New Business Commercialization of Hydrogen-Permeable Membranes and Silver-Plated Acrylic Particles

「In response, we will further accelerate efforts toward the commercialization of our newly developed products, including hydrogen-permeable membranes.」

「In response, we will further accelerate efforts toward the commercialization of our newly developed products, including hydrogen-permeable membranes. Development of the hydrogen-permeable membrane is proceeding through joint research agreements with the Zero Carbon Energy Research Institute of the Institute of Science Tokyo and the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), as well as support from Fukushima Prefecture under its Renewable Energy Commercialization Demonstration Research Support Program.」

「The company continues joint development with companies seeking to expand the use of hydrogen after signing confidentiality agreements with those companies and both institutions, with the aim of realizing a small, low-cost hydrogen purification system. In April 2023, it was selected for the third year of Fukushima Prefecture's fiscal 2023 Renewable Energy Commercialization Demonstration Research Support Program, and development is proceeding.」

「We will accelerate efforts toward the commercialization of our newly developed products, including hydrogen-permeable membranes and silver-plated acrylic particles.」

「The company is continuing joint research with both institutions to make the membranes thinner and larger as required for commercialization. After signing confidentiality agreements with companies seeking to expand the use of hydrogen, the company is pursuing joint development aimed at realizing a small, low-cost hydrogen purification system. It is also developing silver-plated acrylic particles for commercialization by providing them to companies for evaluation.」

「The hydrogen-permeable membranes developed by the company consist of a palladium alloy and porous nickel supports, among other materials, and are produced using an electrolytic process applying plating technology. Patent rights were secured in January 2017 and May 2020. The project has been selected for the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)'s “Seeds Support Program for Companies in Disaster-Affected Areas” for 7 consecutive periods since April 2014. Prototyping, structural analysis and performance evaluation are being conducted through joint research with the Advanced Nuclear Research Laboratory of the Institute of Innovative Research at Tokyo Institute of Technology.」

「The project has been selected for the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)'s “Seeds Support Program for Companies in Disaster-Affected Areas” for 6 consecutive periods since April 2014, and has received support for evaluations including hydrogen permeability. Prototyping, structural analysis and performance evaluation are being conducted through joint research with the Advanced Nuclear Research Laboratory of the Institute of Innovative Research at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Progress through the current period includes enlarging the palladium alloy membrane in preparation for commercialization and entering the stages of unit fabrication and performance evaluation.」

「We have identified the expansion of sales in growing markets and for growing products, as well as untapped markets, improvement of quality control methods, enhancement of production capacity and productivity, integrated management including overseas subsidiaries, and the creation of new businesses as priority issues.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group identified expanding sales of growing markets and products and untapped markets, improving quality-control methods, strengthening production capacity and productivity, promoting integrated management including its overseas subsidiaries, and creating new businesses as key priorities, and worked toward achieving them.」

「We have identified the diversification of orders, improvement of quality control methods, enhancement of production capacity and productivity, integrated management including overseas subsidiaries, and the launch of new businesses as key issues.」

「We have identified the diversification of orders, improvement of quality control methods, enhancement of production capacity and productivity, integrated management including overseas subsidiaries, and the launch of new businesses as key issues.」

「The hydrogen-permeable membranes developed by the company consist of a palladium alloy and a porous nickel support, both produced using an electrolytic process applying plating technology. The company secured patent rights for the technology in January 2017. The project was selected for the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)'s “Seeds Support Program for Companies in Disaster-Affected Areas” for 4 consecutive periods, from April 2014, April 2015, April 2016 and April 2017, and has received support for evaluations including hydrogen permeability. Prototyping, structural analysis and performance evaluation are being conducted through joint research with the Nuclear Reactor Research Institute at Tokyo Institute of Technology.」

「As part of the development of new businesses involving “hydrogen-permeable membranes” and “silver-plated acrylic particles” through applications of our technology, we were selected for the “Seeds Support Program for Companies in Disaster-Affected Areas” conducted by the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). We will seek early commercialization while actively exhibiting at trade shows, with the aim of contributing to the renewable energy sector.」