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# NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc.: NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI) is an engineering and process technology company that provides engineering solutions and products for a sustainable future. NESI is part of the NORAM Group of Companies, under NORAM Engineering and Constructors. NESI's core technologies and product offerings are for electrochemical production of lithium hydroxide from various lithium brine feeds and for electrochemical treatment of sodium effluent streams to recover the caustic and acid value. 

NESI is the supplier of a proprietary cell platform, the NORSCAND(R) cell. The NORSCAND(R) cell is used primarily for salt splitting processes for lithium chloride, lithium sulphate, and lithium carbonate conversion to lithium hydroxide and for salt splitting of sodium sulphate to regenerate sodium hydroxide and sulphuric acid. 

NESI works with start-up companies, existing chemical producers, and other technology companies to develop, design, and implement electrolysis process technologies for commercial scale production. 

Contact us today at questions@nesi.tech to discuss our electrolysis technologies! 

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- [NESI receives federal and provincial funding to scale cleaner lithium refining and strengthen battery supply chains](https://nesi.tech/nesi-receives-federal-and-provincial-funding-to-scale-cleaner-lithium-refining-and-strengthen-battery-supply-chains/): NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI), a Vancouver-based clean technology company advancing electrochemical processing for lithium refining and battery materials, today announced a total of $5.6 million in funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, supporting NESI’s role in building the electrochemical infrastructure needed for cleaner lithium refining, and more resilient battery supply chains. This funding will also support domestic critical minerals processing and reduce reliance on legacy refining hubs.
- [NESI and HELM AG Announce Successful Industrial-Scale Validation of Novel Multi-Compartment Electrochemical Lithium Recycling Technology](https://nesi.tech/nesi-and-helm-ag-announce-successful-industrial-scale-validation-of-novel-multi-compartment-electrochemical-lithium-recycling-technology/): The campaign marks a significant milestone in advancing sustainable lithium recycling, proving the technology’s ability to operate at industrially relevant scale while delivering high-purity lithium hydroxide suitable for battery manufacturing. The successful validation marks the culmination of a year-long collaboration between NESI and HELM AG to develop a commercially viable lithium refining process – paired with proprietary multi-compartment electrolyser technology – specifically designed to meet the scale, sustainability, and performance demands of Europe’s rapidly growing battery recycling industry.
- [NESI Wins 2025 BIV Export Award for Emerging Exporter](https://nesi.tech/nesi-wins-2025-biv-export-award-for-emerging-exporter/): This recognition highlights NESI’s rapid growth and success in exporting advanced electrolysis technologies that support sustainable lithium processing and critical minerals refining. Over the past year, NESI has expanded its international presence, secured major commercial projects, and strengthened Canada’s role as a global leader in low-carbon industrial innovation.
- [NESI Starts Operations of Industrial-Scale Lithium Electrolysis Validation Centre in Richmond, British Columbia](https://nesi.tech/nesi-starts-operations-of-industrial-scale-lithium-electrolysis-validation-centre-in-richmond-british-columbia/): With commissioning of this facility, NESI can now process and validate industrial scale volumes of client-supplied lithium brines from around the world using a truly representative electrochemical processing facility, validating our membrane electrolysis technology on a full range of lithium-rich feedstocks from hard-rock deposits, salt deposits, geothermal brines, recycled batteries and more. As each feedstock has its unique composition and properties, our Lithium Electrolysis Validation Centre can de-risk lithium refining projects, validating NESI’s process pathway to clean, high-purity, low-emissions battery-grade lithium. The 500 Tonnes per year (TPY) Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate (LHM) nameplate capacity of the Lithium Electrolysis Validation Centre brings the total capacity of our Mitchell Island facility to 1000 TPY LHM.
- [NORAM Electrolysis Systems (NESI) is pleased to announce it has signed a supply contract with Vulcan Energy to be the exclusive electrolysis technology supplier for the Phase One Lionheart Project.](https://nesi.tech/noram-electrolysis-systems-nesi-is-pleased-to-announce-it-has-signed-a-supply-contract-with-vulcan-energy-to-be-the-exclusive-electrolysis-technology-supplier-for-the-phase-one-lionheart-project/): Phase One of the Lionheart project has a targeted capacity of 24,000tpa Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate (LHM) domestic production, enough to manufacture and power around 500,000 electric vehicles annually. NESI’s technology successfully delivered time and time again through multiple validations, allowing for all parties to have full confidence in multiple process guarantees, delivering domestic, sustainable battery-grade lithium to the European continent. Notably, unlike conventional methods that emit 10-30 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of LHM, Vulcan’s overall process emits net zero tonnes of CO2. Construction on the Phase One Lionheart Project is set to being in January 2026, and this agreement reinforces NESI’s role as a critical minerals technology leader and as a globally diversified exporter.
- [Advancing Sustainable Chemical Solutions](https://nesi.tech/advancing-sustainable-chemical-solutions/): This validation builds on thousands of hours of operation on NESI’s NS-01 systems and confirms the performance demonstrated during long-term operation at full industrial cell scale.
- [NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI) was announced as the winner of the 2024 BC Export Award in Advancing Technology & Innovation at the 42nd annual BC Export Awards, hosted by BIV](https://nesi.tech/noram-electrolysis-systems-inc-nesi-was-announced-as-the-winner-of-the-2024-bc-export-award-in-advancing-technology-innovation-at-the-42nd-annual-bc-export-awards-hosted-by-biv/): "Export Development Canada (EDC) is proud to support NESI as they lead the way in innovative electrochemical solutions," says Wajahat Khan, Senior Relationship Manager, Business Development Group, EDC. "NESI's commitment to sustainability and economic growth is creating significant impact in British Columbia and across Canada. We are excited to be part of their journey, helping them expand their reach and continue their vital work in advancing clean technology."
- [NESI completes commercial scale validation of NORSCAND® Lithium Chloride Electrolysis with Lifthium Energy SA](https://nesi.tech/nesi-completes-commercial-scale-validation-of-norscand-lithium-chloride-electrolysis-with-lifthium-energy-sa/): The validation program included 4,000 hours of NESI NS-01 test cell operation and 250 hours of continuous industrial scale NESI NORSCAND® A15 cell operation to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide. All work was completed at NESI’s industrial scale electrolysis facility in Richmond, BC utilizing lithium chloride brine provided and pre-treated by Lifthium. The produced lithium hydroxide will be further processed by crystallization to produce tonnage quantities of battery-grade LHM.
- [NESI awarded $1 Million from BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy for Industrialization of electrochemical regeneration of sodium sulphate](https://nesi.tech/nesi-awarded-1-million-from-bc-centre-for-innovation-and-clean-energy-for-industrialization-of-electrochemical-regeneration-of-sodium-sulphate/): CICE’s funding will support NESI in validating technology for the industrial-scale electrochemical regeneration of sodium sulfate effluent from lithium-ion battery manufacturing, enabling sustainability in lithium battery manufacturing through circular processing.
- [NESI’s CTO, Dr. Clive Brereton, inducted into the University of British Columbia Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Hall of Fame](https://nesi.tech/nesis-cto-dr-clive-brereton-inducted-into-the-university-of-british-columbia-department-of-chemical-and-biological-engineerings-hall-of-fame/): Clive’s engineering career has spanned a wide diversity of chemical processes and industries, and his pursuit of innovation has been a major contributor to NORAM’s success globally. Clive has over ten patents to his name and numerous original contributions to knowledge in the fields of bromine and nitrogen trichloride removal in chlor-alkali technology, flow batteries, and electrochemical process technology. Clive has been central to establishing, initially an Electrochemical Division at NORAM, and then growing NESI into a globally recognized leader in industrialized electrochemical process technology.
- [Production of battery grade lithium hydroxide using NESI NORSCAND® Lithium Chloride Electrolysis System starts at Vulcan Energy’s Central Lithium Electrolysis Optimization Plant](https://nesi.tech/vulcan-energy-starts-production-of-battery-grade-lithium-hydroxide-at-the-central-lithium-electrolysis-optimization-plant-in-germany-using-nesis-norscand-lithium-chloride-electrolysis-s/): Vulcan’s CLEOP facility converts Lithium Chloride (LiCl) from the Company’s upstream Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant (LEOP) to battery grade LHM. Central to Vulcan’s promise of Zero Carbon Lithium is the integration of NESI’s clean, low-carbon-footprint lithium processing technology. NESI’s technology replaces the carbon-intensive step of chemical addition with electrolysis, using electricity to force the necessary chemical reactions to produce battery-grade lithium; reactions normally achieved through the addition of tonnes of concentrated chemicals. The carbon footprint from the production and transport of chemicals is avoided, and less chemical addition at the input of the process results in less waste output.
- [NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc (NESI) starts operations at new North American NORSCAND® Electrolyser Assembly Centre in Richmond, British Columbia](https://nesi.tech/noram-electrolysis-systems-inc-nesi-starts-operations-at-new-north-american-norscand-electrolyser-assembly-centre-in-richmond-british-columbia/): At full capacity, the assembly center will assemble and ship NORSCAND® electrolysers worldwide at a pace to support 100,000 TPY of new LHM production capacity every year. This new facility will ensure that NESI can continue to support current and future customers deliver industrial scale lithium production and recycling facilities based on NESI’s NORSCAND® Electrolysis processes and equipment for the sustainable production of battery grade LHM.
- [Natural Resources Canada Invests $4.5 Million with NESI for Industrialization of Electrochemical Production of Lithium Hydroxide](https://nesi.tech/natural-resources-canada-invests-4-5-million-with-nesi-for-industrialization-of-electrochemical-production-of-lithium-hydroxide/): Natural Resources Canada’s investment will support the establishment of a state-of-the-art Lithium Electrolysis Test Centre in Richmond, British Columbia. This will allow production of tonnage quantities of battery grade lithium hydroxide, using NESI’s industrial scale NORSCAND® Electrolysis platform. This facility will allow resource developers, refiners, and recyclers product from commercial scale electrolysis operations using their unique feedstocks. As part of the operations there will be extensive brine treatment infrastructure. This facility will also include equipment to enable continued technology development to support NESI and Canada to maintain its’ position at the leading edge of sustainable electrochemical processing technologies.
- [Sustainable lithium electrolysis technology leaders NESI and Permascand renewed partnership](https://nesi.tech/sustainable-lithium-electrolysis-technology-leaders-nesi-and-permascand-renewed-partnership/): The NORSCAND® Cells are a flexible commercial scale membrane electrolysis system which are ideally suited for salt-splitting membrane electrolysis processes such as lithium chloride electrolysis and lithium sulphate electrolysis to produce battery grade lithium hydroxide. The NORSCAND® technology has found significant application in the growing lithium-ion battery markets as the use of membrane electrolysis enables a more sustainable and efficient process to produce and recover lithium hydroxide for both battery material production and battery recycling. The NORSCAND® Electrolysis technology has been proven with commercial electrodes in extended continuous large scale plant operations for the production of lithium hydroxide from both lithium chloride and lithium sulphate.
- [Lithium Production Drives to Zero Carbon](https://nesi.tech/lithium-production-drives-to-zero-carbon-3/): A rich geothermal brine reservoir in Europe is emerging not only with the potential to meet the foreseeable needs of Europe’s lithium market, but to provide some of the world’s lowest carbon intensity lithium in the process.
- [Recycling Scales as Battery Volumes Grow](https://nesi.tech/recycling-scales-as-battery-volumes-grow-2/): NORAM subsidiary NESI (NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc.) is putting the finishing touches to a Lithium Sulphate demonstration plant for a European Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) recycling demonstration project.
- [Growing the Electrochemical Value Chain](https://nesi.tech/growing-the-electrochemical-value-chain/): Two leading Canadian innovators are collaborating successfully to advance the Canadian electrochemical supply chain.
- [NORAM Permascand Collaboration Delivers](https://nesi.tech/recycling-scales-as-battery-volumes-grow/): NORAM subsidiary NESI (NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc.) is putting the finishing touches to a Lithium Sulphate demonstration plant for a European Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) recycling demonstration project.
- [A New Name in Electrolysis](https://nesi.tech/lithium-production-drives-to-zero-carbon/): NESI remains a wholly-owned subsidiary within the NORAM Group of companies, and will henceforth transact all business falling within NORAM’s electrochemical portfolio. NESI is geared towards accelerating the commercialization of our electrochemical technology portfolio, with a special focus on salt splitting electrolysis for the burgeoning Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) industry. NESI’s technology portfolio includes the NORSCAND® cell, a proven commercial-scale electrolyser system for conversion of lithium brines into battery grade lithium hydroxide.
- [NORAM Commissions Demonstration Plant for Electrochemical Refining of Lithium Chloride to Battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide](https://nesi.tech/noram-commissions-demonstration-plant-for-electrochemical-refining-of-lithium-chloride-to-battery-grade-lithium-hydroxide/): With the continued increase in adoption of electric vehicles there is growing demand for battery grade lithium hydroxide and the need to be able to sustainably source and refine raw lithium materials into battery grade chemicals. By use of electrolysis, raw lithium feed stock like lithium chloride or lithium sulphate can be upgraded into battery grade lithium hydroxide by use of electricity instead of chemicals which greatly reduces CO2 emissions, liquid effluents (sodium sulphate), and operating costs. NORAM’s demonstration of electrochemical refining of lithium hydroxide at industrial electrolyser scale is a critical step in deploying this sustainable solution at industrial sites worldwide. The lithium chloride electrolysis process demonstrated by NORAM is built upon experience gained through years of development and operation of lithium sulphate electrolysis systems.
- [Electrochemical Treatment of Wastewater Brines](https://nesi.tech/electrochemical-treatment-of-wastewater-brines/): The multi-compartment electrolyser converts saline wastewater and waste gases into desalinated water and value-added chemicals for on-site and on-demand utilization. The process was originally developed at UBC’s Chemical and Biological Engineering Department in 2014. The concept is now being demonstrated at an industrial scale, enabled by NORAM’s recently commercialized NORSCAND® platform. The facility was installed at the Annacis Research Centre, where NORAM and BCRI provided 24-hour operations support. Funding support came from Emissions Reduction Alberta, Western Economic Diversification, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions.
- [Cooperation and Partnership for Future Energy Supply](https://nesi.tech/cooperation-and-partnership-for-future-energy-supply/): In a collaborative partnership starting in 2013, NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd (Vancouver, Canada) and Permascand AB (Ljungaverk, Sweden) have jointly developed the NORSCAND® electrolyser, a novel multi-compartment electrolysis cell specifically designed for salt splitting of brines. One application of the cell  makes it possible to extract lithium hydroxide through electrochemistry instead of the traditional method of a metathesis reaction between lithium carbonate and calcium hydroxide.
- [NORAM Successfully Demonstrates Low-Energy Electrochemical Technology for Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide Production](https://nesi.tech/noram-successfully-demonstrates-low-energy-electrochemical-technology-for-battery-grade-lithium-hydroxide-production/): The breakthrough demonstration showcased the integration of a gas diffusion electrode (GDE) into NORAM’s proven NORSCAND® membrane-electrolysis cells, achieving a meaningful reduction in cell voltage and corresponding energy consumption. The process was operated at industrially relevant capacities and current densities, confirming its suitability for commercial-scale deployment.
- [World’s First Industrial Demonstration Plant for Electrolytic Conversion of Lithium Sulphate to Battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide](https://nesi.tech/worlds-first-industrial-demonstration-plant-for-electrolytic-conversion-of-lithium-sulphate-to-battery-grade-lithium-hydroxide/): The demonstration plant is based around an industrial scale NORAM NORSCAND® lithium sulphate electrolyser which is designed for production rates as high as 800TPY Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate (LHM). NORAM supplied the Electrolyser, electrolysis cell house process design, basic engineering package for the electrolysis demonstration plant, the DC electrical systems, and supported the commissioning and operations of the facility. The Nemaska Phase 1 Plant represents the first fully integrated processing facility in North America from extraction of raw materials to production of battery grade lithium hydroxide using electrochemical processing technology. This facility will provide battery grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate to end users for product qualification and provide process, operations, and technology verification at commercial scales to support the engineering and design of the Phase 2 Plant for industrial scale production.  
- [NORAM and the Electrosynthesis Company complete successfully pilot operation for electrochemical production of Lithium Hydroxide](https://nesi.tech/noram-and-the-electrosynthesis-company-complete-successfully-pilot-operation-for-electrochemical-production-of-lithium-hydroxide/): The pilot plant operations demonstrated the production of lithium hydroxide, a key ingredient in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries, by means of an electrochemical conversion process developed by NORAM and its partners. The NORSCAND® Electrolyser is a joint development between Permascand AB of Sweden and NORAM. The electrochemical conversion of raw lithium salts into lithium hydroxide provides opportunities to produce lithium hydroxide without significant effluent emissions which is common in current industrially deployed refining facilities. NORAM is working with customers in North America to implement the NORSCAND® Electrolysis System for commercial production of lithium hydroxide to support the growing Electric Vehicle industry.
- [Electrochemical Process for the Production of a Natural Sweetener](https://nesi.tech/electrochemical-process-for-the-production-of-a-natural-sweetener/): The electrochemical cell prototype used in the pilot plant was designed by NORAM and assembled at BC Research Inc. based on concepts developed at The Electrosynthesis Company where several years of cell development, testing and optimization at smaller scales have already taken place. The pilot plant is currently in operation at Electrosynthesis in Buffalo, NY, which has a joint venture with NORAM. Experiments with the new larger pilot plant are now being performed to better understand the effect of cell size on long-term continuous operation and to generate bulk samples for large-scale vendor trials in support of the future full-scale plant development.
- [NORAM and Permascand Partner to Develop New Industrial-Scale Membrane Electrolyser Technology](https://nesi.tech/noram-and-permascand-partner-to-develop-new-industrial-scale-membrane-electrolyser-technology/): This collaborative development effort has received significant support through the EUREKA international technology development program, including funding from Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). The partnership combines NORAM’s process engineering and system design expertise with Permascand’s world-class electrode coating technologies and cell manufacturing capabilities.

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