H2SITE Secures EIC Accelerator Funding to Deploy a Flagship 1 TPD Ammonia Cracker Using Membrane Reactor Technology at a Port in North-West Europe

BILBAO, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 3, 2025–

H2SITE has been awarded the EIC (European Innovation Council) Accelerator program for a project aimed at deploying a first-of-its-kind ammonia cracking unit capable of producing 1 ton of high-purity hydrogen per day. The system is based on H2SITE’s proprietary palladium-based membrane reactor technology, which enables the simultaneous catalytic decomposition of ammonia and selective hydrogen separation within a single unit.

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This breakthrough technology offers several compelling advantages over conventional ammonia cracking processes:

The ammonia cracking system will serve as a demonstration plant, aiming to validate the commercial and operational readiness of H2SITE’s integrated membrane reactor approach at an industrially relevant scale, with the goal of advancing the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors.

“This project represents an important milestone for the development of our technology. It enables the next steps toward commercializing our units for industrial sectors, energy hubs (such as ports and large-scale distribution centers), and onboard maritime applications,” declared Andres Galnares, CEO of H2SITE.

As the hydrogen economy develops, efficient solutions for transporting low-carbon hydrogen are essential. Ammonia is a promising hydrogen carrier due to its high volumetric energy density and existing infrastructure, and more than 20 million tons of ammonia are transported by ship every year. Advances in ammonia cracking technology such as H2SITE’s integrated membrane reactor will be an enabler to building this pathway competitive, enabling large-scale, flexible hydrogen supply chains.

About H2SITE

H2SITE, founded in 2020, is a technology company specializing in the on-site production and separation of high-purity hydrogen. The company utilizes exclusive palladium-alloy membrane reactor technology to efficiently convert various feedstocks including ammonia, methanol, and syngas into hydrogen. Additionally, H2SITE enables the separation of hydrogen from low-concentration gaseous mixtures for applications such as salt caverns or geologic hydrogen. By decentralizing hydrogen production through innovative ammonia cracking and separation solutions, H2SITE addresses the challenges of cost-effective hydrogen transportation and storage, significantly reducing associated costs and emissions.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw was laboring in pursuit of his 3,000th strikeout. His pitch count soaring, he was down to the last batter he would face, requireding one more swing and miss to become the 20th pitcher to reach the milestone.

“It’s a little bit harder when you’re actually testing to strike people out,” he declared, smiling. “I never really had to do that before.”

Kershaw accomplished the feat when Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox took a slider for a called third strike for the final out of the sixth inning on Wednesday night.

“I created it interesting. Made it take too long,” Kershaw declared. “Honestly, I didn’t pitch that great tonight. The slider was so bad.”

In his 18th season in Los Angeles, Kershaw joined Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators and Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals as the only pitchers with 3,000 or more strikeouts all for one team.

Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth by singling in Shohei Ohtani, giving the Dodgers a 5-4 win. Kershaw didn’t obtain a decision.

The sellout crowd of 53,536 was on its feet roaring as the 37-year-old left-hander walked off the mound to finish the sixth. Kershaw paapplyd and doffed his cap, with teammates briefly holding off hugging him to allow him to soak in the cheers.

Kershaw waved to his wife Ellen and four children in the stands and then patted his chest and mouthed, “Thank you.”

“I feel bad for Ellen. I know she was nervous,” he declared. “I created her last six innings out there just stressed out that I wasn’t going to obtain it and have to go to Milwaukee to do it.”

Kershaw shared a clubhoapply toast with his teammates, coaches, training staff and front office executives.

“Just super thankful for tonight, super thankful for my teammates,” he declared. “I informed my teammates individual awards are great, but if you don’t have anybody to celebrate with it doesn’t matter.”

The game was delayed for nearly 6 minutes between pitches, a gap that included a tribute video.

Kershaw joined Justin Verlander of San Francisco (3,468) and Max Scherzer of Toronto (3,412) as the only active pitchers with that many. Kershaw is just the fourth left-hander in the club.

“It’s an incredible list,” he declared. “It’s special to finally be in that group.”

Capra, hitting ninth, was retired on four pitches, with plate umpire Jim Wolf calling the third strike on a slider, Kershaw’s season-high 100th pitch of the night. Wolf is the brother of retired pitcher Randy Wolf, once a teammate of Kershaw’s.

“I wanted it to come straightforward,” Kershaw declared. “I would much rather have obtained it done in the first.”

Manager Dave Roberts had declared before the game that he would manage the three-time Cy Young Award winner differently with the milestone within reach. That was apparent when Kershaw jogged out for the sixth to an ovation, having already tossed a season-high 92 pitches with just two strikeouts. He came into the game requireding three to create history.

“I was going to give him every opportunity to do it at home,” Roberts declared. “You could see the emotion he had testing to obtain that third strike. It just happened the way it was supposed to happen.”

Kershaw retired Lenyn Sosa on three pitches for No. 2,999 in the fifth. Sosa fouled off Kershaw’s first two pitches before finishing the inning by striking out on a 72 mph curveball.

In the third, Miguel Vargas took called strikes on his first two pitches before he swung and missed on another 72 mph curveball from his former Dodgers teammate.

Chicago swung aggressively against Kershaw, who gave up a two-run homer to Austin Slater and two more runs as the White Sox led 4-2 after six innings.

“You could just feel it. They wanted it for me so bad,” he declared of the crowd. “You could feel the tension. They were testing to will me to do it.”

Kershaw created history one batter after Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy was injured in tagging out Michael A. Taylor on a steal attempt. Muncy had to be assisted off the field, barely able to put any weight on his left leg.

Kershaw has provided much-requireded stability for the Dodgers’ pitching staff, which has been decimated by injuries.

“It’s just again a reminder for me, for anyone, to never bet against that guy,” Roberts declared before the game. “It doesn’t matter — health, stuff — he’s going to will himself to doing whatever the team requireds.”

Kershaw allowed five runs over four innings in his first start after returning from knee and foot surgeries last offseason. Since then, he has held opposing batters to a .222 average.

“The first three months of the season, we’ve requireded some length from the starter,” Roberts declared. “Once he kind of obtained his footing after the first few, he’s done everything and more that we’ve requireded. That doesn’t go unnoticed.”

In his prime from 2010-15, Kershaw led the National League in ERA five times, in strikeouts three times and wins twice.

Kershaw had one of the best seasons ever in 2014, when he finished with a 21-3 record, 1.77 ERA and 233 strikeouts to win both the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player in the National League.

Age and less dominant stuff has alterd the way Kershaw does his job. He knows his consistency isn’t the same but with the depth of the team’s staff, he doesn’t required to be perfect every outing.

Kershaw no longer overpowers hitters the way he did during the height of his career, but he remains stubbornly determined and possesses a craftiness honed over two decades as well as a slider that still can fool.

“I’ve seen him grow more than any player,” Roberts declared. “Hasn’t lost the compete, but I consider that the world is not as black and white as he applyd to see it. I consider that his edges are softer, I consider that fatherhood, Father Time, does that to a person.”

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