| Project Detail |
The Project will develop noble-metal-free catalysts, in addition to high-conductivity membranes and porous transport layers for reduced cost pure water and saline/seawater hydrogen production using proton exchange membrane electrolysers.
Need
This project was selected as part of the competitive Hydrogen R&D Funding Round under the Transformative Research Accelerating Commercialisation (TRAC) Program to rapidly develop the critical technologies required to build a clean, innovative, safe, and competitive hydrogen industry and position Australia as a major player globally. While hydrogen technologies and targets have continued to evolve, R&D investment remains a critical imperative to commercialise clean hydrogen. Projects supported by the Hydrogen R&D Funding Round seek to progress the commercialisation of low cost, clean hydrogen in Australia.
Existing commercial hydrogen production systems tend to be expensive due to dependence on rare metals such as iridium and dependence on stand-alone water purification units.
This project seeks to remove the need for rare and expensive metals and the need for stand-alone water purification units. |
