The Governing Council of the University of Toronto

Purpose

The goal of this Project is to develop membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) at scale, comprised of advanced ionomers which allow for high efficiency and durability in an optimized CO2 electrolyzer architecture. This Project leverages progress made at the University of Toronto (UofT) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) in device and material development. At UofT, tremendous progress has been made in terms of system, cell, and component design. At SFU, expertise in the creation of new materials and extensive material screening and characterization for CO2 electrolyzers has allowed creation of a high-performance ionomer chemistry platform. CO2 electrolysis durability and component testing capabilities at contributing NRC facilities, as well as their experience in scaling up cell production will enable knowledge transfer from academia to industrial partners. Two Canadian SMEs (CERT Systems Inc. and Ionomr Innovations Inc.) that are committed to the commercialization of CO2 electrolyzers will ensure scalability of the approach and provide economic perspective for material and cell development that will lead to a pilot scale CO2 electrolysis technology.