Source : https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/petronasukm-hydrogen-research-yielding-positive-results
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Industry-academia partnerships have increasingly become important platforms and testbeds for cross-fertilisation of ideas to catalyse innovations that would benefit the society at large.
For example, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) collaboration on hydrogen energy has yielded positive outcomes since the tie-up began in July 2019.
The two parties are looking into the production of hydrogen gas from water through electrolysis technology, covering five areas – bipolar plate design, membrane electrode assembly, coating materials, construction materials and economy of scale.
So far, the collaboration has resulted in the electrolyser design – a bipolar plate design invented by the joint team – for which they have filed for a patent in November last year.
The design enables better hydrogen yield with lower power consumption – a much-welcomed progress in making this green energy source a cost-effective option for consumers.
Two other intellectual properties are being developed and on track to be patented.
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