Catalsys Appoints Simon McElrea as Vice President, Americas Seasoned Leader to Drive Expansion Across the Americas Hartlepool, UK – 30 September 2024 – Catalsys, a pioneering company with unique technology for the generation of clean power, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon McElrea as Vice President, Americas. With over two decades of experience in business development and technology commercialization, McElrea will guide Catalsys’ growth initiatives across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. McElrea brings a wealth of expertise in scaling new businesses and fostering strategic partnerships. His extensive background in renewable energy, semiconductors, and novel power solutions aligns perfectly with Catalsys’ mission to revolutionize the green energy sector with its novel technology. “We are excited to welcome Simon to the Catalsys team,” said Kevin Fothergill, CEO of Catalsys. “His proven leadership and deep industry knowledge make him an invaluable addition as we accelerate our efforts to deliver sustainable energy solutions across the Americas.” McElrea has served in senior leadership roles at Honeywell, FreePower, Invensas (now Adeia Inc.) and Semblant (now HZO), where he successfully led teams in the development and commercialization of novel energy and advanced process technologies. His strategic vision and operational excellence have consistently resulted in significant growth and increased shareholder value. “I am thrilled to join the Catalsys team at such a pivotal time in the company’s evolution,” said McElrea. “Catalsys’ innovative technologies have the potential to make a significant impact on the global energy landscape. I look forward to working with the team to deliver value to customers and stakeholders.” McElrea has a BA and MEng from Oxford University. He is recognized for his contributions to technology innovation and has been a speaker at numerous industry conferences. He will be based in California.
About us
Green power, anywhere. Our innovative technology provides affordable, off-grid green power wherever it’s needed. Electrification is crucial for reducing carbon emissions. But getting grid connections can be challenging. In the UK, for instance, there is a waiting list of up to 10 years for permanent locations and no options for temporary or remote sites. The AI revolution means that Data Centres cannot access the increased power they need. Many construction sites, outdoor events, mining and agricultural activities rely on fossil fuels, as green power options are limited, costly and logistically difficult. The lack of grid connections is also a major barrier to providing stations for charging electric vehicles. Catalsys has a unique solution that addresses these issues. Our technology enables electric power production at scale wherever needed. Central to the Catalsys innovation is a generator fueled by a custom ammonia-hydrogen blend, paired with a portable ammonia cracking solution. The efficient, low-cost units fit inside a shipping container and can generate 150kW or 500kW of power, depending on the demand. Units can be easily stacked to increase output.
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www.catalsys.com
External link for Catalsys
- Industry
- Renewable Energy Power Generation
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
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- Hartlepool
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- Hydrogen, Green Hydrogen, Ammonia, Ammonia Cracking, Off Grid Power, and Data Centres
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Employees at Catalsys
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Adrian Fawlk
Experienced Operations / Technical Director
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Kesser Hussain
Process Engineer at Catalsys. Winner of 2023 IChemE best Masters Project. Contributing Author for Sustainable and Green Catalytic Processes for…
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Kevin Fothergill
Chief Executive at Catalsys Limited
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Jack Cunningham
--Mechanical Engineering BEng Hons
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Looking forward to speaking next week!
David Hughes of Catalsys joins our Clean Growth Conference 2024 innovation round 🙌 David will discuss the start-up company who's technology will provide green power using green ammonia as a fuel. ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TO BOOK ➡️ https://ow.ly/GY1Y50S8Aea #GreenFuel #NetZero #GreenInnovation
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We are excited to announce that Catalsys and ASOTO have formed a strategic joint venture to revolutionize the European data-center industry with innovative #Greenenergy solutions. This partnership will develop container-type plug & play power units leveraging #Ammonia as a green fuel source. Our combined expertise aims to set new standards for #Sustainability and #EnergyEfficiency in hashtag #DataCenters. Stay tuned for more updates as we advance towards a more sustainable future. https://lnkd.in/devUiTX7
ASOTO and CATALSYS Form Strategic Joint Venture to Provide Revolutionary Green Energy Solutions for AI Data Centers
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Our generator systems use ammonia decomposition and form a very cost-effective grid-balancing mechanism for those who need it.
How cost efficient is ammonia as an energy carrier? 🤔 Most hydrogen projects that have identified a hydrogen carrier molecule have chosen ammonia, and up to 10% of total global hydrogen produced could be transported over large distances in the form of ammonia by 2050 💚 This represents up to 20% of total ammonia demand by 2050: 110-127 Mt. The lack of processes to decompose ammonia at this scale and energy consumption for decomposition are currently the only limiting factor, but recent advances are promising, with a pilot plant in Belgium expected to begin operations in 2024. And the energy penalties for refrigerating and compressing hydrogen might still make ammonia cracking the most cost effective option: £100/MWh for importing hydrogen as ammonia from the Middle East compared to £120-150/MWh for UK based hydrogen generation. Curious to hear more? Comment on this post to be the first to be notified when we release our next impact report which will explore the impact of ammonia being used as an energy vector. Source for the chart: Hoxha A. Clean Hydrogen as A Major Enabler for Making Carbon-Free Ammonia and Fertilizers. In: The European Files [Internet]. 23 Feb 2021 [cited 23 Jan 2024]. Available: https://lnkd.in/eYBwHuUe #energy #ammonia #hydrogen #cleanenergy #energyvector #transport #lowercarbon #decarbonise #nium #wearenium #cleanammonia
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DNV's recent report identifies 193 Million Tons of Green / Blue ammonia availability by 2030. This ensures a secure supply chain for users of our clean ammonia-powered generators. Also a massive opportunity to build a whole new distribution system. https://lnkd.in/enHW3jxK
Availability of green and blue ammonia in 2030 to 2050
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Our CEO Kevin Fothergill and CTO Peter Gray were interviewed by our IP Lawyers AA Thornton about their passion for decarbonisation. It's a great summary of what drives us! https://lnkd.in/e37_gWqk
Catalsys: Powering Sustainable Infrastructure with IP Protection
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Making lots of great connections here in #saudiarabia. There are so many amazing initiatives driving the country forward. #GREATFUTURES
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Catalsys is honoured to have been chosen to attend the #GREATFUTURES event in Riyadh this week. We're looking forward to meeting old friends and making new ones. So many opportunities in #SaudiArabia.
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Again the difficulty of the grid providing enough power for data centres is highlighted. Catalsys can provide green power and cooling for data centres without resorting to natural gas. Decarbonising data centres will shape the green transition https://on.ft.com/3y9wOQJ
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AI is stretching the electricity grid to breaking point. Our off-grid generator can provide the green power and cooling that data centres need. https://lnkd.in/eqzKgyrV #AI #GreenPower #DataCenter
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