Clean energy production and utilisation
The generation, storage and transport of energy free of harmful emissions and other negative environmental effects is one of the most pressing problems facing our society today, in the light of climate change, rapid growth in developing countries and the dwindling sources of fossil fuels. Research projects that address some of these issues have been part of the ARCCFN’s programs since the beginning, and the restructure into more clearly defined themes is intended to further strengthen the collaboration between groups and institutions that already mark this Centre.
The major focus of our Centre’s research lies in the areas of energy generation (fuel cell membranes, thin films with photovoltaic applications) and storage (hydrogen storage materials). The projects range across the different nodes and have produced a number of high impact publications and attracted significant industrial input.
Project |
Metal oxide support morphology effects on the Water-Gas-Shift reaction |
New nanomaterials electrodes for high-performance Li-ion batteries |
