French industry-academic collaboration to focus on PEM electrolysis

With the creation of a joint laboratory, Elogen, Université Paris-Saclay and CNRS aim to improve current PEM electrolysis processes and explore the use of the different materials available in quantity to accelerate large-scale green hydrogen production. The Motorship notes that research efforts to improve the efficiency and reliability of electrolyser technology is a key area of focus for the reduction of the cost of producing green hydrogen via electrolysis.

The joint laboratory will be located at the Orsay Institute of Molecular Chemistry and Materials (ICMMO – CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay), which focuses on organic and inorganic chemistry as well as molecular and materials sciences.

It will bring together the scientific expertise of ICMMO’s team for Research and Innovation in Electrochemistry for Energy (ERIEE) in PEM water electrolysis, hydrogen storage and purification, and that of the Elogen teams, with more than 25 years of expertise in the design, manufacturing and marketing of electrolysers.

This new laboratory follows on from the collaboration agreement signed in December 2021 between Elogen and Université Paris-Saclay and builds on wider collaboration between the partners, such as the Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications (CMQ) ”Energie Durable (EDu)” or via the Compétences et Métiers d’Avenir (CMA) Hydrogène et technologies avancées des systèmes énergétiques (HTase) project, which are coordinated by Université Paris-Saclay and in which CNRS and Elogen are partners.

Elogen is a business unit within GTT.