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ADVENT HT-PEM MEA TECHNOLOGY IS A GAME CHANGER
LIFETIME / 60 [HR TO 10%
VOLTAGE LOSS]
HT-PEM to LT-PEM Comparison
--ADVENT HT-PEM
FUEL FLEXIBILITY [CO
TOLERANCE / 1000 (PPM)]
ADVENT
RESILIENCE - HIGHEST TEMP
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
a
--LT-PEM
RUNS HUMID OR DRY [% RH
DELTAI
PEAK POWER / 10 [mW /
cm2]
Competitive Advantage
Next-Generation Technology: LT-PEM developed in 1960s has reached its limits (75°C operation)
New Chemistry: LT-PEM is water-based while HT-PEM relies on a conductive plastic resilient to extreme
temperatures. No water management allows for a simpler design, longer lifetime and smaller
balance of plant
Great Potential: Beginning of lifecycle product with room for substantial further improvement
Technical Specs
Long
lasting
Fuel-
Flexible
Resilient
Sustained
High
Power
Cost
Advantage
Degradation is still a problem for fuel cells
Advent triples lifetime (-10,000 vs. 3.500 hrs @ 10% power loss)
H₂ infrastructure installs fast with methanol or H₂ sources like biogas
Impurities in regular hydrogen such as 10 ppm CO damage LT-PEM
Our materials withstand > 2 % CO (4% at 200C)
HT-PEM function despite air pollution conditions, unlike LT-PEM
Environmental flexibility increases life and reduces cost
Advent units work anywhere in the world
LT-PEM does not run well hot or dry: < 50% RH and >30 °C ambient.
Our technology runs from 0% RH (Nevada) to 100% (Florida)
Advent runs -30 °C to +55 °C ambient temperature at FULL POWER
Similar to current tech (1,100 mW/cm2 peak power) without the extra
weight and volume of complex cooling and water management
Roll-to-roll processing for automation integration
Mated to catalyst technology that reduces platinum 8-10 fold
Simpler system design and fuel flexibility drop TCO substantially
Actively developed with world-leaders in research: NREL, LOS ALAMOS,
BROOKHAVEN and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Target Product Roadmap
2021
2022
Prototype Optimized
MEA
MEA
2023
Pilot
Production
2024
Mass
Production
Any Fuel. Anywhere.
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