Johnson Matthey (JM) signed an funding settlement with the Jiading District in Shanghai to assist speed up the hydrogen financial system in China. JM and the Shanghai Jiading District plan to construct a brand new catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) manufacturing facility, offering CCM manufacturing functionality for a number of proton alternate membrane (PEM) gasoline cell functions and PEM electrolyzers.
CCMs encompass exactly structured catalysts—usually platinum (cathode) and iridium (anode)—which can be utilized to strong membranes in a method which maximizes hydrogen manufacturing. Water flows into the CCM, the place an iridium catalyst makes use of electrical vitality to interrupt water molecules into oxygen, protons and electrons. The electrons are pushed by way of the exterior circuit and protons then cross the membrane. A platinum catalyst places the protons and electrons again collectively to type hydrogen. Supply: JM
The ability which could have an preliminary capability of as much as 5GW, will occupy
22,000 m2 within the Jiading district of Shanghai, in a delegated Hydrogen industrial zone and is because of be operational in 2025. It can have potential to develop additional in step with buyer demand.
The funding, which is backed by buyer demand, is a part of JM’s £1.1-billion international said capital expernditure for the three years to 2024/25 and can embrace authorities help and incentives.
It is a landmark funding for our enterprise as we construct our footprint within the US, Europe and now China, cementing our presence in all three main hydrogen markets. We’re excited to develop our companies while creating and scaling the low carbon options that can assist China obtain carbon neutrality by 2060.
—Dr Mark Su, President of Larger China at Johnson Matthey
The brand new manufacturing facility will allow Johnson Matthey to provide present Chinese language and worldwide prospects with regionally produced CCMs, and as well as there’s a sturdy pipeline of additional buyer curiosity throughout each gasoline cell and renewable (inexperienced) hydrogen applied sciences.
CCMs are key performance-defining elements in gasoline cell electrical autos (FCEV). China has mentioned it goals to have 1 million hydrogen-powered autos on its street by 2030.
JM is one among China’s main auto catalyst producers and platinum group metals merchants and refiners, and a number one participant throughout syngas and hydrogen gasoline cells. JM was the primary commercial-scale membrane electrode meeting (MEA) producer in China, producing the MEAs for hydrogen gasoline cell shuttle buses showcased within the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.