day six
Modern Hydrogen was founded in 2015. Their investors and customers include Bill Gates, NextEra Energy, National Grid, and Northwest Natural. The company’ s mission is to make energy both cleaner and cheaper. Modern Hydrogen provides practical, clean energy solutions using existing natural gas infrastructure for hard-to-decarbonize sectors, and employs 100 people. The company manufacturers clean hydrogen generation technology using a pyrolysis process it developed that is low-energy, low-cost, and low-emission. Starting with natural gas or biogas, Modern Hydrogen’ s systems heat that gas up and break off the carbon atoms, leaving behind hydrogen molecules. The carbon can then be added to asphalt to be sequestered. The process is thermally driven and catalyst free, which means simplified operations and a low electrical load compared to alternatives.
Max Mankin( right) is co-founder and chief technology officer of Modern Hydrogen.