TULSA, OK and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 10, 2023 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTC PINK:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) (“Jericho”, “JEV” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its portfolio company H2U TechnologiesAnd Tokyo Gas Co.,Ltd. have joined forces under a multi-year Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to discover novel catalysts and develop techniques to apply these catalysts to membranes. The companies will leverage H2U’s proprietary Catalyst Discovery Engine™ (CDE™) to reduce the cost of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The joint H2U and Tokyo Gas press release is available on H2U’s website.
JEV is a significant shareholder of H2U and has a seat on the board of directors.
Energy utilities and manufacturers around the world are taking the initiative to expand electrolyser manufacturing, particularly for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers, which are ideal for producing “green” hydrogen from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. However, there is a major hurdle in the way. Modern PEM electrolyser designs are based on rare, expensive platinum group metals (PGMs) such as iridium, a very expensive element with severely limited supply. This is where H2U’s proprietary CDE comes in. The CDE enables scientists to rapidly discover and develop novel catalysts made from abundant materials that cost a fraction of the price of the precious metals used today. H2U scientists then use artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to further refine the search for the optimal catalyst materials.
By collaborating with H2U and leveraging the CDE, Tokyo Gas aims to develop low-cost, high-performance non-iridium catalysts and catalyst-coated membranes, thereby developing an insurance policy against future supply chain issues. Tokyo Gas plans to either use hydrogen produced by electrolysis directly or produce e-methane.
About Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Gas Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1885 and is Japan’s largest supplier of town gas, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the surrounding Kanto region. Since the liberalization of the Japanese electricity market, Japan also supplies electricity in this area. In line with his group’s Compass2030 management vision, Tokyo Gas is advancing the challenge of achieving “net-zero carbon” and will lead the transition to a decarbonized society.
About H2U Technologies, Inc.
H2U Technologies is a California-based developer of low-cost, iridium-free proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers that are particularly suited to combining with renewable energy sources. The company leverages its Catalyst Discovery Engine™ (CDE™) capabilities to develop novel catalysts for use in its electrolyzer systems. The world-class technology contained in H2U Technologies products stems from ten years of research and development at Caltech funded by the US Department of Energy. Visit h2utechnologies.com for more information.
About Jericho Energy Ventures
Jericho Energy Ventures (JEV) is an energy company positioned for the current energy transition; Owning, operating and developing both traditional hydrocarbon joint venture assets and driving the low-carbon energy transition with active investments in hydrogen. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Hydrogen Technologies, provides breakthrough, patented, zero-emission boiler technology for the commercial and industrial heating and steam industries. We also hold strategic investments and board positions in H2U Technologies (a breakthrough electrocatalyst and low-cost electrolyser platform) and Supercritical Solutions (development of the world’s first high-efficiency, high-pressure electrolyser). Jericho also owns and operates joint venture assets in Oklahoma that have a long history of producing oil and gas and which it is currently developing from cash flows to further increase production in the current elevated commodity price environment.
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