Azolla Hydrogen has initiated a promising Mitacs-funded project with the Ivey Business School at Western University, Ontario. Led together with Principal Investigator Dr. Fredrik Odegaard, the research project aims to analyze the pathways of optimizing hydrogen fuel networks.

"Our technology's premise is based on lean manufacturing to increase the efficiency of low GHG Hydrogen production, making it even more sustainable and part of the circular carbon economy," said Jared Sayers, President and CEO of Azolla Hydrogen. The objectives of the research project are two-fold. First, Azolla seeks to analyze the processes and challenges in implementing an environmentally sustainable methanol-based hydrogen production network to supply vehicular fuel demand in North America. Second, Azolla aims to determine the optimal design of the aforementioned pathways to build a "clean fuel" network from the lens of a life cycle analysis.

As a first step, the research study will focus on designing and assessing feasible hydrogen fuel networks for the province of Alberta and the state of California as case studies. "The need for low-carbon fuels was yesterday. We simply cannot combat global warming without drastically changing the current fuel source of motor vehicles," said Dr. Odegaard, Associate Professor at the Ivey Business School. "However, we also need to better understand the life cycle of carbon production and design fueling networks that are environmentally sustainable and economically scalable. And so, I am very excited to be part of this research project."

This research project is expected to benefit Azolla Hydrogen's understanding of the optimal clean fuel network and streamline the deployment of its innovative technology to the market. “We are proud to be able to accelerate the world’s adoption of a more sustainable future. With the support of this Mitacs funded project, Azolla Hydrogen in collaboration with the Ivey Business School will be able to propel the North American hydrogen economy forward and realize this sustainable future for us all – sooner rather than later,” states Jared Sayers.