# 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