We turn validated concepts into operating units. Scale-up, pilot design, electrolyzer integration, installation and commissioning, executed by engineers who have actually built and run this equipment.
Technology development in low-carbon engineering is the hands-on phase of turning a validated concept into an operating unit. It covers pilot and modular plant design, electrolyzer and balance-of-plant integration, scale-up from lab to pilot, installation, commissioning and troubleshooting, bridging the gap between R&D and industrial deployment.
Every engagement is shaped to the technology and the stage it's at, but the work typically includes:
First-of-a-kind pilot architecture, equipment specification, supplier selection and procurement strategy.
Compact, transportable units designed for repeatable build, fast deployment and easy iteration between sites.
Stack integration with water, gas, power and cooling systems for alkaline, PEM, AEM and SOEC technologies.
Design-for-manufacture reviews, supplier qualification and shop-floor support during fabrication.
On-site commissioning, start-up procedures and rapid troubleshooting through first operation.
Diagnosing real operating data and reworking the unit to lift throughput, efficiency and availability.
Disciplined learning loops between runs so each cycle of operation feeds the next design revision.
Translating lab protocols, materials and operating windows into something that survives at pilot scale.
We pressure-test the concept against what's actually buildable: what works on paper, what won't survive scale-up, and where the real risks sit.
Pilot architecture, modular layout, supplier and procurement strategy, designed so the unit can be built, moved and modified between runs.
On the ground with the equipment: stack integration, balance-of-plant, start-up, commissioning and the troubleshooting that always comes with first operation.
Structured innovation cycles between runs, operating data feeds back into design changes, so every campaign moves the technology forward.
We have built, commissioned and run electrolyzers ourselves. Not theory on paper.
Direct access to the engineers doing the work, on site, not subcontracted out.
We design for things to change between runs, because in early technology development they always do.
Technology development is the messy middle, where a concept survives contact with reality, or doesn't.
Alkaline, PEM, SOEC and AEM, stack integration, balance-of-plant, commissioning and operational troubleshooting.
CO₂ utilisation, e-fuels and waste conversion reactors and downstream process units at pilot scale.
Compact, transportable units built for first-of-a-kind deployments and fast site-to-site iteration.
Conceptual engineering defines what should be built and how, process configuration, technology selection, PFDs, sizing and CAPEX envelopes, on paper. Technology development is the hands-on phase that follows: actually designing, integrating, building and commissioning the unit, then iterating on it once it runs. One sets the basis; the other turns that basis into operating hardware.
Both models work. For first-of-a-kind pilots and modular systems we typically lead the design, drive the supplier and procurement strategy, and sit on site through commissioning. On larger or more standardised builds we work alongside an EPC, focusing on the parts where our hands-on electrolyzer and process experience adds the most, integration, commissioning and troubleshooting.
Alkaline, PEM, AEM and SOEC stacks at pilot and small commercial scale, including the surrounding balance-of-plant: water treatment, gas separation, drying, cooling and power electronics. Our experience is operational, not just analytical, we have manufactured, integrated, commissioned and troubleshot real units, which is what shapes how we design the next ones.
Yes, in stages. We typically start by validating the lab concept against build reality, then design a pilot or modular system that exposes the real scale-up risks early. Once the pilot operates and learnings are captured in structured innovation cycles, we carry that basis forward into the design and commissioning of the first commercial unit.
Yes. The most valuable engineering often happens in the first months of operation, when real data exposes what the design got right and where it needs to change. We support de-bottlenecking, performance improvement and structured iteration between runs, so each cycle of operation feeds back into a better unit.
Your technology and your IP stay yours. We work under NDA from first contact, and engagements are structured so any background IP we bring is clearly separated from the project IP we help develop. We have no commercial ties to electrolyzer or equipment vendors, so there is no incentive to steer your technology toward someone else's platform.