3 Brite Member Companies Receive $43.8M in Funding

WARREN, Ohio – Three member companies of Brite Energy Innovators were awarded a combined $43.8 million by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The DOE awarded $750 million in funding for 52 projects across 24 states dedicated to supporting the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy.

The three Brite member companies, Power to Hydrogen, pH Matter and Nexceris, used Brite signature startup programs and the availability of experts-in-residence and in-house DOE funding expertise to fine-tune their funding applications, a news release states.

“Funding opportunities like these are critical for driving economic development and the advancement of the clean energy economy, bringing good paying jobs to cities across Ohio and developing a strong hydrogen supply chain,” said Rick Stockburger, Brite president and CEO. “Brite exists for this very reason – to help our member companies get their clean technology concepts to market. So it’s a big win for all of us when we see this level of federal investment supporting clean energy companies.”

Brite’s member companies supported three of six topic areas that directly support the clean hydrogen strategy as outlined in the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. The topic areas focus on electrolyzer manufacturing, electrolyzer supply chain development and fuel cell supply chain development. The electrolyzer is a key component of harnessing hydrogen as a power source, using electricity to split water into its component parts of hydrogen and oxygen.

Nexceris, based in Lewis Center, Ohio, was awarded $30 million for its Low-Cost, High-Throughput Electrolyzer Manufacturing project, which will develop automated solid oxide electrolyzer stack manufacturing processes to increase throughput and reduce costs.

PH Matter LLC, based in Columbus, was awarded $7.2 million for its Fuel Cell Supply Chain Development project, which will build on catalyst technology advancements to scale up materials for use in the heavy-duty transportation market.

Power to Hydrogen, also based in Columbus, was awarded $6.6 million for its Advanced Electrolysis Cell Components Designed for Assembly project, which will further develop and scale up a proven advanced liquid alkaline electrolyzer cell design that meets DOE performance targets while using low-cost components.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.