Fourier is an organization that develops hydrogen production technologies, established by Siva Yellamraju and Ali-Amir Aldan. The company focuses on modular, software-defined hydrogen production systems that enable localized generation. Their approach addresses hydrogen distribution challenges by providing on-site production capabilities, thereby eliminating transportation requirements while offering scalable solutions for point-of-use hydrogen delivery.

The primary technological offering comprises a compact hydrogen production system with dimensions comparable to two standard server racks. This system incorporates multiple small electrolyzers, termed "blades," into a consolidated module. Each module generates 6-20 kilograms of hydrogen hourly, requiring 300 kilowatts to 1 megawatt of electrolyzer capacity. The system employs computational algorithms for operational optimization and continuous monitoring to enhance efficiency and operational reliability.

The system runs on PEM based electrolyzers, but not limited to that electrolysis type only.

The company is holding conversation with manufacturing companies to partner up and produce their equipment on early 2025, looking to roll out their commercial devices on late 2025. For the first manufacturing facility they are targeting to remain local and produce in the US, while would be interested in expanding to have manufacturing facilities in India in the future.

PILOTS

• The company has done their first "lab-pilot" in India with a pharma company and finished it in 2024.
• Fourier finished their prototype for commercial piloting in August 2024 in their own facilities.
• They have been engaging in several other opportunities to run pilots during late 2024 and early 2025 with companies in the US producing chemicals and petrochemicals.
• The first commercial pilot would be in Ohio.
• From all these pilots the company is intended to gather as many data as possible on safety, installation learnings, automation, operation, additional systems they may need, among others.

The business model is still to be defined, but the company is evaluating selling hydrogen (hydrogen as a service) and/or selling the equipment.

Fourier innovations are all around optimizing operations and deploying their production process in a distributed way.

Modular System Architecture

• "Blade" design incorporating approximately 20 small electrolyzers per unit
• Compact form factor equivalent to two standard server racks
• Shared water pump system among blades

Scalable Design

• Customizable to site-specific parameters
• Scalable to application-specific demands
• Lab-scale pilots achieving approximately 1 kg/hour hydrogen production

Advanced Control Systems The system implements algorithmic control mechanisms that address production optimization through data analysis:

• Real-time performance optimization
• Continuous efficiency adjustment
• Comprehensive system monitoring
• Predictive performance analytics
• Downtime minimization
• Individual blade performance tracking
• Degradation monitoring
• Charging and discharging control

The main focus of Fourier is to bring hydrogen in a distributed way to industries. Starting on small scales hydrogen as a feedstock applications and scaling up from there.

Some of the applications the company is targeting are:

Industrial Production

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Chemical Manufacturing
• Ceramics Manufacturing (High Temperature heat)

Transportation Sector

• Heavy Duty Mobility (Hydrogen as a fuel - production on-site)

Energy Applications

• Power Storage Solutions (Hydrogen-based energy storage for grid stabilization)
• Heating and Cooling Systems (Thermal energy applications utilizing hydrogen)