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ELECTROCAT SIGNED

Novel water splitting catalysts for efficient alkaline electrolyzers

Total Cost €

EC-Contrib. €

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Coordinator	ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Organization address address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 city: LAUSANNE postcode: 1015 website: www.epfl.ch contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	Switzerland [CH]
Total cost	149˙959 €
EC max contribution	149˙959 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.1.1. (EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC))
Code Call	ERC-2016-PoC
Funding Scheme	ERC-POC
Starting year	2017
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2017-05-01 to 2018-10-31

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Organization address address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 city: LAUSANNE postcode: 1015 website: www.epfl.ch contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	CH (LAUSANNE)	coordinator	149˙959.00

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Project objective

Renewable energies such as solar and wind are intermittent and require efficient storage methods. One of the most promising methods for renewable energy storage is water splitting, which converts these energies into hydrogen fuel. Solar or wind-driven water splitting can be done using electrolyzers, and alkaline electrolyzers are potentially scalable because they do not use precious metal catalysts. However, current alkaline electrolyzers employ catalysts that have low efficiencies and are prone to corrosion. This project aims to apply several novel classes of water splitting catalysts developed in our ERC Starting Grant project in alkaline electrolyzers. The catalysts are inexpensive and have higher energy efficiencies than those employed in commercial alkaline electrolyzers. They are potentially more stable as well. The goal of the project is to provide technology demonstrators for the use of these catalysts in alkaline electrolyzers, which is expected to result in higher efficiencies and stability at a similar cost.

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