Core Technology

00 · Universal Materials Platform

The building block three industries depend on

Electrochemical devices all rely on the same hidden component: a membrane that separates the electrodes while letting the right ions pass through. Get that membrane right, and three different industries become cheaper, cleaner, and possible at scale.

We build a universal materials platform around these membranes. The same core science - highly conductive, chemically stable, mechanically robust films - powers all three of our application areas. Instead of one product for one market, we own the building block that multiple markets depend on.

Three membrane types (AEM, CEM, and BPM) cover the full range of electrochemical processes.

Conductive, stable, and robust at once - meeting all three is the hard part, and where our breakthroughs live.
One platform feeds lithium recycling, green hydrogen, and flow-battery storage.

01 · Recycling · Lithium Recovery

Battery-grade lithium in hours, not months

No evaporation ponds. No year-long wait. A continuous electrochemical process that fits inside the factory.

Lithium today is refined by leaving brine to evaporate in open ponds for 12–18 months, across kilometres of land, with output that still needs multi-step purification. Our membrane process runs 24/7 and delivers ≥99.5% battery-grade LiOH directly - with green hydrogen and sulfuric acid as saleable co-products.

China refines around 70% of the world's strategic minerals, including lithium (IEA, 2025).
Nearly all of Europe's refined lithium is imported - refining on-continent is a sovereignty play.
EU targets 40% domestic processing by 2030 and 80% Li recovery by 2031.

Li+ from brine of mines

Extraction, concentration & polishing

Li-ion battery cell manufacturing

NovaMea - Refining to battery + grade LiOH

Li-ion battery recycling

02 · Green Hydrogen · AEMWE

Green hydrogen, made affordable

Earth-abundant materials and intermittent renewable power - the combination of PEM and alkaline can't deliver.

Green hydrogen decarbonizes what electricity alone can't reach: fertilizer, steel, and synthetic fuels. But 99% of hydrogen still comes from fossil fuels - around 2.5% of global CO₂. The opportunity is making it clean at a competitive cost.

We make the two most critical - and hardest - components of an AEM electrolyzer: the membranes and the catalysts. Four patents, validated in peer-reviewed research, make our electrolyzers more efficient, more durable, and more affordable.

03 · Storage · Long-Duration Flow Batteries

Storing renewables for the long haul

Lithium covers the first few hours. Beyond eight, flow batteries win - and our membranes are what make them work.

Storage duration defines the technology. Flow batteries own the 8-to-36-hour middle - the duration a wind-and-solar grid leans on most. We design membranes for the milder chemistries: iron, salt, and organic flow, where low cost and long life matter most.

Scalable cost - power and energy scale independently; beats lithium-ion beyond 8 h.
Long lifetime - 20,000+ cycles vs ~3,000; electrolyte never degrades.
Inherently safe - aqueous, no combustion risk, grid-sited at scale.