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Top 10 Hydrogen Fuel startups in USA
Updated: April 23, 2024 |
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Funding: $3.3B
Nikola’s fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) research is aimed at developing an architecture that could satisfy the power output needs and durability requirements of heavy-duty applications, such as the operations of the company’s long-haul vehicles like the Nikola One.
Nikola’s fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) research is aimed at developing an architecture that could satisfy the power output needs and durability requirements of heavy-duty applications, such as the operations of the company’s long-haul vehicles like the Nikola One.
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Funding: $642.2M
Solugen has developed a unique process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by principles of cancer biology.
Solugen has developed a unique process for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by principles of cancer biology.
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Funding: $602M
Electric Hydrogen develops electrolyzer technologies to enable abundant, low-cost, and clean hydrogen to replace fossil fuels.
Electric Hydrogen develops electrolyzer technologies to enable abundant, low-cost, and clean hydrogen to replace fossil fuels.
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Funding: $468M
Mainspring Energy is engineering advanced technology to revolutionize the way electricity is generated and delivered
Mainspring Energy is engineering advanced technology to revolutionize the way electricity is generated and delivered
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Funding: $364.3M
Monolith is a next-generation clean materials company that uses a proprietary process to produce clean hydrogen, carbon black and ammonia.
Monolith is a next-generation clean materials company that uses a proprietary process to produce clean hydrogen, carbon black and ammonia.
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Funding: $295M
Ohmium is a green hydrogen company that manufactures proton exchange membrane systems to produce pressurized, high-purity hydrogen.
Ohmium is a green hydrogen company that manufactures proton exchange membrane systems to produce pressurized, high-purity hydrogen.
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Funding: $256.7M
ZeroAvia enables zero emission air travel at scale, starting with 500 mile short-haul trips, at half of today’s cost.
ZeroAvia enables zero emission air travel at scale, starting with 500 mile short-haul trips, at half of today’s cost.
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Funding: $174.1M
BayoTech provides low cost, low/no carbon hydrogen generation systems for agriculture, fuel cells, and energy industries.
BayoTech provides low cost, low/no carbon hydrogen generation systems for agriculture, fuel cells, and energy industries.
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Funding: $112M
EnerVenue provides metal-hydrogen batteries for large-scale renewable and storage applications.
EnerVenue provides metal-hydrogen batteries for large-scale renewable and storage applications.
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Funding: $106M
Syzygy Plasmonics is creating a hydrogen fuel cell technology that produces a cheaper source of energy that releases fewer carbon emissions.
Syzygy Plasmonics is creating a hydrogen fuel cell technology that produces a cheaper source of energy that releases fewer carbon emissions.
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Funding: $82.5M
Universal Hydrogen is a fuel logistics company that is working to make hydrogen-powered commercial flight a possibility in the near future.
Universal Hydrogen is a fuel logistics company that is working to make hydrogen-powered commercial flight a possibility in the near future.
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Funding: $73.6M
Modern Hydrogen is developing methane pyrolysis reactors that take natural gas from fossil fuels or biogas from sources like manure and strip off the carbon to make hydrogen. The hydrogen burns cleanly, producing water vapor as a byproduct. The fuel can be used for energy production, in industrial processes like steel manufacturing, and in fuel cells.
Modern Hydrogen is developing methane pyrolysis reactors that take natural gas from fossil fuels or biogas from sources like manure and strip off the carbon to make hydrogen. The hydrogen burns cleanly, producing water vapor as a byproduct. The fuel can be used for energy production, in industrial processes like steel manufacturing, and in fuel cells.
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Funding: $45.5M
C-Zero is developing a technology that converts natural gas to hydrogen, a much cleaner source of fuel, and solid carbon as the only waste stream for use in electrical generation, process heating and the production of commodity chemicals like hydrogen and ammonia.
C-Zero is developing a technology that converts natural gas to hydrogen, a much cleaner source of fuel, and solid carbon as the only waste stream for use in electrical generation, process heating and the production of commodity chemicals like hydrogen and ammonia.
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Funding: $36M
OxEon Energy is a cleantech start-up that works on alternative energy storage, synthetic fuels, and high purity gas production.
OxEon Energy is a cleantech start-up that works on alternative energy storage, synthetic fuels, and high purity gas production.
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Funding: $33M
Utility’s hydrogen production systems are based upon our proprietary high-temperature electrolysis processes that convert water into high-purity hydrogen. Our cutting-edge techniques are centered around high-efficiency, environmental-sustainability, and low-cost.
Utility’s hydrogen production systems are based upon our proprietary high-temperature electrolysis processes that convert water into high-purity hydrogen. Our cutting-edge techniques are centered around high-efficiency, environmental-sustainability, and low-cost.
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Funding: $30M
Clean Hydrogen Works is providing safe, responsible, and innovative clean energy solutions for a carbon-free world (building hydrogen-ammonia plant).
Clean Hydrogen Works is providing safe, responsible, and innovative clean energy solutions for a carbon-free world (building hydrogen-ammonia plant).
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Funding: $21.8M
Raven is a producer of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels using organic waste.
Raven is a producer of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels using organic waste.
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Arbor Renewable Gas produces renewable gasoline and hydrogen from waste wood and forest residue.
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Funding: $19.6M
Advanced Ionics engages in eliminating the green premium associated with green hydrogen production.
Advanced Ionics engages in eliminating the green premium associated with green hydrogen production.
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Funding: $20M
NovoHydrogen is experienced at deploying and commercializing successful innovative energy transition technologies.
NovoHydrogen is experienced at deploying and commercializing successful innovative energy transition technologies.
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Funding: $20.2M
EVOLOH builds the highest throughput electrolyzer stack factories in the world.
EVOLOH builds the highest throughput electrolyzer stack factories in the world.
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Funding: $15.2M
Bringing scalable, low-cost, clean green hydrogen energy to the very near future.
Bringing scalable, low-cost, clean green hydrogen energy to the very near future.
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SGH2's technology uses high-temperature plasma torches to incinerate recycled waste, producing hydrogen as a byproduct.
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Funding: $7.8M
Peregrine Hydrogen operates as a climate technology company pioneering a dual production method for green hydrogen and valuable chemicals.
Peregrine Hydrogen operates as a climate technology company pioneering a dual production method for green hydrogen and valuable chemicals.
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Funding: $6M
Power to Hydrogen creates advanced reversible fuel cell technology that cost effectively and efficiently converts electricity and water into high purity hydrogen and oxygen, and when needed back to power.
Power to Hydrogen creates advanced reversible fuel cell technology that cost effectively and efficiently converts electricity and water into high purity hydrogen and oxygen, and when needed back to power.
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Funding: $5.5M
The next generation hydrogen fuel cell system for the aerospace industry and air transportation market
The next generation hydrogen fuel cell system for the aerospace industry and air transportation market
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Funding: $5.1M
ZEV Station provides 100% renewable-powered, electric charging, and hydrogen fueling stations.
ZEV Station provides 100% renewable-powered, electric charging, and hydrogen fueling stations.
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Funding: $500K
Proteum Energy produces low emission fuel intended to come up with low-cost hydrogen, pipeline quality methane, and fuels.
Proteum Energy produces low emission fuel intended to come up with low-cost hydrogen, pipeline quality methane, and fuels.
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Funding: $2.5M
Ways2H develops technology to convert waste into clean hydrogen fuel. Wasy2H takes waste, that does not contain metal or glass, anything from medical supplies, wood or even plastic litter, and through a patented thermochemical process (not burning), converts it into a gas, from which it then extracts the hydrogen.
Ways2H develops technology to convert waste into clean hydrogen fuel. Wasy2H takes waste, that does not contain metal or glass, anything from medical supplies, wood or even plastic litter, and through a patented thermochemical process (not burning), converts it into a gas, from which it then extracts the hydrogen.
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Funding: $2M
Hgen aims to decarbonize hard-to-crack industries like steel and ammonia production by focusing on green hydrogen that’s made using renewable power.
Hgen aims to decarbonize hard-to-crack industries like steel and ammonia production by focusing on green hydrogen that’s made using renewable power.
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Verne is a cleantech startup accelerating pioneering a new high-density, low-cost, and lightweight hydrogen storage system.
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Funding: $1M
Alchemr offers validated, stable and scalable water electrolyzers that generate hydrogen at cost parity with fossil fuel-derived hydrogen.
Alchemr offers validated, stable and scalable water electrolyzers that generate hydrogen at cost parity with fossil fuel-derived hydrogen.
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Elyte Energy utilizes a patent-protected hydrogen storage system comprises of lithium amide-magnesium hydride alloys to provide superior hydrogen storage and production.
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Funding: $1M
Equatic is simultaneously taking carbon dioxide out of the ocean and air while creating hydrogen as an alternative fuel.
Equatic is simultaneously taking carbon dioxide out of the ocean and air while creating hydrogen as an alternative fuel.
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Funding: $225K
H Quest Vanguard has developed an electrically powered chemical conversion platform that leverages Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis to liberate zero-CO2 hydrogen from natural gas using only a quarter of energy required by electrolysis, while coproducing a high-value carbon or petrochemical coproduct.
H Quest Vanguard has developed an electrically powered chemical conversion platform that leverages Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis to liberate zero-CO2 hydrogen from natural gas using only a quarter of energy required by electrolysis, while coproducing a high-value carbon or petrochemical coproduct.
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Funding: $225K
Green Fortress Engineering offers biomass conversion and hydrogen storage solutions.
Green Fortress Engineering offers biomass conversion and hydrogen storage solutions.
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Funding: $125K
Sesame Solar manufactures the world’s first 100% renewable mobile nanogrids that bring power to communities in <15 minutes.
Sesame Solar manufactures the world’s first 100% renewable mobile nanogrids that bring power to communities in <15 minutes.
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Funding: $10K
Facet Power’s revolutionary technology is optimized to produce clean, green, high purity streams of hydrogen from biomass and organic waste.
Facet Power’s revolutionary technology is optimized to produce clean, green, high purity streams of hydrogen from biomass and organic waste.
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Funding: $10K
Antlia’s mission is to build the world’s first green hydrogen credit network. The network, backed by an auditable green hydrogen supply chain, enables opportunities to scale green hydrogen projects in a cost effective way.
Antlia’s mission is to build the world’s first green hydrogen credit network. The network, backed by an auditable green hydrogen supply chain, enables opportunities to scale green hydrogen projects in a cost effective way.
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No Carbon Air is producing SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), hydrogen and green power from landfill waste, tires, hazmat, waste coal, garbage, and other waste streams. With the excess power we produce we mine bitcoin for a percentage of the BTC.
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Alaka'i develops helicopter-style electric craft called Skai that is using hydrogen fuel cells to produce electricity.
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FuelX Innovation is a chemical company manufacturing solid-state hydrogen storage products for power systems.
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Xalon Inc. is a private company from Passaic, NJ. Xalon is investing in the future of hydrogen fuel cells and mechanical engines that run on pure H₂. Xalon is going to premiere the first hypercar and supercycle before by 2030.
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STARS Technology develops a microchannel process technology that enables rapid buildout of clean hydrogen hubs.
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Natural Hydrogen Energy is exploring geological sources of natural hydrogen with the goal to extract it for mankind's benefit
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H2MOF PURPOSE is tackling climate change by solving the greatest challenge facing the adoption of hydrogen economy: safe and efficient hydrogen storage.
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Hydrogen on Demand by AlGalCo (AlGalCo), an Indianapolis-based hydrogen energy startup, is commercializing technology that creates hydrogen from water and solid aluminum alloys.