H2U Technologies, a US-based electrolyzer developer, continues to make progress in its pursuit of PGM-free (platinum group metal) catalysts aimed at PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyzers. A few weeks ago we sat down with the CEO – at the time – Mark McGough as he walked us through the agreement H2U has in place with Italian electrochemical company De Nora. The research and development agreement has set a target for the two companies to advance low-cost, high-performance electrocatalysts for green hydrogen production through water electrolysis. The California Institute of Technology spin-off is using its proprietary Catalyst Discovery Engine (CDE) in order to discover the best possible chemical compounds fit for purpose to replace iridium in order for PEM to drop…