European symposium on durability issues in low-temperature water electrolysis

This major European scientific event aims to bring together academic stakeholders, research institutes, and industry representatives involved in the field of water electrolysis. It will provide a dedicated forum for discussion on durability challenges, a key issue for the development of hydrogen technologies.

Key topics for the hydrogen of tomorrow

The scientific program will cover a wide range of subjects, including:

• Durability and degradation of components: catalysts, electrolyte membranes, porous transport layers, bipolar plates, and system balance-of-plant components.
• Degradation mechanisms affecting performance: corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, membrane thinning, catalyst dissolution or coarsening, and contamination of feed water.
• Solutions to improve durability: anticorrosion coatings, surface treatments, and degradation-mitigation strategies.
• Fundamental approaches: electrochemical degradation mechanisms, kinetics, and multiscale modeling.
• Investigation methods: in situ, in operando, and ex situ techniques, as well as accelerated aging testing.
• Innovative materials for next-generation electrolyzers: PFAS-free membranes, non-critical materials, and alternatives to platinum group metals.
• Life cycle and techno-economic analyses: reduction in the use of critical materials and recycling potential.

A collaborative European initiative

This symposium is the result of collaboration between several major European projects dedicated to water electrolysis: SWEETHY, PROTIS, UNICORN, PUSH, and ANEMEL.

The organizers are supported financially by the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for International Scientific Collaboration, highlighting the strategic importance of this topic at the international level.