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THE IRIDIUM REPORT

11/2/2020

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The following is a high level overview of the Iridium market.
If you and your organization are interested in a deeper dive subscription report, please contact me.

​Iridium 20-Year Historical Fix

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​Iridium Market Demand By Industrial Segment Summary (CAGR 2020-25)

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​Iridium Market Balance
Long term surplus is now a structural deficit

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​Stationary Electrolyzer Providers

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​H2Future Project

Started Op’s Nov. 2019 at H2Future Site, operated by Voestalpine in
Linz, Austria.  PEM 1,200 m3 H2/hr. for clean steel production
https://www.voestalpine.com/group/en/media/press-releases/2019-11-11-h2future-worlds-largest-green-hydrogen-pilot-facility-successfully-commences-operation/
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​PEM Fuel Cell & Electrolyser PGM Loadings

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Sampling of Electrolyser Deployments by 2025 10.76GW: 38% PEM Vs. 62% Alkaline … or ~100 koz Ir

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​Renewable Hydrogen Production
Roadmap for California 2020-2050

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CA Proposed Electrolysis Demand
Mixture of PEM, Alkaline, and SOFC TBD – What if 10% PEM

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​Iridium Market Balance & Fix

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​PEM Transportation Fuel Cell Pt Loadings

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Pt/Ir Demand Requirements to Support
Renewable Hydrogen Production Roadmap for California 2020

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3 Comments
S Torstveit link
11/24/2020 08:19:53 am

There is an error in the blue box to the right of the diagram: it says green hydrogen will be require significant iridium. I think "be" should be "not". Thanks for the reports. Steve

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Matt Watson link
11/24/2020 11:44:44 am

For PEM Electrolyzer: Iridium is actually the primary PGM used in the PEM Electrolyzer technologies. Platinum is a secondary scale loadings. A number of papers on design thrifting on this topic are available including the following:

PEM Fuel Cells for transportation typically use only Platinum.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2.0641805jes/pdf
This Electrochemical Society technical paper outlines the loadings ranges.

And then on Iridium design thrifting look up
https://energycentral.com/c/ec/economizing-iridium-iridium-ideal-catalyst-electrolytic-production-hydrogen-water

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S Torstveit link
11/24/2020 12:44:43 pm

Thank you for your response to my confused comment. I had not been aware of the use of catalysts in electrolytic hydrogen production, and I took the threat to prices in the opposite sense. I should have read it better before writing. Steve

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