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Marine Dolphin Enterprises
PROGRESS
The following is a brief but exciting history of our progress since our founding:
H2 2021
Marine Dolphin Enterprises (MDE) was formed in the summer 2021 with the objective to find and develop technologies to produce green hydrogen from seawater in an ocean environment. The company was inspired by research conducted by Stanford University on seawater splitting technology.
We formed the core R&D team, and began to explore system applications. These efforts led to two provisional patents for deep-sea gas pressure energy harvesting, and deep-sea sea-water feed-stock management designs
H1 2022
Additional electrolysis experts were sought and consulted with, and we conducted investigations determine (a) which electrolyzer technologies were best suited for MDE’s application and (b) methods to industrialize (manufacture) Stanford’s seawater splitting electrodes. Existing model electrolyzers were obtained, torn down, and investigated by MDE’s experienced engineers.
MDE finished research and decided upon both the electrolyzer technology (AEM) and the commercial-focused plating processes for the system’s electrodes. Discussions and negotiations were conducted with a number of domestic and international suppliers, potential laboratories to partner with, and the IP licensing department of Stanford University.
H2 2022
The MDE team explored supplier-defined design constraints; mechanical and electrical engineering efforts commenced on all aspects of the core electrolyzer. These efforts led to two additional provisional patents which focus on opportunities to optimize reactive surface effectiveness.
Partnerships
MDE plans to build its own facility for not only assembling electrolyzers, but also to facilitate management of other company functions (e.g., sales, marketing, finance, R&D, QA and testing, installations, etc.). In the meantime, to harness the skill of the industry’s top talent, we have joined forces with two strategic partners:
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Our component and system prototyping will be contracted at the facilities of “Product Design Experts” outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm specializes in design, development, and engineering services. The purpose of the initial assembly will be to verify and validate the mechanical and electrical engineering aspects of the design – with particular attention to inputs (i.e., fluidics), outputs (i.e., fluidic & gas management), and high-pressure performance. The facilities at Product Design Experts include not only pressurization, electrical supply, and measurement equipment, but also the equipment needed to make, refine and test most mechanical or electrical components used in a variety of product development projects and/or prototypes.
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Complete assembly of the prototype will first be executed at “The Hill Lab” facilities at the University of Wyoming. MDE has signed a contract with this lab facility, which is able to safely run foreseeable experiments. However, it is hoped that instrumenting, testing, and measuring of MDE’s prototypes will eventually be conducted at a National Laboratory. This will help to ensure reliable and trusted test results, under the Department of Energy’s guidance and validation-and-verification expectations.