Toshiba’s New Large-scale Production Technology for Electrolysis Electrodes for Hydrogen Production from Renewables Cuts Iridium Use to 1/10

Promoting PEM water electrolyzers for power to gas technology that will contribute to realization of a hydrogen economyTOKYO, October 06, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) has developed large-scale production technology for the electrodes that realizes high level efficiency in Power to Gas (P2G) technology, essential know-how for advancing toward a carbon neutral society, while reducing the use of iridium, one of the world’s rarest precious metals, to 1/10*1.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221006005600/en/Figure 1: Structure of MEA (Graphic: Business Wire)P2G uses electrolysis of water to convert renewable energy into hydrogen, for storage and transportation to where it is needed. Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) electrolysis is seen as a highly promising conversion method, as it…

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