Ekona Power, a Canadian cleantech startup founded in 2017, develops methane pyrolysis technology that uses pulsed combustion and high-speed gas dynamics to split natural gas into clean hydrogen and solid carbon. The company's solution is designed to be low-cost, scalable, and easy to integrate, leveraging existing natural gas infrastructure. It does not require water for hydrogen production, few electricity resources, and does not rely on carbon dioxide sequestration infrastructure to make it clean.
Challenges: hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen (H₂) is a crucial component in the production of ammonia, which is a key ingredient in many fertilizers, plastics, and other essential products. The majority of the world’s hydrogen (over 60 million tons) is produced via steam methane reforming (SMR) process. This process requires a significant amount of energy input and contributes about 2% of global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. The SMR process emits between 5 and 9 tons of CO₂ per ton of hydrogen produced.
Ekona Power Technology
Ekona Power develops pulsed methane pyrolysis technology that uses natural gas and air to produce hydrogen with 95% less COâ‚‚ emission than conventional SMR-based hydrogen production methods.
Ekona Power hydrogen
The diagram (top) schematic depicts the structure of a pulsed methane pyrolysis (PMP) chamber to produce hydrogen, while the diagram (bottom) shows an object of a PMP chamber.
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