Projects

Source: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/green-hydrogen/projects/ Parent: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/green-hydrogen/

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