nation’s premier events for cleantech entrepreneurs and other industry experts. P2H2 was selected from a field of more than 150 entrepreneurs following an extensive selection process.

Power to Hydrogen is commercializing Clean Energy Bridge (CEB), an advanced reversible fuel cell technology that dramatically reduces the cost of green hydrogen and energy storage. Located in Columbus, Ohio, Power to Hydrogen is working with leading organizations, including Shell and NASA to develop and deploy Clean Energy Bridge. Tad Dritz, CEO of Power to Hydrogen, said about the company’s participation, “being selected for IGF is a great validation of the technology and business, and an extremely encouraging sign as we grow Power to Hydrogen and pursue our mission to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy.”

More than 600 cleantech investors, entrepreneurs, and industry representatives are expected to attend this year’s IGF. Among them will be 40 of the world’s most promising start-up companies, including Power to Hydrogen, that will be presenting their cleantech innovations to potential investors and industry experts. In addition, the companies will compete for the 2021 outstanding venture awards.

“We’re facing global pressures to reduce negative climate impacts and ensure clean water, clean air, and sustainable energy and food systems” said IGF Program Manager Sheila Ebbitt. “We received applications from around the world and across technology sectors. It was a challenge for our investor selection committee to narrow the selection down to the top 40 startups.”

For more information and a complete list of IGF presenting companies, please visit https://www.nrelforum.com/.

About Power to Hydrogen

Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) is accelerating the transition to a clean energy future by improving access to and affordability of renewably-derived green hydrogen and energy storage. With Clean Energy Bridge, an efficient and cost-effective reversible fuel cell system, P2H2 generates hydrogen on-site and produces power when needed most, during peak usage and outages.

Head Office

6625 Singletree Dr.,
Columbus, OH 43229

EMAIL US

info@power-h2.com

Power to Hydrogen Advancing Manufacturing Readiness with Scale For ClimateTech

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Power to Hydrogen Advancing Manufacturing Readiness with Scale For ClimateTech

COLUMBUS, Ohio January 20, 2021 – Pioneering hydrogen and energy storage company, Power to Hydrogen is participating in the downstate cohort 3 of Scale For ClimateTech, a program designed to accelerate growth of innovative clean energy companies with help from industry leaders in New York State.

Funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and administered by NextCorps and SecondMuse, Scale For ClimateTech (S4C) helps participants improve manufacturing plans, with production scaling, and building relationships with vendors and other energy companies primarily in the eastern US. S4C also supports completing third-party certification and testing, and securing strategic partnerships in order to get their products to market faster. Since 2018, S4C has backed over 30 teams whose products help reduce carbon emissions through better energy efficiency and reliability.

Power to Hydrogen was accepted into Cohort 3 in Fall 2020, and just completed their first Accountability Board meeting with a select group of technical and manufacturing experts. The program focus includes improving the manufacturing readiness level (MRL) for Power to Hydrogen’s Clean Energy Bridge, a revolutionary device that efficiently and cost effectively generates hydrogen and stores energy. By reducing risks associated with manufacturing, Power to Hydrogen can navigate time-sensitive, critical decisions throughout the process.

Tad Dritz, CEO of Power to Hydrogen, said about the company’s participation in S4C, “Although it’s early days, participation in Scale For ClimateTech is already proving valuable by connecting us with prototyping and manufacturing expertise and providing fresh perspectives on our supply chain strategy.”

About Power to Hydrogen

Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) is accelerating the transition to a clean energy future by improving access to and affordability of renewably derived green hydrogen and energy storage. With Clean Energy Bridge, an efficient and cost-effective reversible fuel cell system, P2H2 generates hydrogen on-site and produces power when needed most, during peak usage and outages.

About Scale For ClimateTech

Scale For ClimateTech provides immersive training on manufacturing and business planning, along with a team dedicated to making manufacturing easier — from mentors and experts in the field and product and packaging designers, to manufacturers, suppliers, and investors. Companies are coached by their peers, a community of technical experts, customized accountability teams, and a network of partners. There is no cost to participate or stake in equity involved. Scale For ClimateTech is funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and administered by two organizations — NextCorps in Rochester, New York, and SecondMuse in NYC. For more information, visit http://forclimatetech.org, or email shelby.thompson@secondmuse.com

Head Office

6625 Singletree Dr.,
Columbus, OH 43229

EMAIL US

info@power-h2.com

Hydrogen on the Final Frontier

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Hydrogen on the Final Frontier

COLUMBUS, Ohio January 7, 2021 – Because it is very light and burns with extreme intensity, hydrogen is the fuel of choice for space exploration, and soon it will have a new use – energy storage. NASA’s Artemis program aims to land the first woman and next man on the moon, as well as establish a permanent lunar base. The solar powered base will be located in a crater near the moon’s south pole and must survive long lunar nights that can last more than 350 hours. Energy storage is needed, and P2H2’s tech is NASA’s preferred solution, which is why they are supporting development with a Tipping Point grant. Selection was based on high energy density, roundtrip efficiency and the stage of development. NASA also appreciated our tech’s robustness to low quality water, which opens the opportunity to convert recently confirmed lunar water resources into hydrogen fuel and oxygen for life support.

Being selected for the Tipping Point grant is but one of many positive news items from this past quarter. More on the fruits of our efforts are included below.

Finally, I would like to once again thank you for your support during a difficult 2020. We’re looking forward to better days ahead and working with you to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.

– Tad Dirtz, CEO

Product
Clean Energy Bridge has met some important milestones in recent months, including:
  • Intellectual Property — The foundational patent (USPTO #10,844,497) was awarded in late November. The patent, which covers our core cell architecture, validates the uniqueness of our approach that enables reversibility and high performance. 
  • Scale-up — Work began on increasing cell size to 300 cm2, the size required for NASA and our 10 kW demo, which is slated for early 2022.
  • Product Roadmap — As part of the NYSEDRA-sponsored Scale for ClimateTech program, we’ve developed a comprehensive development roadmap that includes 10-kW, 250-kW and MW-scale Clean Energy Bridge products to serve multiple green hydrogen and energy storage markets.
Markets
Power to Hydrogen is focused on meeting market needs.
  • Space — Selected by NASA for a Tipping Point grant. The 3 year / $3.4 million contract is focused on developing P2H2 technology for lunar energy storage to support a permanent base, which is part of NASA’s Artemis program.
  • Cleantech — In October, P2H2 CTO Paul Matter presented at Peter Fusaro’s Wall Street Green Summit, the longest running and most comprehensive sustainable finance conference.
  • Logistics — A team of students with the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors program at The Ohio State University confirmed the value of on-site hydrogen generation for fuel cell lift trucks at distribution centers, a key market for Clean Energy Bridge. 
Operations
  • Facilities — Our now fully functional office is furnished and sports a “Power to” sign to recognize visitors and new employees and celebrate milestones, including the arrival of a new year (see picture below).
  • New Additions — Hired two new employees, Sr. Mechanical Engineer Dr. Travis Hery, and Business Intern Matthew Fix. Dr. Hery will lead development of high pressure stacks and systems. Matthew is assisting with office operations and managing social media.
  • Social Media — Our new social media accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn are up and running, and our YouTube channel has a few videos posted already as well.

About Power to Hydrogen

Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) is accelerating the transition to a clean energy future by improving access to and affordability of renewably derived green hydrogen and energy storage. With Clean Energy Bridge, an efficient and cost-effective reversible fuel cell system, P2H2 generates hydrogen on-site and produces power when needed most, during peak usage and outages.

Head Office

6625 Singletree Dr.,
Columbus, OH 43229

EMAIL US

info@power-h2.com

NASA TAPS CENTRAL OHIO COMPANY TO PROVIDE ENERGY STORAGE ON THE MOON

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NASA TAPS CENTRAL OHIO COMPANY TO PROVIDE
ENERGY STORAGE ON THE MOON

COLUMBUS, Ohio November 12, 2020 – Power to Hydrogen, a startup company in the heart of Ohio with a mission to accelerate society’s transition to a clean energy economy here on earth has the potential to reach even farther – all the way to the moon.   

Power to Hydrogen (P2H2), of Columbus, Ohio is benefitting from a $3.4 million NASA Tipping Point contract for lunar energy storage. The funded project provides a boost for Clean Energy Bridge™, a reversible fuel cell technology invented at material science company pH Matter and being commercialized by P2H2. 

NASA’s Tipping Point program is reserved for technologies that have been proven to a great extent but would benefit from an investment to accelerate maturation. According to the program description, “a technology is considered at a tipping point if an investment in a demonstration will significantly mature the technology, increase the likelihood of infusion into a commercial space application, and bring the technology to market for both government and commercial applications.” This describes well P2H2’s Clean Energy Bridge that can effectively provide energy storage on the moon and also be used to convert renewable energy – such as solar and wind – to hydrogen for use as fuel or converted back to electricity to be used during peak times or when renewable energy generation assets are not producing power.

In practical terms, this means that excess solar energy collected during the moon’s “daytime” – which lasts 14 earth days, can be banked in Clean Energy Bridge™ to provide electricity to a future lunar base during the equally long lunar night. The hydrogen being stored can also be tapped for other uses on the moon such as transportation fuel or as an ingredient in producing
materials on the moon. 

NASA’s Tipping Point nod is essentially saying that this Buckeye State tech has great promise to help enable further space exploration and commercial efforts. 

“When we began development of Clean Energy Bridge, our intent was to help accelerate the clean energy economy here on earth,” said Dr. Paul Matter, P2H2 Chief Technology Officer. “In fact, once we proved our initial concepts and design, we attracted attention from the green energy sector as well as international energy companies like Shell– and they’re now a strategic partner.” 

“We’re excited about the Tipping Point Award and would love to see our tech on the moon. However, our real mission at Power to Hydrogen is to improve things here on Earth,” said P2H2’s CEO Tad Dritz, who is a veteran of both the fossil fuel and green energy industries. 

“Clean Energy Bridge holds great promise to supply low cost, zero-carbon fuel for fleet vehicles from lift trucks to buses, trucks and trains, act as a hub of renewably powered microgrids, and improve the economics of utility-scale wind and solar installations,” Dritz added. 

For the past year, Dritz worked closely with inventors of the core technology, Matter and Christopher Holt, pH Matter COO, to establish P2H2. Despite the pandemic’s effects on travel and the like, Dritz and team have accelerated P2H2’s activities over the summer and fall. In that time, the startup has secured support from partners, added personnel in business development and engineering, and established an office on the northside of Columbus.

Matter and Holt previously founded pH Matter in 2010 to develop innovative materials to be used for advanced energy storage solutions. Along the way they’ve developed and sold specialized materials to customers as varied as the U.S. Dept. of Defense, and automotive OEMs.

Contact: Ron Sylvester
rcs@ronsylvester.com | 614.314.9218

 

About Power to Hydrogen

Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) is accelerating the transition to a clean energy future by improving access to and affordability of renewably derived green hydrogen and energy storage. With Clean Energy Bridge, an efficient and cost-effective reversible fuel cell system, P2H2 generates hydrogen on-site and produces power when needed most, during peak usage and outages.

Head Office

6625 Singletree Dr.,
Columbus, OH 43229

EMAIL US

info@power-h2.com