Smoltek

Smoltek protects the company's innovative technology platform through an extensive and growing patent portfolio consisting of around 110 patent assets, of which 80 now have been granted.

The latest patent is the first of a new patent family, called "Electro Catalyst Support", and regards how to use Smoltek's core technology in electrochemical cells. In this case - how the group company Smoltek Hydrogen can use the technology to radically decrease the amount of iridium catalyst load in PEM water electrolyzer cells as well as increase the output per area of the cell.

"With this new patent family Smoltek expands its IP portfolio to include the field of green hydrogen production. This is a breakthrough for us as we now can be a key supplier of technical solutions that enable the hydrogen industry to scale up the production of PEM electrolyzers.", says Fabian Wenger, Head of R&D at Smoltek Hydrogen. 

The Electro Catalyst Support patent family is covering an electrolyzer and a method for producing a catalyst supported on a nanostructure. The innovation relates to devices used in electrolysis, particularly for the electrolysis of water, a way of producing hydrogen gas without fossil fuels. It provides means of converting excess electrical energy from intermittent energy sources, such as wind and solar power to chemical energy for storage and later use.

With this new patent, Smoltek's patent portfolio now globally comprise 80 granted.