The WEF has included Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) in its list of the 100 Technology Pioneers 2026. According to the forum, the selection includes early-stage technology companies from 23 countries. P2H2 is the only hydrogen company in this year's selection. Previous programme participants include Google, Airbnb, and Spotify.
“Energy and Computing Power” as a Fixed Duo for Innovation
The WEF annually selects 100 companies whose technologies, in the forum's view, have the potential to transform industries and address global challenges. This year's cohort focuses, according to the WEF, on five key areas, including the relationship between energy and computing power. In this field, the forum lists eight companies responding to the increasing electricity demand of data centres. Power to Hydrogen is assigned to the energy storage sector alongside the battery start-up Pure Lithium. Other companies in this cluster work on geothermal energy, nuclear fusion, or space-based solar energy.
Performance like a PEM Electrolyser at the Cost of an AEM ElectrolyserThe company based in Columbus, Ohio, develops electrolysers based on Anion Exchange Membranes (AEM). According to its own statements, the technology is expected to reduce production costs for green hydrogen by up to 65 percent. The hybrid AEM architecture is intended to offer PEM-like performance at costs on the level of alkaline systems. According to the company, it operates without the rare and expensive iridium and is designed for operation with volatile wind and solar power.
P2H2 is now also deploying the technology outside the laboratory. In the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the company is installing an AEM system on a commercial scale. Additionally, P2H2 is building a 0.5 MW electrolyser for the EU project PYROCO2, which is being implemented together with the Norwegian research organisation SINTEF. There, green hydrogen is to be processed with captured CO₂ into emission-free acetone.
“For years, AEM electrolysis has been described as a technology that could enable cost-effective green hydrogen – if it could be made durable and built on a large scale. Our team has solved exactly this problem, and we are proving it today in real industrial environments,” says Paul Matter, CEO and co-founder of Power to Hydrogen. The recognition as a WEF Technology Pioneer is a signal to customers, partners, and investors that the technology is market-ready.
