Pulsenics meaningfully improves the reliability and economics of the energy-intensive electrochemical industry by introducing capabilities to diagnose and control the performance of electrochemical systems without disruption.
FELLOWS
Essam Elsahwi
Essam Elsahwi is co-founder and CEO at Pulsenics. Previously, he was the co-founder of an industrial electrochemical water treatment company and a hardware engineer at Advanced Micro Devices. He believes that advanced monitoring and control of clean processes are key to electrifying the manufacturing and transportation sectors. He holds a B.A.Sc. in engineering and economics and a Ph.D. in optimization of electrochemical systems from the University of Toronto.
Mariam Awara
Mariam Awara is co-founder and chief operating officer at Pulsenics. She trained as an electrical and computer engineer at the University of Calgary, where she researched power and energy systems and wireless telecommunication systems. Today she is on a mission to enable the adoption of clean energy processes at scale.
TECHNOLOGY
Critical Need
Electrochemical systems are at the heart of the movement to electrify transportation and manufacturing. However, these systems’ performance inefficiencies are unmanageable at an industrial scale, making them expensive to operate and leading to excessive energy waste and unplanned downtime.
Technology Vision
Pulsenics introduces transparency into the behavior of electrochemical systems by analyzing critical performance indicators without disrupting operations. Its Pulse Probe characterizes electrochemical reactions in real-time using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Insights on the health of the electrode, membrane, and other components are analyzed and modeled using the Pulsenics advanced analytical tools. Customers then receive specific management recommendations to lower energy use and boost output.
Potential for Impact
Pulsenics enables 30 percent faster development cycles to manufacturers of electrochemical technologies and a 14 percent increase in energy efficiency to operators of electrochemical technologies. If scaled to service capacity targets for green hydrogen production alone, Pulsenics has the potential to abate over 400 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2040, and to introduce $160 billion worth of economic gains on a global scale.
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