MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (“Next Hydrogen”) (TSXV:NXH, OTC:NXHSF) is pleased to announce it has received a purchase order from Casale for development work related to integration of Next Hydrogen’s next generation products for use in Casale’s green ammonia and methanol systems.

This work advances the partnership between Next Hydrogen and Casale established under the previously announced Memorandum of Understanding. The purchase order will support testing various operational profiles of Next Hydrogen’s unique electrolysers to allow their optimization and integration into Casale’s green ammonia and methanol plants.

“We are delighted to rapidly move forward with this important work with Casale which is a leading provider of process technologies for ammonia and methanol plants globally,” said Raveel Afzaal, President and CEO of Next Hydrogen. “This order marks the first step of our partnership with Casale and lays the groundwork for market demonstrations contemplated under our MoU.”

About Casale 
Casale, operating since 1921, is a global provider of technologies and integrated engineering solutions to produce fertilizers and other base chemicals. Casale is among the few licensors that can provide the entire fertilizer production chain of ammonia, urea, nitric acid, nitrates, phosphates, in addition to key chemicals such as melamine, methanol. Being focused to build sustainable plants for a better planet, our portfolio now also includes innovative technologies to produce green and blue ammonia, methanol, and hydrogen Casale delivers a complete range of solutions for new plants and for plants revamping. For further information: www.casale.ch.

About Next Hydrogen Solutions
Founded in 2007, Next Hydrogen is a designer and manufacturer of water electrolysers that use water and electricity as inputs to generate clean hydrogen for use as a green energy source or a green industrial feedstock. Next Hydrogen’s unique cell design architecture supported by 40 patents enables high current density operations and superior dynamic response to efficiently convert intermittent renewable electricity into green hydrogen on an infrastructure scale. Following successful pilots, Next Hydrogen is scaling up its technology to deliver commercial solutions to decarbonize transportation and industrial sectors. For further information: www.nexthydrogen.com.

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