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Smoltek Hydrogen sees strong interest for the PTE-technology
Smoltek Hydrogen notice a strong interest from global industrial companies within PEM electrolyzers and fuel cells regarding our disruptive PTE-technology. Driven by the realization that early adoption provides crucial competitive advantages, there are now several hydrogen giants that are evaluating the technology.
April 14, 2025
“The interest in our PTE technology has been great, but what is truly remarkable is the speed of the evaluation processes that we are now seeing from several global players. They realize that this is not just an improvement, but a technology that can redefine the playing field for both PEM electrolyzers and fuel cells,” says Ellinor Ehrnberg, President of Smoltek Hydrogen.
Smoltek Hydrogen has developed a patent-protected nanotechnology that enables the fabrication of high-performance porous transport electrodes (PTEs), for electrochemical cells:
- For PEM electrolyzers, this enables a thirty-fold increase in catalytic surface area, potentially reducing iridium usage by up to 95 percent – an innovation that no other player in the market can match. This paves the way for producing fossil-free hydrogen at competitive prices.
- For fuel cells, our technology can reduce internal contact resistance (ICR) and counteract electrochemical corrosion – two key factors for increased performance and improved lifespan.
Several leading global industrial companies are now evaluating Smoltek Hydrogen’s PTE-technology. According to Ellinor Ehrnberg, their normally time-consuming evaluation and development processes are being accelerated by the realization that the first player to integrate the technology will gain significant and likely unassailable competitive advantages. Smoltek Hydrogen is already selling PTE prototypes for evaluation purposes and aims to be able to sell full-scale electrodes in 2026.
Read the full interview (“How Smoltek Hydrogen aligns development with customer needs”) with Ellinor Ehrnberg on our IR blog.
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