Hydrogen Generation
Hydrogen on demand – when you need it, where you need it
The missing link to fuel cell power adoption
Accelerate your Energy Transition by eliminating hydrogen logistic costs.
Hydrogen is challenging and expensive to deliver and store. Due to storage requirements, achieving the desired range from liquified or compressed Hydrogen is also difficult or impossible.
These challenges mean airport operators face significant economic, technical, logistical, and range hurdles to introducing Hydrogen and fuel cell power technology to their fleets.
e1 Air can solve these challenges. Our Methanol-to-Hydrogen generator products are simple, robust, and cost-effective. They produce pure fuel cell-grade Hydrogen anywhere you need it, in real-time, as required by the fuel cell power solution.
Applications Targeted
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HRS (Hydrogen Refueling Stations) for airport fuel cell bus fleets.
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HRS for hydrogen GSE
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HRS for hydrogen aviation
Hydrogen Generators - Solving “The Hydrogen Challenge” for airport applications
Benefits
Accelerate your energy transition
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Meet decarbonization goals
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Proven commercially available hydrogen generator technology
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Hydrogen delivery replacement
Flexibility to meet a variety of HRS applications
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Modular, compact, and scalable Hydrogen production: from 300kg/d to multi-1,000+ kg/d.
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Fuel Cell Grade Hydrogen, ISO 9001 Compliant, PEM fuel cell ready
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Designed for cyclic & variable operations
Environmentally friendly, meets sustainability objectives
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Clean air emissions - NO NOx, SOx, and particulate matter
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Net zero CO2 emissions: a realistic pathway to carbon neutral with renewable methanol
Economically viable & feasible power solution
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Lower solution CapEx compared to a typical HRS (Hydrogen refueling station)
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Significantly lower hydrogen cost compared to delivered LH2 & gas H2
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High Energy Efficiency
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No local emissions eliminate the need for diesel generator permits and infrastructure upgrades
Reliable & safe
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Safer Hydrogen storage: Methanol avoids pressurized gas releases in public spaces and is handled similarly to existing fuels (gasoline & diesel)
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Reliable and Low-Maintenance: Few moving parts
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No product loss: Methanol does not boil off and can be stored for multiple years
The missing link to fuel cell power adoption
The final step is hydrogen purification using e1 Air’s proprietary membrane purifier, the heart of the system, a process that separates the hydrogen from the syngas. After the purifier, the hydrogen-depleted waste gas is directed back to the “hot box” to generate the heat required for the catalytic reaction.
The membrane-based purification module is at the core of e1 Air’s protected intellectual property and represents a significant advancement in scalable, reliable, and affordable hydrogen purification.
The process begins by mixing water with methanol to create the feedstock. The feedstock is pumped into a heat exchanger to cool the product hydrogen, preheat the feedstock, and obtain optimal thermal efficiency for the generator.
The pre-heated feedstock then flows into the reactor ‘hot box’, where it is converted into a vapor. It is then directed into a catalytic reactor to convert the feedstock into a syngas, a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.
How e1 Air produces hydrogen on-site & on-demand
