ReCatalyst

🌐 Despite being a component/catalyst producer in a complex #fuelcell value chain, we look at the impacts of our product in a #holistic manner. From the fine details of the #nanoparticles to the structure of the #carbon support, but also how our customers use the catalysts to fabricate and assemble #hydrogen #fuelcells and also, how the fuel cells will then be in the end operated in the actual vehicles. 🤝 Saying this, we are happy to announce that our platinum-alloy intermetallic catalysts have contributed to a joint peer-reviewed study published in the reputable American Chemical Society Energy Letters (Impact Factor 22) > https://lnkd.in/dU49YUp7 The study was led by ESRF - The European Synchrotron as well as Johnson Matthey with additional contributions coming also from ReCatalyst as well as other public research organizations such as Technische Universit��t Berlin led by renowned prof. Dr. Peter Strasser as well as Kemijski inštitut - National Institute of Chemistry led by prof. Dr. Nejc Hodnik among also others. 💡The study covers the so far widely overlooked topic of platinum-nanoalloy #catalyst degradation during Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) fabrication. In other words, for the most part, when we talk about aging of fuel cells, we think about their operation. However, the study reveals that it is important to consider also all the steps before we actually first start operating the fuel cell. This is especially important when integrating next-gen platinum-based catalysts in MEAs where on one end, we as ReCatalyst are able to adapt the production of our catalysts to make our products more robust for the fabrication of fuel cells, but even more importantly, the study provides critical guidelines to the companies making the catalyst inks and fabricating MEAs to minimize or even prevent the degradation of MEA components including the fuel cell catalyst prior to fuel cell operation. Additionally, considerations can be made on how this can also be applicable for fuel cell stack producers for designing of the so-called 'break-in' or 'conditioning' of the stack by inducing unwanted processes. For a deep-dive on this topic, however, we invite you to take a look at a very recently published review as well > https://lnkd.in/dUbGeDcR Interested to learn more about this study as well as our products? Reach out to us via LinkedIn or our website > https://lnkd.in/dRspKJBP

𝐑𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭’𝐬 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦-𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭! 🤝 We are very happy to announce that we have already sold-out the entire 1st limited series supply of our next-generation platinum-alloy #mesoporous carbon catalyst with the product deliveries already underway!  Do you also want to give your #hydrogen #fuelcell a performance boost and get your hands on our next-generation mesoporous catalyst product? We invite you to join our #sampling program - Q1 2025 is already filling up! 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 > https://lnkd.in/dRspKJBP #catalysts #electrocatalysts #decarbonization #sustainability #nanotech

Let's welcome yet another addition to ReCatalyst's #team!   This time it is 'soon to be a Dr' Žiga Ponikvar that is joining as a Process Development Engineer.🙍♂️   🌟 Žiga is yet another hire transitioning from the neighboring Jozef Stefan Institute where he has conducted his PhD.   🚀 At ReCatalyst, he will be working on process development and engineering, reactor optimization, process scale-up and automation.   ''Rarely, a job opportunity arises where a peculiar skill set is required and your professional expertise coincide with hobbies. I am pleasantly surprised to announce that time has come and am excited to be joining the ReCatalyst team.'' says Žiga.   Want to join our fast-growing team? Keep an eye on open positions in 2025: https://lnkd.in/dF9tGBSC 🚀   #ReCatalyst #TeamIntroduction #StartUpExperience #FuelCellTechnology #Innovation #CareerOpportunities #JobOpening #hydrogen #Sustainability #GreenTech

Highly honored to be the recipient of the highly reputable 'Puhova' award, for outstanding achievements in the development and tech transfer of the new method for production of #hydrogen #fuelcell catalysts, together with my PhD supervisors Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nejc Hodnik, Prof. Dr. Miran Gaberšček and Dr. Marjan Bele from the Kemijski inštitut - National Institute of Chemistry! https://lnkd.in/ebcPQuzT The 'Puhova' award is awarded by the Slovenian Ministrstvo za visoko šolstvo, znanost in inovacije / Ministry of HE, Science and Innovation. The official ceremony will take place on the 28th of November 2024. #STAznanost #Zoisovanagrada #Puhovanagrada #Zoisovapriznanja #ambasadorznanosti #fuelcells #ReCatalyst ReCatalyst

𝐑𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫! 🤝 ReCatalyst has achieved an important commercial milestone – signing its first Memorandum of Understanding contract with an undisclosed Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) producer. This achievement showcases the commercial potential of ReCatalyst’s recent launch of its next-generation PEM #fuelcell platinum-alloy catalysts and thus, the significance of the company’s technical development achievements. This agreement will serve as the basis for establishing a Commercial agreement with the MEA producer. ReCatalyst is committed to scale its novel catalyst production technologies and bring its innovations to the market. The company’s mission is to enable mass market penetration of PEM fuel cell vehicles by enabling the optimization of precious metals. To achieve this, the company is currently in the mid of its Series A #fundraise as well as contending for the prestigious EIC Accelerator grant. Find the full press release here, https://lnkd.in/ddTZaZSS #MEA #catalysts #electrocatalysts #hydrogen #fuelcells #decarbonization #sustainability #nanotech

𝐑𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 #𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐑! 🤝 The Slovenian start-up ReCatalyst and the German spin-off ionysis GmbH are collaborating on the development of the next generation of #hydrogen #fuelcells within the ENABLER project (https://lnkd.in/dkfbViwU), funded by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). On the one hand, ReCatalyst has been able to develop a new generation of #fuelcell catalyst materials based on mesoporous carbons, the production of which has also been filed as a patent. On the basis of these novel materials, the ionysis team has been able to develop full-format #fuelcells (commercial cell platform with approx. 200 cm² active area), which have for the first time achieved the project performance target of over 2 A/cm² at 0.65 V. Find the full press release here, https://lnkd.in/dmnBtp2q 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 The EIC is Europe’s flagship innovation programme to identify, develop and scale up breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations. EIC Transition funds innovation activities that go beyond the experimental proof of principle in laboratory to support both the maturation and validation of your novel technology in the lab and in relevant application environments, as well as the development of a business case and (business) model towards the innovation’s future commercialisation. For more information, https://lnkd.in/dac5UHVe. Matthias Breitwieser Lisa Langer Tomaz Bizjak Matija Gatalo Luka Pavko Javier Gonzalez Lopez Florian Lombeck Hien Nguyen #Innovation #FuelCells #CleanEnergy #Collaboration #EIC #ReCatalyst #ionysis

Today our CEO Tomaz Bizjak represented ReCatalyst at the #ChemistryPitchDay organized by HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds & Chemie-Cluster Bayern GmbH in Nüremberg, Germany. ReCatalyst has been selected as one of the 10 startups to pitch their #green chemistry and #sustainable material innovations in front of more than 80 participants from industry and #venture capital. #fuelcells #hydrogen #platinum #catalysts

🚀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! 🚀 We are very excited to announce our latest fuel cell catalyst product innovations based on a highly accessible ‘mesoporous carbon’ supports, with significant promise in the initial fuel cell tests - which will be part of our upcoming communication. Porous carbons have already been used as catalyst support materials for a while. However, the platinum-based nanoparticles located in the so-called micropores had accessibility issues, resulting in transport issues within the catalyst layer and thus, a negative impact on the fuel cell performance. In 2021, Toyota released their 2nd generation and their first mass production #hydrogen #fuelcell vehicle Mirai. One of the key innovations already integrated in Toyota’s 2nd generation Mirai has also been the introduction of a platinum-cobalt catalyst on a so-called ‘mesoporous’ carbon support. Mesopores are by definition larger in size in comparison to micropores, enabling improved transport properties and thus, improved fuel cell performance resulting from the higher accessibility of platinum-based nanoparticles for reactants. ReCatalyst's development is aligned with its mission to optimize the use of precious metals in the fuel cell applications. We recognize the importance of the next-generation 'mesoporous' carbon materials to achieve this mission and have worked hard to develop our latest product #innovation and start offering it to the #market. #Decarbonization #Nanotech #Electrocatalysts #EnergyInnovation #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #RenewableTech #CatalystDevelopment #startup #Sustainability #innovation

The #journey from being a researcher to becoming a deep-tech start-up founder of ReCatalyst has so far been an incredible, but also incredibly challenging experience. Since we've successfully closed our oversubscribed Seed round as well as kicked-off our European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #Transition project #ENABLER, we've built a great new catalyst product, a great team, are working with the most amazing companies in the PEM fuel cell value chain, are working on the adaptations at ReCatalyst's new location - and all of this still only really scratches the surface. Every day of the week is full of surprises, unexpected problem solving, long working days and also many weekends, unpredictability and often also a wide variety of completely new and in many ways high stress situations. To manage all of this, it is highly important to nevertheless have ''counterweights'' as part of your lifestyle - opportunities to unwind, forget about all the work for at least a few hours, but at the same time maintain a strong mind and healthy body. For myself, one of such ''counterweights'' is sports climbing and more particularly a sub-category that is called bouldering. I can most certainly attribute at least part of the reason on why I've got into climbing 5 years ago to the huge success and increase in popularity of Slovenian sports climbing where despite being an only 2 M population country, Slovenia is at the very top of the world, including not one, but two gold medals achieved by the #GOAT janja garnbret at the Olympics. Bouldering in many ways suits me also because at the core of it, every boulder is a 'problem', which means you need to use not only your body, but also your mind to find a solution, find the hidden details and how the climbers like to call it, find the 'beta' to get to the 'top' in the most efficient way possible. And even though I'm again solving problems like I do at ReCatalyst every single day, this problem solving is nothing but enjoyable, mind clearing and highly rewarding activity. Even if I have been working for 12 hours, I try to still squeeze at least an hour long bouldering session a few times per week, even if I'm traveling for work, I always scout for climbing gyms closest to my hotel and I do that with no compromise. I strongly believe every person needs to find their own healthy ''counterweights'' and I'm very happy that I've found mine. #problemsolving #PEMFC #FuelCells #Innovation #TechEu #HydrogenEconomy #Technology #FuelCellTechnology #StartUpExperience #StartUpJourney #Sustainability

🌍 While ReCatalyst has so far supplied the most reputable companies in the PEM #fuelcell value chain in 5 of G7 economies, we are very proud that we have not only reached a client on already the fifth continent, but also there is an additional matter that makes this client very special - namely, this particular catalyst has been supplied to a client for the validation in the PEM electrolyzer for #green #hydrogen production! 🚀 ReCatalyst is from the very start dedicated to its #mission of the optimization of the use of #precious metals in transport and energy sectors. To achieve this mission, we are developing our nanotech platform for production of (electro)catalysts with a high degree of customization to meet the requirements of decarbonization applications also beyond PEM fuel cell technologies. Thus, this client represents a significant milestone towards our #vision! 💡 If you are also interested in our catalyst products, please do reach out via our contact form to get more information about our sampling program! https://lnkd.in/dRspKJBP #GreenHydrogen #Decarbonization #Nanotech #Electrocatalysts #EnergyInnovation #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #RenewableTech #CatalystDevelopment #electrolysis #startup #Sustainability #innovation