Projects

Fundamental science

  • material synthesis and characterisation of new materials
  • construction and testing of electrodes
  • catalyst development

Low-cost production

  • Photochemical water splitting
  • Bio-generation including augmented biohydrogen production
  • Renewable generation powered electrolysis from waste inc. sea water
  • Battery-electrolyser
  • Separation & purification of H2 in H2 production system

Distribution

  • H2 flow, transport and leakage in pipelines and storage media

Low-cost storage

  • Storing hydrogen energy as ammonia
  • Storage of hydrogen in porous media
  • Low-cost low-pressure compression & storage
  • Impact of hydrogen on mechanical properties of materials & structures

Usage

  • Transportation
  • Within buildings
  • Cooking with hydrogen especially in developing countries
  • Combustion

Economics

  • Economic analysis of hydrogen consumption & hydrogen & energy markets
  • Competition & regulation issues in hydrogen & energy markets
  • Business case development

Policy

  • Policy discourse
  • Policy development over time
  • Policy shortcomings
  • Consumer adoption
  • Social perceptions

Safety

  • Hydrogen diffusion
  • Condition monitoring & warning systems
  • Fault location & leak detection
  • Modelling of failure modes
  • Reliability & risk
  • Material degradation