Bramble Energy, a London-based fuel cell company, has secured a £35 million investment round to further expand its game-changing capabilities in solving key challenges in the production and implementation of hydrogen fuel cell stacks.
Cost, inflexibility, manufacturing complexity, and scaling issues limit current hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Bramble Energy’s revolutionary technology and global manufacturing base change the game. Due to Bramble Energy’s use of the printed circuit board (PCB) market, custom fuel cell stacks can be produced in days rather than months or years as with other manufacturers.
Bramble Energy’s current institutional investors (BGF, IP Group, Parkwalk Advisors, and the UCL Technology Fund) have partnered with HydrogenOne Capital Growth on this new investment, which will allow Bramble Energy to expand its portable power products globally and continue to develop its liquid-cooled fuel cell stack capability. For the purposes of decarbonization, Bramble Energy plans to use its fuel cell stack technology in a variety of strategic commercial applications. At the same time as this, Bramble Energy will take another step toward its goal of becoming the leading UK-based net zero energy success story.
CEO and Co-Founder of Bramble Energy, Dr Tom Mason, comments: “There is no bigger challenge that humanity faces than the climate crisis and our team’s core purpose is to help the world achieve net zero. Hydrogen fuel cells have long been viewed as a ‘future’ solution however deployment of this clean energy technology has been hindered by complex manufacturing and the high costs associated with this.
“This is a hugely exciting time for Bramble Energy, with many eyes focused on the UK’s leadership role in the transition to a greener economy. The recent Series B funding round allows us to continue solving some of the greatest barriers to the adoption of fuel cells – through our ground-breaking manufacturing route, scale-up potential and low-cost production.”
In the clean tech industry, Bramble Energy has revolutionized the landscape. It has created a new type of printed circuit board (PCB) fuel cell that is protected by a patent. The PCBFC reduces the cost and complexity of hydrogen fuel cell production by utilizing already existing and cost-effective production methods and materials from the well-established PCB industry.
