Collaborators

Expertise:

Fuel Cells; Electrolysers; Electrochemistry; Sono(electro)chemistry; Energy materials 

Research interests:  

Low-temperature fuel cells (PEMFC & AEMFC) & electrolysers (PEMWE, AEMWE, AWE & DSWE); Electrocatalysis; OER; HER; ORR; HOR; N₂RR; CO₂RR; Power ultrasound; Sonochemistry; Sonoelectrochemistry; System integration; Prototyping

Research description:

Our research focusses on (i) the use of ultrasound for the generation of hydrogen & other value-added products from pure, waste and saline waters as well as organics based on biomass, and (ii) the production of novel hydrogen storage, electrolyser and fuel cell materials, e.g., metal hydrides, (non-) PGM electrocatalysts and electrodes

Current funded research projects:

-NSERC CRC 1: Green Hydrogen Production (end: 2028)

-Innergex/MEI: Green Hydrogen Production (end: 2026)

-NSERC Discovery: Sonocatalysis and Sonoelectrocatalysis

– Understanding the effects of ultrasound in catalysis and electrocatalysis (end: 2027) and other projects related to electrolyser materials & systems

Main equipment and infrastructure:

-Electrochemistry: Potentiostats, RRDE, EIS & PEMFC-WE/A(EM)WE test stands

-Ultrasonic: Ultrasonic baths, ultrasonic probes & sonoreactors

-Analytical/Physical: GC/HPLC/MS/NMR/ICP/UV-vis/PSA/TEM/SEM/XRD/XPS etc

-Access to several infrastructures: €30m NanoLabs, NOK30m Norwegian Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Centre, NOK1m Nanomechanical Lab, $0.5m GreenH2Lab, etc