Pajarito Powder
Pajarito Powder, LLC is a venture-backed manufacturer of advanced catalysts for PEM and alkaline fuel cells and electrolyzers. Our primary products include Platinum Group Metal (PGM) catalysts and Engineered Catalyst Supports™ (ECS products) for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), advanced catalysts for electrolyzers, Engineered Electrolyzer Catalysts™ (EEC products), and Precious Metal Free™ (PMF) catalysts that are entirely free of PGMs. Our proprietary VariPore© manufacturing platform provides the basis for high-performing, high-durability catalyst products, manufacturable at scale, today.
Pajarito Powder Returns to H2 & FC Expo Tokyo for 12th Time
Pajarito Powder will participate for the 12th consecutive year at the upcoming H2 & FC Expo, held in Tokyo, Japan on February 28th through March 1, 2024 at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center. The expo is part of World Smart Energy Week, which is comprised of eight separate sustainable-energy themed expositions. The International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo is in its 20th year as the world’s largest hydrogen and fuel cell trade show and conference. With nearly 500 exhibitors and participation by more than 66 countries and regions, more than 65,000 visitors are projected for the 2024 event. Pajarito…
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Pajarito Powder to Debut at Hyvolution 2024 in Paris, France, Showcasing Innovative Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Catalyst Solutions
January 16, 2024 – Albuquerque, N.M. – Pajarito Powder, a leading innovator in advanced catalyst materials for electrolyzers and fuel cells, proudly announces its inaugural participation at Hyvolution Paris, 2024, hosted at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. The company will present its advanced hydrogen catalyst solutions at booth 6F50, January 30th through February 1st 2024. Hyvolution Paris, a premier event in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry, provides a platform for pioneers like Pajarito Powder to spotlight their technologies and engage with customers, innovators, and stakeholders. CEO and Chairman Thomas J. Stephenson expressed his enthusiasm about the company’s…
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Pajarito Powder Completes New Facility, Enabling Increased Production of Catalysts for Electrolyzers and Fuel Cells
Dec. 21, 2023 — Albuquerque, N.M. — Pajarito Powder, a leading supplier of catalysts for the hydrogen economy, announced that it has completed its new production facility and headquarters in Albuquerque, N.M. The new 28,000 square-foot chemical production complex will enable the company to make 200 times as much catalyst material for hydrogen-powered fuel cells. It will also allow a 100-fold increase in production of catalysts used for green hydrogen. This leap in production capacity will ensure Pajarito Powder can keep up with demand as the U.S. hydrogen economy takes off. “This is a major milestone for our growing company,”…
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Thomas Stephenson to Present at the Hydrogen Technology Expo North America
Pajarito Powder’s CEO Thomas J. Stephenson to Present at the Hydrogen Technology Expo North America in Houston NRG Center on June 28, 2023, as panelist and presenter. Houston, TX – June 15, 2023 – Pajarito Powder, a leading innovator in advanced catalyst and catalyst support materials, announced today that its CEO, Thomas J. Stephenson, will be presenting at the highly anticipated Hydrogen Technology Expo North America, which is set to take place at the NRG Center in Houston on June 28, 2023. The Hydrogen Technology Expo is a premier event that brings together industry leaders, innovators, and experts in the…
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The USA will become the hydrogen pioneer
Hydrogen led a shadowy existence in America for a long time. But now subsidies, inventors and companies are causing a boom. A journey through the laboratories and factories of the USA – by Felix Holtermann Please visit Handelsblatt for the article: https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/forschung-innovation/energie-die-usa-werden-zum-wasserstoff-vorreiter/28865636.html
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Michele Ostraat New Chief Scientist for Pajarito Powder
Albuquerque, NM – Jan. 4, 2023 – Dr. Michele Ostraat will join New Mexico-based Pajarito Powder as chief scientist for the electrolyzer and fuel cell catalyst maker whose backers include Hyundai Motor Company and Bekaert NV. Previously, Ostraat was chief operating officer and director of laboratory operations for the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the lead research and development office for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. Ostraat offered strategic direction, leadership and management of NETL’s core operational functions and services, including cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, career management, business integration, facility operations and security. Ostraat has…
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Bekaert makes Series-B investment in electrocatalyst maker Pajarito Powder
Investment helps accelerate scale-up of Pajarito Powder’s advanced catalysts ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA, and ZWEVEGEM, BELGIUM – September 1, 2022 – Bekaert has made a Series-B investment into U.S.-based startup Pajarito Powder. The investment increases Bekaert’s participation in the hydrogen industry and accelerates the growth of the hydrogen ecosystem. Pajarito is a hydrogen and fuel cell catalyst maker whose backers include Hyundai Motor Company. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global €5.9 billion wire and coating technologies company whose products include critical subcomponents for electrolyzers, which derive green hydrogen from water. Bekaert’s investment will aid Pajarito’s work in improving the…
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Autoline TV’s John McElroy interviews Tom Stephenson
On Wednesday, August 2nd Autoline.TV “On the Road” host John McElroy interviewed Pajarito Powder CEO and Chairman Thomas J. Stephenson while attending the Center for Automotive Research (CARs) 2022 Management Briefing Seminar in Traverse City, MI. Mr McElroy asked Stephenson about the origins of the company, the materials being made and the primary customers who are evaluating catalysts produced by Pajarito Powder for use in fuel cells. The entire interview can be found, here. About Autoline Autoline is dedicated to reporting on, discussing and dissecting the inner workings of the auto industry and the products that it makes. Our website…
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Thomas Stephenson presents at H+FC 2022
Pajarito Powder CEO and Chairman Thomas J. Stephenson presents at the Public Forum at Hannover Messe 22, Hydrogen+Fuel Cells Public Forum in May 2022. Please see the complete video, here.
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Pajarito Powder returns to Hannover Messe to exhibit at H+FC
Albuquerque, New Mexico – May 16, 2022 – Pajarito Powder, a developer and manufacturer of advanced catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers will again exhibit at the Hydrogen+Fuel Cells Europe show at Hanover Messe in Hanover, Germany, May 30 – June 2, 2022 in Hall 13, booth A74. Now in its 28th year, the conference attracts a global hydrogen and fuel-cell audience from around the world, with representatives from industry, government, and academia. This is the fifth year Pajarito Powder will exhibit at Hydrogen+Fuel Cells at Hannover Messe. “Pajarito Powder is delighted to return to Hanover Messe and join…
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