Green hydrogen without pollution.
E9 Hydrogen has developed the world’s first completely green electrolyte.
Our customers can comply with ESG and GHG mandate thru the ability to manufacture green hydrogen as a result of owning and operating our electrolyzers.
Our Team

Darrel Smith, P.E.
Chairman & Chief Technology Officer, Founder, Mechanical Engineer
43 years of professional experience in Process Engineering and Manufacturing, HydroStarhydrogen electrolysis inventor, Licensed Professional Engineer

Mark Allen, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer / Civil Engineer
45 years of professional experience in Executive and Operations Management, Technology Start-ups, Systems Engineering and Integration, Energy Transition, Decarbonization, Licensed Professional Engineer

Cassio Conceicao
Chief Financial Officer / Electrical Engineer
35 years of professional experience and leadership roles in Global Operations, Engineering and Product Development, Supply Chain, Services, and Business General Management with multi-billion-dollar organizations, midsize public and private companies, and start-ups

Bill Croyle
Chief Marketing Officer
44 years of professional experience in Information Technology, Sales & Marketing, Private Equity, Technology Start-ups, Energy Project Development, and Energy Transition

Blake Putney
EVP Strategic Systems
Electrical Engineer
45 years of professional experience in Engineering, Risk Analysis/ Systems Thinking, Modeling Complex Systems, Systems Integration
The E9 Difference
ITM | CUMMINS | NEL | PROTON | E9 | |
Type | PEM | PEM | Alkaline | PEM | Membraneless |
Cost/KW | $1000 | $1000 | $800 | $1000 | $250 |
Gas Purity | 99.999% | 99.999% | 99.999% | 99.999% | 97-99.999% |
Water - High Purity | Required | Required | Required | Required | Not Required |
Membrane | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None |
Precious Metals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | None |
Electrolyte | Common | Common | KOH | Common | Proprietary |