The object
Dan Sobek co-founded 1s1 Energy and co-developed boron-based proton-exchange membrane materials for water electrolyzers. The physical electrochemical cells reduce the electricity required to make hydrogen and are being piloted with industrial partners as a route to lower-cost green hydrogen.
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What Dan did
Co-invented boron-based electrochemical membrane materials for more efficient hydrogen electrolyzers.
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Why it matters
MIT reports partner tests in which electrolyzers using the membrane needed about 70% of the energy required by incumbent devices.
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Living-status check
MIT’s April 2026 profile names Sobek as 1s1 Energy’s co-founder, quotes him on the technology’s current customer work, and documents active scale-up with a materials company.