ZephyrFuel installs and operates on-site green hydrogen systems at industrial customer facilities — no capital expense, clean H₂ under a long-term supply agreement.
Mid-scale industrial operators consuming 200–1,500 kg/day are structurally underserved by every major industrial gas supplier. That is the market we are built for.
We own the infrastructure. You buy the molecules. Zero capex, zero maintenance — clean hydrogen on-site under a long-term supply agreement.
ZephyrFuel finances and owns the electrolyzer. You pay per kg of hydrogen delivered — converting capital expense to a predictable operational cost.
OpEx ConversionModular electrolyzers installed at your facility. No trucks, no storage risk, no distributor markups. H₂ produced where it is consumed.
Site-IntegratedMulti-year supply agreements with pricing indexed to power costs — no spot-market exposure in your hydrogen cost line.
Long-Term AgreementEvery engagement starts with a paid site assessment — validating economics before any commitment. Fees credited toward future supply contracts.
Low-Risk EntryTell us your facility, hydrogen demand, and power situation. We will evaluate the economics and come back with a clear picture of whether on-site generation makes sense.
Anion Exchange Membrane technology for continuous mid-scale industrial hydrogen — without platinum-group metals.
Our electrolyzers split water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity. The simpler the explanation, the better the technology.
Electricity — ideally from low-cost renewables in ERCOT West Texas or India solar markets at $0.018–0.030/kWh — is applied across two electrodes. Cheaper power equals lower hydrogen cost. That is the fundamental economics.
Water fed into the system is split at the electrodes into hydrogen and oxygen. Our AEM membrane sits between them — allowing ions to pass through while keeping the gas streams completely separate and pure.
Clean hydrogen exits at up to 35 bar — ready for your industrial process. No trucks, no cylinders, no distributor. Produced on-demand at your facility, around the clock.
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Our R&D program is focused on driving efficiency higher and cost per kilogram lower. Validation is ongoing — detailed specs available in our private technical brief.
Lower cell voltage means less electricity consumed per kilogram produced. Our simulation and catalyst work is focused on closing the gap between current targets and best-in-class benchmarks.
Active finite element modeling of the membrane-electrode assembly guides catalyst and stack optimization — before physical prototyping at scale.
Performance targets are simulation-based. We do not publish specific voltage figures or competitor comparisons externally until results are independently validated.
PEM electrolysis requires platinum-group metal catalysts — expensive and supply-constrained. AEM achieves comparable performance using earth-abundant, lower-cost electrode materials.
Traditional alkaline electrolyzers need large, centralized footprints. AEM delivers comparable capital costs with a compact, modular, cassette-based design suited for distributed industrial sites.
Our advantage is AEM architecture combined with modular site-integrated deployment and a BOO commercial structure purpose-built for the mid-scale industrial segment the majors structurally ignore.
We own the infrastructure. You buy the molecules. Each site is financed through a dedicated Special Purpose Vehicle.
From first conversation to hydrogen flowing at your facility — here is exactly how every engagement works.
Paid engagement evaluating your demand, power costs, logistics, and economics. Fees credited toward any future supply contract. No commitment required.
A project-level Special Purpose Vehicle is created per site. This ring-fences project risk and enables non-recourse debt financing based on contracted cash flows.
ZephyrFuel finances, procures, and installs the modular electrolyzer. All integration and commissioning handled by us. You do not own or maintain the equipment.
Long-term supply contract — you pay per kg of hydrogen delivered. ZephyrFuel operates and maintains the asset. Pricing indexed to power costs, not spot markets.
Each ZephyrFuel deployment is structured for project-level debt financing from day one. The SPV isolates project risk, and the long-term supply agreement provides contracted cash flows that underpin lender underwriting.
For qualifying U.S. deployments, clean hydrogen production incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act may provide additional economic support — structured through appropriate tax equity arrangements.
Customers pay only per kg delivered. Zero capital commitment required to begin.
Multi-year contracts create the stable contracted revenue that project lenders require.
Pricing tied to electricity input costs — not volatile spot hydrogen markets.
Qualifying U.S. deployments may benefit from production incentives improving project economics without affecting the core BOO structure.
Consistent high-volume demand plus low-cost power. The math requires both conditions.
Industrial processes running 24/7 where consistent hydrogen demand and low-cost power can support on-site supply economics.
ERCOT West Texas and India solar PPA markets at $0.018–0.030/kWh. Low input power cost is the primary economic lever. We deploy where power is cheapest.
Transit agencies and freight operators seeking FCEV fueling — a secondary vertical using curtailed renewable energy surplus.
From a clear market gap to a validated BOO model — backed by competitive recognition and leading entrepreneurship programs.
ZephyrFuel awarded the $1,500 Climate Action Ideas Award by UC Riverside's Blackstone LaunchPad — presented under the University of California Office of the President. Signed by Dr. Francisca Reyes, Blackstone LaunchPad Campus Director.
A rigorous stakeholder discovery curriculum to validate real market opportunity. ZephyrFuel is in the Spring 2026 cohort — running structured customer discovery for our mid-scale industrial hydrogen beachhead.
A 12-week hybrid program focused on scaling ventures properly and effectively. ZephyrFuel is an active participant building toward our first reference deployment.
ZephyrFuel founded in India in 2023. U.S. entity structuring in progress — Delaware C-Corp and California registration under evaluation. AEM electrolyzer technical direction established.
Completed$1,500 Climate Action Ideas Competition winner. UC Riverside Blackstone LaunchPad, April 9, 2025. First competitive external validation.
★ Award WonRigorous discovery: steel (pivoted), data centers (pivoted). Food-grade hydrogenation validated as primary beachhead — continuous demand, high purity, clear supply chain disruption opportunity.
CompletedSPV financial model finalized. Mentor Briefing v6 completed — fully cited, external-ready. BOO structure and project-level economics validated.
CompletedActive InterPhase cohort member. Targeting first paid site assessment. COMSOL AEM simulation in active development. Provisional patent preparation in progress.
In ProgressTargeting $500K–$1.5M pre-seed from angels, DOE SBIR/STTR, and accelerator programs to fund prototype development and working capital bridge.
UpcomingFirst project SPV capitalized. Module deployed at reference site. First hydrogen delivered under long-term supply agreement.
TargetThe industrial decarbonization challenge is not a technology problem — electrolysis physics have been understood for over 200 years. The challenge is economic structure: who owns the asset, who takes the risk, and how do you make a multi-million-dollar infrastructure investment bankable at a mid-scale industrial site that has no interest in being in the infrastructure business.
ZephyrFuel's answer is a Build-Own-Operate model financed through per-site Special Purpose Vehicles — giving customers clean hydrogen without capital exposure, and giving investors a contracted cash flow asset backed by long-term industrial supply agreements.
We started with customer discovery — two pivots, one validated beachhead. We did the financial engineering. Now we are executing on the first site.
Building ZephyrFuel from the ground up — customer discovery, financial model architecture, patent strategy, and stakeholder development. MBA Candidate at UC Riverside focused on green hydrogen project finance and BOO model design.
Technical co-founder, project finance, and business development as we move toward first deployment. Reach out early.
Whether you're running a facility, looking at project equity, or want to understand the economics — start here.
At this stage, you're talking directly to Vishnu. No sales team, no intake form — straight conversation.
Consuming hydrogen at industrial scale and want to know if on-site generation could reduce costs and eliminate supply-chain risk? Bring your demand profile and power situation. We'll evaluate the economics honestly.
mail.vishnusajeendrannair@gmail.comvishnu.sajeendrannair@email.ucr.eduLooking at project equity, debt financing, or technical partnerships? ZephyrFuel is building toward its first reference deployment and pre-seed raise. Company overview and financial model summary available on request.
mail.vishnusajeendrannair@gmail.comNo auto-responders. A direct reply from Vishnu with a clear next step.
We ask about your facility, demand, power, and current supply. You ask anything. No pitch deck required on your end.
After the call we will tell you quickly whether the numbers are likely to work before anyone spends time on a formal assessment.
Formal paid assessment if economics look compelling. Fees credited toward any future supply contract.