TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Platinum-Free Hydrogen Catalyst

The Department of Energy, through Los Alamos National Laboratory and its TRIAD contractor office, is offering a technology licensing opportunity for a platinum-free hydrogen catalyst aimed at lowering the cost and supply risk of hydrogen production. The technology centers on a porous transport layer-supported nickel–molybdenum–phosphide catalyst designed for anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers and intended for commercial licensing. It is positioned as a precious-metal-free alternative that achieves comparable platinum-ruthenium performance, with reported industrially relevant current density, improved durability, and scalable electrode fabrication, and the work is based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. For licensing discussions, interested parties should contact Satya Srinivasan or Lindsay Augustyn at licensing@lanl.gov; the opportunity notes US patent pending status and TRL 3.