Hydrogen at the institution

Overview

Our vision is to accelerate the hydrogen energy system and hydrogen derivatives towards affordability, scalability, adoption and sustainability, working with global, national and local partners in research, industry, policy and skills.  An overview of our hydrogen related activities can be found on this link: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/hydrogen-net-zero/

Expertise

Loughborough’s expertise including research, innovation and partners covers the hydrogen value chain from production, storage and end-use, policy and user-acceptance. More information can be found here: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/hydrogen-net-zero/research-innovation/

Main facilities

Loughborough University provides facilities that support research on materials, development of electrolysers, battery-electrolysers, fuel cells as well as hydrogenation reactions for renewable fuels. World class facilities for propulsion using hydrogen established through our partnerships with industry support developments for low emission transportation. More details can be found here: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/hydrogen-net-zero/research-innovation/facilities/

Cross-cutting activities

The Hydrogen Works is a strategic consortium led by Loughborough University to drive hydrogen skills, innovation and productivity to create a hydrogen superpower in the East Midlands. Details of our activities can be found here: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/hydrogen-net-zero/hydrogen-works/

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