Hydrogen sits at the center of some of the world's most important industrial processes, but its production still comes with a heavy environmental cost. Today, most hydrogen is produced through high-emissions processes like steam methane reforming and coal gasification. But hydrogen can also be made by splitting water molecules using renewable electricity, eliminating fossil fuel emissions and other toxic byproducts. Such 'green hydrogen' is made by running an electric current through water in an electrolyzer. 1s1 Energy thinks it has the technology to finally make green hydrogen go mainstream. The company says its boron-based membrane material unlocks previously unachievable performance and durability in electrolyzers. 'Green hydrogen has been a hard industry to have success in so far,' acknowledges 1s1 co-founder Dan Sobek '88, SM '92, PhD '97. 'The difference with us is we've done very targeted customer discovery. We have a very strong value proposition that's not just about...
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