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News and insights about Smoltek Hydrogen
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May 28, 2024
Smoltek Hydrogen has finalized design of a Prototype Coater tool for carbon nanofibers
Smoltek HydroÂgen and AGC PlasÂma TechÂnolÂoÂgy SoluÂtions have finalÂized the design of a ProÂtoÂtype Coater for indusÂtriÂal growth of carÂbon nanofibers. The purÂpose with the tool is to verÂiÂfy that the nanofibers can be grown using a PlasÂma Enhanced ChemÂiÂcal Vapor DepoÂsiÂtion (PECVD) techÂnolÂoÂgy from AGC. The techÂnolÂoÂgy is scalÂable and can be extendÂed to be used for subÂstrates of sevÂerÂal square meters, for future mass production.
News
May 24, 2024
World-leading vehicle manufacturer is testing custom-made cell material
One of the world’s largest vehiÂcle manÂuÂfacÂturÂers is testÂing cusÂtom-made proÂtoÂtypes of a cell mateÂrÂiÂal that can sigÂnifÂiÂcantÂly reduce the amount of iridÂiÂum in an elecÂtrolyzÂer cell. The cusÂtom-made proÂtoÂtypes delivÂered by the subÂsidiary Smoltek HydroÂgen have the potenÂtial to reduce the iridÂiÂum load in elecÂtrolyzÂer cells by 95% comÂpared to today’s comÂmerÂcial mateÂriÂals, which is a preÂreqÂuiÂsite for large-scale proÂducÂtion of fosÂsil-free hydrogen.
News
April 15, 2024
Smoltek Hydrogen has successfully completed a long-term electrolyzer cell test
Smoltek HydroÂgen has proÂduced hydroÂgen, for 1,000 hours with a catÂaÂlyst load of only 0.2 milÂligrams of iridium/​cm2, withÂout any breakÂdown of the nanosÂtrucÂture in the cell havÂing occurred.
News
FebÂruÂary 28, 2024
Smoltek can reduce contact resistance in electrolyzers and fuel cells
Smoltek has three new patents grantÂed – in three new and sepÂaÂrate patent famÂiÂlies, all relatÂed to how our techÂnolÂoÂgy can reduce conÂtact resisÂtance between difÂferÂent layÂers in elecÂtroÂchemÂiÂcal cells, mainÂly for use in elecÂtrolyzÂers and fuel cells. These new patents also bring our IP portÂfoÂlio to comÂprise 87 grantÂed patents.
News
NovemÂber 24, 2023
Smoltek Hydrogen is verifying its technology for high-volume manufacturing
Smoltek HydroÂgen has placed an order for the design and engiÂneerÂing of a ProÂtoÂtype Coater for indusÂtriÂal growth of carÂbon nanosÂtrucÂtures. The purÂpose is to verÂiÂfy that the nanosÂtrucÂtures can be grown using the equipÂment from AGC PlasÂma TechÂnolÂoÂgy SoluÂtions that has been selectÂed for future mass proÂducÂtion – a PlasÂma Enhanced ChemÂiÂcal Vapor DepoÂsiÂtion (PECVD) tool that can be conÂfigÂured for subÂstrates of sevÂerÂal square meters.
News
NovemÂber 8, 2023
Smoltek patent No. 83 now granted – the first in a new family
Smoltek is awardÂed a new patent. This patent is also the first one in a new patent famÂiÂly called ElecÂtro CatÂaÂlyst HeatÂing, which disÂclosÂes a way of facilÂiÂtatÂing endotherÂmic elecÂtroÂcatÂalytÂic reacÂtions by adding heat in the catÂalytÂic strucÂture in the elecÂtrolyzÂer cell. This patent also brings our IP portÂfoÂlio to comÂprise 83 grantÂed patents.
News
OctoÂber 23, 2023
Together towards 0.1 mg iridium/​​cm2
Smoltek HydroÂgen attendÂed the 244th ECS event in GothenÂburg, OctoÂber 8–12. This was a perÂfect venue to introÂduce our new mateÂrÂiÂal for elecÂtrolyzÂers to potenÂtial cusÂtomers. The mesÂsage was that now we are ready to engage in prodÂuct develÂopÂment projects with elecÂtrolyzÂer companies.
News
SepÂtemÂber 8, 2023
Smoltek aims to unlock the scale-up for PEM water electrolysis
EffiÂcient use of iridÂiÂum can boost green hydroÂgen proÂducÂtion in this decade and Smoltek HydroÂgen wants to seize the opporÂtuÂniÂty by offerÂing a nanosÂtrucÂtured porous transÂport elecÂtrode that reduces cost and optiÂmizes use of the critÂiÂcal anode catÂaÂlyst in PEM elecÂtrolÂyÂsis cells.
News
August 24, 2023
Smoltek patent No. 80 now granted – the first in a new family targeting the green hydrogen industry
Smoltek is awardÂed a new patent. The first one in a new patent famÂiÂly called ElecÂtro CatÂaÂlyst SupÂport, which is tarÂgetÂed towards the proÂducÂtion of green hydroÂgen. This innoÂvaÂtion disÂclosÂes how our carÂbon nanofibers can supÂport the iridÂiÂum catÂaÂlyst load in a PEM-elecÂtrolyzÂer in a betÂter way. This patent also brings our IP portÂfoÂlio to comÂprise 80 grantÂed patents.
News
August 15, 2023
From Tokyo to Gothenburg for development of sustainable tech
We are pleased to announce that from today Sankar SasidÂhaÂran, PhD, has joined Smoltek, thanks to a presÂtiÂgious indusÂtriÂal postÂdoc grant from WISE – WalÂlenÂberg IniÂtiaÂtive for SusÂtainÂable MateÂrÂiÂal Science.
News
May 26, 2023
Inauguration of our in-house hydrogen laboratory
Today we have inauÂguÂratÂed the new in-house hydroÂgen labÂoÂraÂtoÂry. In these facilÂiÂties equipped with advanced instruÂments and tools the R&D team can carÂry out perÂforÂmance meaÂsureÂment and long-term tests of elecÂtrolyzÂer cells, and will also be able to manÂuÂfacÂture test cells.
News
April 28, 2023
Smoltek can radically reduce the iridium catalyst loading in PEM electrolyzers
Smoltek has achieved very sucÂcessÂful test results of the comÂpaÂny’s disÂrupÂtive cell mateÂrÂiÂal for PEM elecÂtrolÂyÂsers. ProÂtoÂtypes with only 0.5 mg of iridÂiÂum per square cenÂtimeÂter proÂduce as much hydroÂgen as a stanÂdard mateÂrÂiÂal with 2.5 mg of iridÂiÂum per square centimeter.
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Press releases
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OctoÂber 29, 2025
Smoltek highlights global iridium shortage at hydrogen event in Hamburg
SepÂtemÂber 30, 2025