Hydrogen & Energy

Engineering content for hydrogen, fuel-cell and electrolyzer hardware, with emphasis on metallic bipolar plates, thin flow-field layers and precision etched components used during prototyping and design validation.

Metacon and PERIC pressurized alkaline electrolyzer stack for European industrial hydrogen production

Higher-Current-Density Alkaline Electrolyzers: Where Photo-Etched Nickel Flow Plates Can Fit

Metacon and PERIC's new alkaline stack highlights a broader engineering question: where thin nickel flow plates, distribution plates and shims can benefit from photo etching.

youkucloud

Oct 114 min read

Metallic PEM fuel cell bipolar plate with precision flow-field channels

Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates: When Chemical Etching Makes Sense for Flow-Field Prototypes

A practical guide to choosing chemical etching, stamping/forming, or 3D manufacturing for metallic PEM fuel-cell bipolar plate flow fields during prototype and production development.

youkucloud

Oct 64 min read

PEM Electrolyzers Are Scaling Up: Where Precision-Etched Flow-Field Plates Fit

PEM electrolyzer development is putting more pressure on flow-field design, stack efficiency, manufacturability, and cost. See where precision photo etching can support thin-metal flow-field and bipolar-plate development.

zhang qun

Aug 195 min read