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September 2, 2022

Shift from R&D to Commercialization

Chris Corwin

Commercial fuel cell and hydrogen projects are becoming more prevalent across the globe and Nexceris is leading the way.

June 29, 2022

Nexceris Named 2022 Smart 50 Awards Honoree

Chris Corwin

We would like to congratulate Kyle Shen, President and CEO of Nexceris, for being nominated as a 2022 Smart 50 Awards Honoree in the area of Innovation.

June 14, 2022

Visit Nexceris at the European Fuel Cell Forum July 5-8 in Lucerne

Chris Corwin

Nexceris, through its fuelcellmaterials group, will be attending the European SOFC and SOE Forum (EFCF) in Lucerne, Switzerland, from July 5-8, 2022.

April 28, 2022

Nexceris to Advance Product Readiness of a New Energy Storage Solution that will Help Modernize the U.S. Energy Grid

Chris Corwin

Nexceris, in partnerships with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and BRITE Energy Innovators, will advance the product readiness of its EnergySafeTM product, a disruptive low-cost intraday (8 – 16 hours duration) energy storage solution.

March 11, 2022

Nexceris Gives Invited Keynote Presentation at the TMS 2022 Annual Meeting

Chris Corwin

Nexceris was excited to present at the TMS 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition held on February 28-March 3, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

Shift from R&D to Commercialization
Commercial fuel cell and hydrogen projects are becoming more prevalent across the globe and Nexceris is leading the way.
Nexceris Named 2022 Smart 50 Awards Honoree
We would like to congratulate Kyle Shen, President and CEO of Nexceris, for being nominated as a 2022 Smart 50 Awards Honoree in the area of Innovation.
Visit Nexceris at the European Fuel Cell Forum July 5-8 in Lucerne
Nexceris, through its fuelcellmaterials group, will be attending the European SOFC and SOE Forum (EFCF) in Lucerne, Switzerland, from July 5-8, 2022.

Nexceris Participating in the 22nd Annual Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Project Review

Chris Corwin

The Hydrogen Shot is part of a larger DOE Energy Earthshots Initiative aimed to accelerate breakthroughs of more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions in this decade. Nexceris’ own Scott Swartz, Chief Technology Officer, was a panelist of a breakout session on High Temperature (Solid Oxide) Electrolysis.

Nexceris Participated in a DOE Hydrogen Shot Summit Panel Focused on Clean Hydrogen Production Through Electrolysis

Chris Corwin

DOE Awards Nexceris $1.1M for Tailored Cathode Chemistry for Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries

Chris Corwin

FCM Team Presenting at SOFC-XVII Symposium

Chris Corwin

Nexceris is excited to be participating in a showcase at the virtual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit from May 24-27. This event gathers thousands of experts from government, academia, and industry to advance cutting-edge energy technologies.

Nexceris will be Showcasing at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

Chris Corwin

Nexceris, University of Louisiana, and Idaho National Lab are Partnering on New Power Generation System Project

Chris Corwin

Nexceris Awarded $8M for Phase II of the ARPA-E Integrate Program

Chris Corwin

Nexceris is pleased to launch the newly updated fuelcellmaterials.com website today to celebrate National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day. With the launch of the new site, our aim is to keep the site relevant for our current and future SOFC customers as well as adding exciting content in new areas including solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC), catalyst development, washcoating services and our LEVER joint development process. We will be adding new products to our line of SOEC materials and components in the near future.

Introducing the New Fuelcellmaterials.com!

Chris Corwin

DOE Awards Nexceris $3 Million for the Advancement of SOEC Applications

Chris Corwin

Lanthanum Strontium Cobalt Ferrite (LSCF) cathode powder

National Laboratory Used LEVER to Scale Materials for Fuel Cell Design

Nathan Cooley

Improved Process Scale-up from Gram to Kilogram Batch Sizes Using LEVER

Nathan Cooley

Enhancing Our Clients’ Speed to Market through LEVER

Nathan Cooley

Nexceris’ LEVER Process Advances Commercialization and Improves Collaboration

Nathan Cooley

Information For Customers On Our Response To COVID-19

Kyle Shen

Nexceris is Attending FC Expo 2020 in Tokyo

Chris Corwin

FCM Team Speaking at ICACC Conference

Chris Corwin

The industry is transitioning to hydrogen generation and storage in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Of the various technologies being researched, SOECs have the potential to be the most efficient at achieving this vision of creating green hydrogen from renewable sources.

Transition to SOEC Hydrogen Generation & Storage

Paul Humanic

Nexceris’ fuelcellmaterials division is participating in the biennial SOFC-XVI International Symposium this September 8-13 in Kyoto, Japan. This show helps to bring together researchers from all over the world together to discuss the latest news and research going into the development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technologies.

FCM Participating in SOFC-XVI Symposium in Kyoto

Paul Humanic

A lot of research and development goes into making and adjusting the parameters of a successful fuel cell test, but to make sure it all comes together you need a high-quality single cell testing platform that will give consistent results after each use.

Product Spotlight: Fuel Cell Testing Platform Solutions

Paul Humanic

We are excited to announce that we have added a line of proton conducting powders to our powder electrolyte materials catalog. Barium Zirconate materials have increased in popularity recently as researchers have been working to find new ways to operate at lower temperatures

Introducing Proton Conducting Materials to our Catalog

Paul Humanic

The growth of electronics and new energy generation and storage technologies has increased demand for alternative materials that present greater supply-chain challenges.

Combating Rare Earth Materials Supply Chain Challenges

Neil Kidner

Nexceris is excited to have been selected to participate in a project with the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) within the U.S. Department of Energy to develop cathode materials for next-generation vehicles that eliminate or significantly reduce the use of cobalt.

Nexceris Awarded Low-Cobalt Battery Materials Project

Neil Kidner

To achieve commercial acceptance, long-term stability testing is critical to demonstrate improved durability of protective coatings. Nexceris has successfully developed a suite of coatings to provide improved high-temperature protection to metallic components used in solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC).

Accelerated Testing for Long-Term Results with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Neil Kidner

Nexceris will be visiting the 15th Fuel Cell Expo in Japan running from Feb 27 through March 1 as part of World Smart Energy Week 2019.

Meet Us at the Tokyo Fuel Cell Expo 2019

Paul Humanic

Remember MS&T 2018 in Columbus, Ohio? No?! Well, all of us at fuelcellmaterials want you to remember what we talked about and fueled up your brain a bit.

Revisiting Nexceris’ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Advancements from MS&T 2018

Hilary Johnson

Nexceris was honored to give a presentation at the 13th European SOFC & SOE Forum on our development of various SOFC interfaces created by aerosol-spray deposition. Our Director of Materials Science, Neil Kidner, recently gave a talk on July 4th at the conference, which is held every two years in beautiful Luzern, Switzerland.

Functional SOFC Interface Coatings Presented at European SOFC & SOE Forum

Paul Humanic

fuelcellmaterials will be exhibiting at the European Fuel Cell Forum (EFCF) in Lucerne, Switzerland from 3-6 July 2018.

Visit Us at the European Fuel Cell Forum 3-6 July in Lucerne

Paul Humanic

Nexceris worked closely with the customer to demonstrate the applicability of its ChromLokTM SOFC interconnect coating technology [...]

SOFC Industry Leader Reaches Mass Production with Technology Transfer of Nexceris’ ChromLok^TM Interconnect Coating

Chris Corwin

Our parent company, Nexceris, will take part in the 14th FC Expo held at the Big Sight convention center in Tokyo, Japan from February 28th to March 2ndas part of World Smart Energy Week.

See Us at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan for the 2018 FC Expo During Smart Energy Week

Paul Humanic

Nexceris recently presented during the 2017 annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in Minneapolis, MN. This meeting is billed as the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth.

AIChE Conference Presentation and Poster Session

Paul Humanic

fuelcellmaterials will take part in the 2017 Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition in Long Beach, California on November 7-9. [...]

Fuel Cell Seminar 2017

Chris Corwin

Hydrogen gas is a common component in laboratory activities. This article details the hydrogen safety practices we use in our fuel cell lab. [...]

Hydrogen Safety for Laboratory Environments

David Kopechek

This white paper compares performance data on the original NextCell and the new NextCell-HP, giving insight into the distinct advantages of the NextCell-HP. [...]

NextCell Versus NextCell-HP: Comparing Performance Data

Matt Seabaugh

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day

Elizabeth Ellis

fuelcellmaterials is pleased to announce the addition of the NextCell-HP product line to our SOFC component catalog. [...]

NextCell-HP: Bringing Advanced Manufacturing to SOFC Components for Improved Performance

Nathan Cooley

Navitas Systems Increases Production and Reduces Costs by Partnering with Nexceris

Matt Seabaugh

In an effort to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the SOFC market, fuelcellmaterials has worked closely with its customers and partners to refresh our anode supported cell (ASC) product line [...]

Refresh of Anode Supported Cell Product Line

Chris Corwin

Anode or Electrolyte supported, that is the question. There are multiple types of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), which are defined by the support material. The support is the thickest portion of the cell design and is the backbone that provides the mechanical strength. [...]

Anode versus Electrolyte Supported Cells: What’s the Difference and When to Use Each

Gene Arkenberg

Nexceris has developed a family of steam reforming catalysts (SupircatTM), geared towards internal reforming in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) applications [...]

Internal Reforming Catalysts for SOFC Applications

Matt Seabaugh

New UK and Ireland Distributor

Chris Corwin

Solar Eclipse 2017!

Elizabeth Ellis

Learn how this aluminization coating has successfully increased coking resistance by greater than 10X over a baseline coating and improves cell degradation [...]

SOFC Protection Coatings Based on a Cost-Effective Aluminization Process

Paul Humanic

Nexceris ISO 9001:2015 Announcement

Elizabeth Ellis

In the development of solid-oxide fuel cells, high-performance coatings are essential to successful commercialization. Electrode coating technologies [...]

Advances in Low Temperature Coatings for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Components

Scott Swartz

After more than 5½ years on test, fuelcellmaterials’ ChromLok interconnect coating has passed the 50,000 hour lifetime milestone [...]

Interconnect Coating Surpasses 50,000 Hours

Chris Corwin

One of the most important steps to get right when building your stack or performing single cell testing is the sealing process [...]

The Do’s and Don’ts of SOFC Sealing Materials

Paul Humanic

FCM at the SOFC-XV Symposium in Hollywood, Florida

Paul Humanic

SOFC Substrates – How to Choose the Right One

Scott Swartz

FCM at the World Smart Energy Week

Nathan Cooley

Innovating in Energy Storage – Securing Lithium Ion Safety

Sarah Palenik

Low Temperature Interconnect Coatings Increase Protection

Matt Seabaugh

How to Setup Button Cell Testing with the Probostat

Chris Corwin

Standard Cathode Powders Used in SOFCs

Nathan Cooley

Hydrogen safety in the workplace is often overlooked. Read this article to learn about how you can improve safety when working with hydrogen in your lab. [...]

Hydrogen Safety in the Lab

Sarah Palenik

Manufacturing Systems Analysis and Product Development

Sarah Palenik

Fuel Cell Movie Misses

Sarah Palenik

Nexceris Participating in the 22nd Annual Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Project Review

Chris Corwin

Nexceris Participated in a DOE Hydrogen Shot Summit Panel Focused on Clean Hydrogen Production Through Electrolysis

Chris Corwin

DOE Awards Nexceris $1.1M for Tailored Cathode Chemistry for Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries

Chris Corwin

FCM Team Presenting at SOFC-XVII Symposium

Chris Corwin

Nexceris will be Showcasing at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

Chris Corwin

Nexceris, University of Louisiana, and Idaho National Lab are Partnering on New Power Generation System Project

Chris Corwin

Nexceris Awarded $8M for Phase II of the ARPA-E Integrate Program

Chris Corwin

Introducing the New Fuelcellmaterials.com!

Chris Corwin

DOE Awards Nexceris $3 Million for the Advancement of SOEC Applications

Chris Corwin

National Laboratory Used LEVER to Scale Materials for Fuel Cell Design

Nathan Cooley

Improved Process Scale-up from Gram to Kilogram Batch Sizes Using LEVER

Nathan Cooley

Enhancing Our Clients’ Speed to Market through LEVER

Nathan Cooley

Nexceris’ LEVER Process Advances Commercialization and Improves Collaboration

Nathan Cooley

Information For Customers On Our Response To COVID-19

Kyle Shen