Low-cost high-performance catalysts for green hydrogen production from water and seawater electrolysis

With the transition to alternative fuels, there is an increase in demand for new sources. Considering hydrogen, current production and supply strategies need to adjust to continue to service the needs of its expanding customer base. Learn more at Low-cost high-performance catalysts for green hydrogen production from water and seawater electrolysis from the Loughborough University.

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This PhD will be conducted in collaboration with BOC, working closely with the Remote Operating Centre who operate and optimise all their H2 plants, bulk distribution and the supply chain.

Reaching global net-zero emissions targets, to tackle climate change and pollution, needs rapid growth in sustainable hydrogen technologies. This rapid growth needs many existing challenges, including production cost, supply chain development and social requirements to be addressed. 

Our fully funded EnerHy Centre for Doctoral Training program will provide you with the key skills needed for a career, whether in industry, policy, or academia, in the hydrogen economy.  EnerHy will meet the challenges of a global hydrogen strategy as well as aligning many of the United Nations Sustainability goals. You will study in a supportive cohort undertaking intellectually challenging and industrially relevant projects to accelerate the affordability, scalability, and sustainability of green hydrogen. 

Led by Loughborough University and partnered with Cranfield and Strathclyde universities with the insights and knowledge of over 60 industrial and civil partners, the CDT will provide a holistic understanding of the emerging hydrogen economy, equipping graduates with the skills and knowledge they need to accelerate their career. 

The CDT research cuts across the challenges identified to meet net-zero, offering a range of research projects in; renewable energy, low cost and rapid uptake of hydrogen, production on demand, low-cost production at scale, new materials to facilitate the hydrogen economy, and performance monitoring and management. 

Curriculum:

• This project will research novel catalytic materials and interface engineering to reduce the noble metal loading whilst maintaining and even enhancing long-term stability; and the reduction of running costs will be achieved through more efficient catalyst and electrode structure, to improve kinetic reaction, transport charge and mass transport, and thus to minimize the overpotential loss, i.e., to reduce the electricity use by minimizing waste heat from the electrolyser.