Withers advises H2 Clipper on new blockchain solution to hydrogen supply chain

International law firm Withers has represented H2 Clipper, the innovative hydrogen airship transportation business, on the recent grant of US patent for a unique, blockchain-enabled technology to ensure efficient hydrogen delivery.

The patented system utilizes cutting-edge blockchain technology to create a comprehensive ‘hydrogen ledger‘ that records the provenance of hydrogen, including key measurements that are required to demonstrate the entitlement to receive tax credits, avoid the risk of contamination, comply with regulatory requirements, and to ensure accurate accounting by all parties.

John Serio, lead Withers partner on this matter, commented: “This latest patent underscores H2 Clipper’s continuing commitment to a low-carbon economy and supports critical initiatives like the DOE’s Hydrogen Hub projects, among others. Hydrogen presents a number of unique challenges in providing assurances regarding its origin and chain of custody that are critical to certify its quality level and this digital ledger provides certainty and compliance.”

“Since our inception in 2008, H2 Clipper has been focused on developing technologies that deliver hydrogen in the most effective, cost-efficient, and safest manner possible,” said Rinaldo Brutoco, H2C’s Founder and CEO, and a co-author of the patent. “This patent meaningfully extends H2C’s earlier patents on various midstream technologies for transporting hydrogen by disclosing how a data ledger can be used to assure hydrogen purity, comply with stringent regulatory standards, and facilitate transactions throughout the hydrogen value chain, making individual operations between producers, end-users, regulators, and other stakeholders more manageable and transparent.”

Withers featured H2 Clipper in its Global Rethinkers campaign and featured Mr Brutoco in this interview in partnership with the Financial Times.

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