Pajarito Powder: A Key Player in New Mexico’s Hydrogen Economy

1 Sep 2025


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Pajarito Powder was founded right here in New Mexico and is now at the forefront of innovation for the energy industry, helping to enable the growth of green hydrogen production. Operating out of their Albuquerque facility, Pajarito Powder develops and manufactures advanced electrocatalysts for fuel cells and electrolyzers essential to the hydrogen industry. Pajarito Powder’s innovative products aim to reduce the amount of costly and limited precious metals, like platinum and iridium, needed for the catalysts used in fuel cells and electrolyzers. These precious metals are not only costly, but industry experts estimate there will be a gap in the amount of iridium, in particular, needed for the continued growth of the hydrogen industry.

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