IT-PEM

The energy transition process requires an expansion of the storage capacities built into the integrated grid to guarantee future security of supply despite a growing use of volatile renewable energy sources. In this regard, the production of hydrogen using polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis presents an efficient alternative for energy storage. Currently, the use of complicated titanium structures and expensive iridium catalysts—particularly in the anode—are common, due to the high electrode potential and the related corrosion. The objective of the project is to develop and study a new type of electrode structure, which improves the utilisation of the catalyst materials and thus lowers the cost of producing the electrodes.