Exclusive: VSParticle claims material breakthrough that could slash green hydrogen cost to $1/kg

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14 okt. 2025
14:47
For years, green hydrogen has been hailed as the clean fuel of the future. But it still costs too much to make – partly because it depends on the ultra-rare, ultra-expensive metal iridium.

One Dutch startup claims its just found a way to rejig the economics – and big firms are lining up.

Dutch startup VSParticle has developed a new technology that could drastically reduce the cost of green hydrogen production.

The company has developed a “nanoporous” layer that lets PEM electrolysers – machines that split water into hydrogen and oxygen – work just as well while using up to 90% less of the rare, expensive metal iridium.

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