Transaction Description:
THE PRIMARY PROGRAM OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CAPACITY OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE AND DURABLE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (AEM) SOLUTION, WITH PERFORMANCE EXCEEDING INCUMBENT LIQUID ALKALINE (LA) TECHNOLOGIES, 1.0 A/CM2, WITH KOH ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATIONS REDUCED TO 1-3 M. ADDITIONALLY, RAMP RATES RIVALLING THOSE OF PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE WATER ELECTROLYSIS (PEMWE) TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE REALIZED, ENABLED BY MEMBRANES WITH GAS PERMEABILITY 1,000X LOWER THAN EXISTING MATERIALS. THE PROJECT WILL IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE ANION EXCHANGE POLYMER PRODUCTION OF ROUGHLY 0.4 GW/YEAR AND AEM PRODUCTION RATE OF 1 GW/YR, WITH ECONOMICS & PROCESS DEMONSTRATED FOR 10-GW/YR CAPACITY.