SPIN INTO POWER’S OVERALL GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH AND SCALE A NEW PRODUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN FOR AMERICAN-MADE ELECTROSPUN GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS (EGDLS) CAPABLE OF MEETING 10% OF THE DOE’S FUEL CELL STACK COMPONENT PRODUCTION TARGETS. THIS PRODUCTION ROUTE WILL DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY AND ACT AS A ROADMAP TO MEET THE DOE’S ESTIMATED TOTAL NEEDED VOLUME FOR HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS – 650,000 M2 OF GDL MATERIAL. MATERIC’S EGDLS WILL BE VALIDATED FOR SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION INTO PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFCS) AND ASSESSED FOR POTENTIAL TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. MATERIC WILL ALSO HIRE AND TRAIN 8+ RESIDENTS FROM WEST BALTIMORE (A DOE JUSTICE40 “DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY”) FOR SKILLED POSITIONS IN MATERIALS PRODUCTION AND WILL ENGAGE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN LONG-TERM PLANNING, TO ENSURE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) CONSIDERATIONS ARE INCORPORATED THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT AND BEYOND (PER OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN, CBP).