New Startups Join Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator

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The Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator (LCHA) is a partnership among the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Shell, the City of Houston, Greentown Labs, and the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. It’s a Greentown Go program designed to support solutions across low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, and distribution.

This month, the accelerator announced seven new startup participants for the six-month, highly structured program:

  • Advanced Ionics is enabling green hydrogen production without the green premium.

  • Arco Technologies is developing a proprietary Anion Exchange Membrane electrolyzer with the lowest capital expenditures and operating expenses possible today.

  • Clean Power is developing a novel, low-cost, highly durable hydrogen polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell delivering zero-emission electricity.

  • Element Resources is enabling compressed hydrogen storage tank technology.

  • Smartpipe Technologies is developing a robust self-monitored repurposed pipeline system for hydrogen with minimal environmental disruption.

  • SPEC Sensors is creating a robust and reliable meshed sensor network for hydrogen leak detection and line-monitoring systems.

  • RUNWITHIT Synthetics is creating a live, digital twin modeling platform that generates decision-support data for regional hydrogen-demand scenarios.

Accelerator participants will get support from the partners, including collaboration and engagement opportunities with EPRI and its member utilities, as well as with Shell on technology validation, feasibility studies, paid pilot demonstrations, and other partnerships.

With Greentown Labs located in Houston, our home, we’re excited to watch the acceleration.