Founded in 2010, and based in Bend, Oregon, Element 1® is led by industry experts with unrivalled experience in hydrogen generation technology – and is positioned to provide game changing technology solutions to the clean energy sector, including advanced hydrogen generation systems supporting the fuel cell industry.

With expertise in small-scale reactor design and membrane hydrogen purifiers, Element 1® has specialist knowledge and experience that can make the hydrogen dream a reality – and at the same time solve some of the fundamental challenges that have limited large scale adoption of hydrogen as a fuel source until now.

We collaborate with strategic partners to identify commercial opportunities that can be addressed now and license our proprietary technology to enable its application to a wide range of products, markets and industries. 

Element 1® hydrogen generation technology is modular, scalable, mobile, and economic, and can produce hydrogen whenever and wherever you need it. Our patented purifiers produce fuel cell grade hydrogen from methanol, meeting ISO 14687 purity standards, for up to 75% less cost than delivered bulk gas hydrogen.

Hydrogen is the Fuel of the Future.

Our goal is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of fuel cell technology by providing solutions that make hydrogen accessible, affordable, clean, and efficient.

Making Hydrogen A Reality

Element 1® is a global leader in the development of clean energy technologies – including advanced hydrogen generation systems for the fuel cell industry.

Our innovative solutions are designed to be scalable, reliable, affordable and flexible.

By focusing on producing hydrogen for on-site, onboard, on-demand applications we have solved “the hydrogen challenge” – transporting and storing compressed bulk hydrogen in expensive, heavy tanks – and opened up a whole new world of opportunities for the adoption of hydrogen for fuel cell and BEV power (including BEV charging stations).