Hydrogen facilities
Loughborough University is home to world-leading facilities that can be applied to hydrogen and Net Zero research.
Leveraging our extensive research network, our research centres involve partnerships with industry, policymakers both national and international to deliver demonstrable commercial and societal impact.
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology
Internationally significant research applications spanning wind power, solar PV, energy in buildings, grid connection and integration, and energy storage. Cross-disciplinary critical mass focused on low-cost green hydrogen from production through to use.
X-Lab Extreme
This platform enables controlled, repeatable simulation of industrial processes at high temperatures, high strain rates, and across extreme cooling paths, including cryogenic regimes.
The addition of CryoQuench and LUMet positions the University as a UK leader in in-situ microstructure evolution characterisation during processing.
Battery and hydrogen fuel cell laboratory
A dedicated facility for studying electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices from fundamental development to system level. Research activities include, battery and fuel cell fabrication, performance in real-world operating environments, lifetime testing, diagnostic techniques, thermal management, control systems, and the use of fuel cells as sensors.
Operando Research Facility
Expertise in the development of novel chemistries and technologies for hydrogen production and utilisation with a focus on a reduction in reliance on fossil-fuel based materials and processes that emit less carbon dioxide. Expertise lies in the design of functional inorganic materials for use in the chemical and energy sectors, including heterogeneous catalyst preparation and catalytic testing. Our operando research facility with piped hydrogen enables us to directly characterise materials as they function.
