# TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: EcoVer

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/s167603

- Solicitation number: S-167603
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Triad - DOE Contractor (899015)
- Place of performance: Los Alamos, New Mexico
- County: Los Alamos County (FIPS 35028). https://abierto.us/counties/los-alamos-county-nm-35028
- City: Los Alamos. https://abierto.us/cities/los-alamos-nm-3542320
- First posted: March 17, 2026
- Last posted: March 17, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b41a775a4bd44118ba003db2703ad9c3/view

## Description

Fluorine-based chemistries, PFAS, are toxic forever chemicals. Fuel cells and electrolyzers use PFAS membranes because of their durability and performance reliability. At this moment, there are no safe hydrocarbon membrane alternatives that match the performance and reliability standards required by industry. EcoVer at Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing a low-cost, chemically mechanically durable hydrocarbon-based membrane that performs similarly to PFAS alternatives.

Unlike competitors, our membrane is designed for high mechanical properties and with a proprietary formula of additives for high chemical durability. Advantages Low CAPEX and OPEX (Eliminating corrosion and ensuring safety in manufacturing and facility design can reduce costs and the need for extra manpower.) Easy to tune for specific customer needs. No additional operational costs after purchase.

At least 60% more chemically durable than state-of-the-art membranes, which could lead to increased lifetime in end-use devices. It’s a chemically safe alternative and does not contain PFAS. Technology Description EcoVer is designing a hydrocarbon ion-conducting membrane intended to offer a proton conductivity of 0.1-0.2 S/cm and remarkable chemical and mechanical properties. Our additives can increase the durability of existing materials by 3x in lab-scale testing.

We are in the process of sourcing materials for our first MVP. Currently, we are designing our membrane for PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer applications, but it has upscale potential in applications including AEMs, flow batteries, bio-reactors, selective ion recovery and water treatment Market Applications EcoVer is being developed as a membrane replacement within the rapidly growing field of hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.

With PFAS regulation under scrutiny in the US and EU, alternative solutions are the future. In 2022, the PFAS membrane market valued PEM membranes at $787.5 million and AEM membranes at $520 million with a CAGR of 5.6 percent. If we successfully demonstrate our membrane design, we could disrupt the $1.3B PFAS membrane industry. Beyond hydrogen applications, our membrane could also be suitable for other ion exchange applications.

Next Steps Our next milestone is validation of mechanical and chemical properties at lab scale to be complete by mid-May with a viable MVP as the outcome. Following this, we will seek a partner with capabilities to validate our membrane at the stack level.

**Contact:** licensing@lanl.gov

## Publications

- March 17, 2026: Special notice, due April 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice 4a494fc848fe4f4a812e5916c8a2a589. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4a494fc848fe4f4a812e5916c8a2a589/view
- March 17, 2026: Special notice, due April 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice b41a775a4bd44118ba003db2703ad9c3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b41a775a4bd44118ba003db2703ad9c3/view

## Points of contact

- Marc Witkowsi, licensing@lanl.gov
- Lindsay Augustyn, licensing@lanl.gov

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