South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater and leading provider of precious metals services and products Heraeus Precious Metals have agreed to jointly collaborate on research and development of novel Platinum Group Metals containing electrocatalysts with high activity and stability for Proton Exchange Membrane electrolysers utilised in the production of Green Hydrogen, amongst others. The project will be equally funded by the parties over a three-year period. The results will be mutually commercialized, and the parties will cooperate on communication and marketing of the novel catalyst.Platinum and iridium are cunently essential components of electrocatalysts for the generation of green hydrogen by means of PEM electrolysis. Iridium, however, is one of the scarcest PGMs and its limited availability is a potential constraint on the future widespread adoption of PGM PEM electrolysers. Reducing iridium loadings in PEM electrocatalysts is key to ensuring a sustainable hydrogen ecosystem, enabling PEM technology to be cost competitive to make triple digit giga-watt-scale a reality within the next decade.Technologies that reduce or replace iridium with for example ruthenium offer significant potential. The partners aim to develop a new, robust solution based on looking at the substitution of iridium with other metals, as well as developing more sophisticated metal oxide structures.Heraeus Precious Metals is an established and recognized international technology group with significant technical and intellectual expertise in the design of electrocatalysts for PEM electrolysis and in innovative solutions for the sustainable and cost-effective use of precious metals catalysts.Sibanye-Stillwater, as a leading provider of green metals, including platinum, iridium, and ruthenium invests in market development and in innovative technologies that enable sustainable demand for the metals it produces.
South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater and leading provider of precious metals services and products Heraeus Precious Metals have agreed to jointly collaborate on research and development of novel Platinum Group Metals containing electrocatalysts with high activity and stability for Proton Exchange Membrane electrolysers utilised in the production of Green Hydrogen, amongst others. The project will be equally funded by the parties over a three-year period. The results will be mutually commercialized, and the parties will cooperate on communication and marketing of the novel catalyst.Platinum and iridium are cunently essential components of electrocatalysts for the generation of green hydrogen by means of PEM electrolysis. Iridium, however, is one of the scarcest PGMs and its limited availability is a potential constraint on the future widespread adoption of PGM PEM electrolysers. Reducing iridium loadings in PEM electrocatalysts is key to ensuring a sustainable hydrogen ecosystem, enabling PEM technology to be cost competitive to make triple digit giga-watt-scale a reality within the next decade.Technologies that reduce or replace iridium with for example ruthenium offer significant potential. The partners aim to develop a new, robust solution based on looking at the substitution of iridium with other metals, as well as developing more sophisticated metal oxide structures.Heraeus Precious Metals is an established and recognized international technology group with significant technical and intellectual expertise in the design of electrocatalysts for PEM electrolysis and in innovative solutions for the sustainable and cost-effective use of precious metals catalysts.Sibanye-Stillwater, as a leading provider of green metals, including platinum, iridium, and ruthenium invests in market development and in innovative technologies that enable sustainable demand for the metals it produces.
