Virent has further interest in developing partnerships
to design, build, and demonstrate the utility of the APR
system for the renewable generation of hydrogen in filling
station applications. With the proper biomass-derived
feedstock and further development of the APR process, it
is possible to generate hydrogen at less than $4/kg from
biomass for filling station applications. The utilization of
biomass-based compounds allows the APR process to be a
carbon neutral method to generate hydrogen. If carbon
sequestration is added, the process would be carbon
negative.