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Next Hydrogen Secures up to $2 Million NRCan Contribution Funding to Advance Canadian Commercial Electrolyzer Technology

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Next Hydrogen Secures up to $2 Million NRCan Contribution Funding to Advance Canadian Commercial Electrolyzer Technology. (2026, September 15). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/next-hydrogen-secures-up-to-2-million-nrcan-contribution-funding-to-advance-canadian-commercial-electrolyzer/article_af20a3b5-1f1f-5145-a7d5-079d3e5510d8.html

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Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc., based in Mississauga, Ontario, has received up to $2 million from the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program to develop commercial electrolyzer technology. The funding will support research and development aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing costs by Q1 2027 with a target performance metric of 1.8 V/cell at 1.0 A/cm², aligning with U.S. Department of Energy targets for alkaline water electrolysis.
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Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc, a company based in Mississauga, Ontario, has secured up to $2 million in non-repayable funding from the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program (NRCan). The funding aims to support research and development activities focused on improving the efficiency, performance, and cost of Next Hydrogen’s commercial electrolyzer modules. Initial project milestones include targeting a cell performance of 1.8 V/cell at 1.0 A/cm² by Q1 2027, aligning with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2026 technical target for alkaline water electrolysis. The ultimate goal is to achieve 1.7 V/cell at 1.2 A/cm² by September 2028.

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GLOBE NEWSWIRE MISSISSAUGA Next Hydrogen Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. Ontario

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GLOBE NEWSWIRE GPE · 1× MISSISSAUGA GPE · 1× NRCan ORG · 1× Natural Resources Canada’s ORG · 1× Next Hydrogen ORG · 1× Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. ORG · 1× Next Hydrogen’s ORG · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the Government of Canada ORG · 1×

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Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (“Next Hydrogen” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has secured a non-repayable contribution agreement with the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program (NRCan) for funding of up to $2 million for additional research to develop scalable fabrication processes for commercial electrolyzer modules.
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🔮 This funding will support R&D activities focused on improving the efficiency, performance and cost of Next Hydrogen’s commercial electrolyzer modules.
2026-09-15 · Toronto Star
Next Hydrogen Secures up to $2 Million NRCan Contribution Funding to Advance Canadian Commercial Electrolyzer Technology · assertive framing

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Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (“Next Hydrogen” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has secured a non-repayable contribution agreement with the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program (NRCan) for funding of up to $2 million for additional research to develop scalable fabrication processes for commercial electrolyzer modules. asserted
it → announce → modules
This funding will support R&D activities focused on improving the efficiency, performance and cost of Next Hydrogen’s commercial electrolyzer modules. asserted
funding → support → modules
As an initial project milestone, the Company is targeting cell performance of 1.8 V/cell at 1.0 A/cm² by Q1 2027, consistent with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2026 technical target for alkaline water electrolysis. asserted
Company → target → electrolysis
The project’s ultimate performance target is 1.7 V/cell at 1.2 A/cm², targeted for achievement by September 2028. asserted
target → target → September
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