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title: "Smoltek strengthens commercialization of PTE technology"
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date: 2026-10-12
author: "Fredrik Liljeberg"
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# Smoltek strengthens commercialization of PTE technology

> ““Smoltek’s tech­nol­o­gy address­es a key com­pet­i­tive issue for PEM elec­trol­y­sis: how to reduce the need for irid­i­um while meet­ing per­for­mance and oper­a­tional sta­bil­i­ty require­ments. Hav­ing worked with the company’s tech­ni­cal and com­mer­cial pre­req­ui­sites, I look for­ward to work­ing with the team to devel­op the busi­ness poten­tial I see in the tech­nol­o­gy.”  
> *Maria Pers­son Gulda*

Maria Pers­son Gul­da brings exten­sive expe­ri­ence in indus­tri­al tech­nol­o­gy selec­tion and large-scale hydro­gen plant design. As co-founder and for­mer CTO of Ste­gra (for­mer­ly H2 Green Steel), she was respon­si­ble for plant design, includ­ing hydro­gen pro­duc­tion and process tech­nol­o­gy selec­tion. She will bring this indus­tri­al cus­tomer per­spec­tive to Smoltek’s efforts to devel­op a com­pet­i­tive prod­uct that meets require­ments for per­for­mance, dura­bil­i­ty and cost.

> “Our goal is to turn tech­ni­cal progress into paid devel­op­ment col­lab­o­ra­tions and long-term indus­tri­al part­ner­ships. Maria’s expe­ri­ence will help us address cus­tomer require­ments and devel­op com­pet­i­tive busi­ness mod­els while main­tain­ing con­trol over cap­i­tal require­ments.”  
> *Oskar Säf­ström, Act­ing CEO of Smoltek*

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- Read the offi­cial press release: [*Smoltek strength­ens com­mer­cial­iza­tion with­in its hydro­gen busi­ness with Maria Pers­son Gulda*](https://news.cision.com/smoltek-nanotech-holding-ab/r/smoltek-strengthens-commercialization-within-its-hydrogen-business-with-maria-persson-gulda,c4407405)