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UK HYDROGEN & FUEL CELL
RESEARCH CAPABILITY DOCUMENT
CAPTURING THE ENTIRE
HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL
ACADEMIC RESEARCH LANDSCAPE
December 2014
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
PAGE NUMBER
INTRODUCTION 5
BIOGRAPHIES
Prof Claire Adjiman, Imperial College 6
Dr Ainara Agaudero, Imperial College 7
Dr Paul Anderson, Birmingham 8
Prof John Andrews, Nottingham 9
Prof Alan Atkinson, Imperial College 10
Dr Richard Baker, St Andrews 11
Prof David Book, Birmingham 12
Prof Nigel Brandon, Imperial College 13
Dr Dan Brett, UCL 14
Dr Quong Cai, Surrey 15
Dr Mark Cassidy, St Andrews 16
Centre for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research 17
Prof Rui Chen, Loughborough 18
Prof Bill David, Oxford 19
Dr Richard Dawson, Lancaster 20
Dr Paul Dodds, UCL 21
Dr Valerie Dupont, Leeds 22
Prof Paul Ekins, UCL 23
Prof Bartek Glowakci, Cambridge 24
Prof David Grant, Nottingham 25
Greater Manchester Hydrogen Partership 26
Prof Duncan Gregory, Glasgow 27
Prof Alan Guwy, South Wales 28
Dr Adam Hawkes, Imperial College 29
Dr Mamdud Hossain, Robert Gordon University 30
Prof Ioannis Ieropoulos, Bristol Robotic
Laboratory 31
Prof John Irivne, St Andrews 32
Prof Walter Johnstone, Strathclyde 33
Dr Denis Kramer, Southampton 34
Prof Anthony Kucernak, Imperial College 35
Dr R Vasant Kumar, Cambridge 36
UK Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Research Capability Document 3
CONTENTS
CONTENTS Introduction
Professor Nigel Brandon, Director H2FC SUPERGEN
Dr Wen-Feng Lin, Queen’s University Belfast 37 As Director of the SUPERGEN Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Hub, H2FC SUPERGEN
Prof Weeratunge Malalasekera, Loughborough 38 (http://www.h2fcsupergen.com), it is my pleasure to share with you the summary of
Dr Tim Mays, Bath 39 the UK’s capability in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research. This has been produced through
Will McDowall, UCL 40 the Hub, and funded by the Research Councils Energy Programme. This document will
Professor Neil McKeown, Edinburgh 41 be regularly updated and available via the Hub’s website. If your research is not yet
Professor Ian Metcalfe, Newcastle 42 included and you would like it be then please contact us.
Professor Vladmir Molkov 43
Dr Gregory Offer, Imperial College 44
These are exciting times in the fields of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, for example the in-
Prof Mark Omerod, Keele 45
creasing uptake of fuel cell micro Combined Heat and Power units by customers, espe-
Dr Alison Parkin, York 46
cially in Asia, and the launch of commercial hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Prof Christopher Pickett, UEA 47
Prof Giuliano Premier, South Wales 48
Dr Neil Rees, Birmingham 49 The continued development and commercialisation of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell tech-
Dr Paramaconi Rodrigeuz, Birmingham 50 nology requires a collaborative approach between and within academia, industry and
Prof Andrea Rusell, Southampton 51 government. We hope that this document stimulates collaboration across the sector,
Dr Jhuma Sadhukhan, Surrey 52 and promotes new links with the outstanding UK research base in the field.
Prof Keith Scott, Newcastle 53
Prof Nilay Shah, Imperial College 54
Dr Paul Shearing, UCL 55
Dr Spyros Skavelis-Kazakos, Greenwich 56
Prof Stephen Skinner, Imperial College 57
Prof Peter Slater, Birmingham 58
Prof Robert Steinberger-Wilckens,
Bimingham 59
Prof Shanwen Tao, Stratchcylde 60
Prof Rob Thring, Loughborough 61
Dr Valeska Ting, Bath 62
Dr Xin Tu, Liverpool 63
Prof John Varcoe, Surrey 64
Dr Darren Walsh, Nottingham 65
Prof Meihong Wang, Hull 66
Professor Jennifer Wen, Wawrick 67
Dr Billy Wu, Imperial 68
Dr Chunfei Wu, Hull 69
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BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR CLAIRE ADJIMAN BIOGRAPHY : DR AINARA AGUADERO
Professor Claire Adjiman Dr Ainara Aguadero
Professor of Chemical Engineering Lecturer in Materials
Imperial College London Imperial College London
Email: c.adjiman@imperial.ac.uk Email: a.aguadero@imperial .ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 75945 6638 Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 5174
Website: www.imperial.ac.uk/people/c.adjiman Website: www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.aguadero
Biography Electrochimica Acta, 56, (2011) 5804-5814. Biography • F. Aguesse, J. M. Lopez del Amo, V. Roddatis, A.
Claire Adjiman joined Imperial in 1998 following her • Rhazaoui, K., Cai, Q., Adjiman, C.S., Brandon, Ainara is leading a research in the Department Aguadero, John Kilner “Enhancement of the grain
PhD at Princeton University. Her group is focused on N.P., “Towards the 3D modeling of the effective of Materials of Imperial College focused in the boundary conductivity in ceramic LLTO electrolytes
developing novel computer-aided design methods conductivity of solid oxide fuel cell electrodes. development of ceramic conductors for energy in moisture-free processing environment” Advance
that bridgie the gap between decisions at the scale I. Model development”, Chem. Eng. Sci., 99 applications (solid oxide fuel cells, electrolysers and Materials: Interfaces, 1300143, 2014
of molecules and materials and decisions at the (2013) 161-170 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j. batteries). Specifically, she is focused on understanding • C. Bernuy-Lopez, W. Manalastas, J. M. Lopez del
macroscale of the device or process. Her work includes ces.2013.05.030). the relation of the physical and chemical properties Amo, A. Aguadero, F. Aguesse, J. Kilner “Atmosphere
the development of predictive models, design methods • Rhazaoui, J., Cai, Q., Adjiman, C.S., Brandon, with the structural and microstructural features, Controlled Processing of Ga-Substituted Garnets for
and optimisation methods. With her collaborators, N.P., “Towards the 3D Modeling of the Effective and through this has developed new materials with high Li-ion conductivity ceramics” Chem Mater 26,
she applies this work across several sectors including Conductivity of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes – II. substantially increased performance compared with the 3610
fuel cells and electrolysers, carbon capture, and the Computational parameters”, Chem. Eng. Sci. 116, current state-of-the-art. Ainara has published 43 peer
pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. She holds 781-792 (2014). doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.05.045 reviewed papers with combined citations of over 750 Equipment & Facilities
an EPSRC Leadership Fellowship, is a recipient of the and she holds 1 patent. • Glove box for processing of moisture-sensitive
Philip Leverhulme Prize for Engineering (2009). ceramics and cell assembly with a high
Research Interests temperature furnace coupled (1600 C)
Research Interests • Ceramic oxides with topotactic reversible redox • Isotopic exchange laboratory: D2O, H218O, 18O,
• Molecular Systems Engineering behaviour 6Li and 7Li labelling can be performed at different
• Optimisation and design methods • Pure ionic conductors (lithium, sodium and conditions of T, P(O2), P(H2O) and polarization.
• Property prediction from structure, from electronic • oxygen) • Extensive facilities for electrochemical
structure methods to bulk models • Mixed ionic-electronic conductors characterisation
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electrolysers • Surface and interfacial phenomena • Lab for the synthesis and processing of ceramic
• Molecular and process design oxides
Key Publications
Key Publications • A. Aguadero, H. Falcón, J. M. Campos-Martín, J.
• Aguiar, P., Adjiman, C.S. and Brandon, N.P., “Anode- L. García-Fierro, J. A. Alonso “An oxygen-deficient
supported intermediate-temperature direct internal perovskite as selective catalyst in the oxidation of
reforming solid oxide fuel cell. I: Model-based alkyl benzenes” Angewandte chemie international
steady-state performance”, Journal of Power edition, 50, 6557, 2011
Sources, 138 (2004) 120-136. • A. Aguadero, J. A. Alonso, M. J. Escudero, L. Daza
• Golbert, J., Adjiman, C.S., Brandon, N.P., “Micro- “Evaluation of the La2Ni1-xCuxO4+ system as
structural Modelling of SOFC Anodes”, Industrial & SOFC cathode material with 8YSZ and LSGM as
Engineering Chemistry Research, 47 (2008) 7693- electrolytes” Solid State Ionics, 179, 393, 2008.
7699. • M. J. Escudero, A. Aguadero, J.A. Alonso, L.
• Cai, Q., Adjiman, C.S., Brandon, N.P., “Investigation Daza, “A kinetic study of oxygen reduction on
of the active thickness of solid oxide fuel cell La2NiO4 cathodes: Impedance spectroscopy” J
electrodes using a 3D microstructure model”, Electroanalytical Chemistry, 611, 107, 2007.
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BIOGRAPHY : DR PAUL ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR JOHN ANDREWS
Dr Paul Anderson Professor John Andrews
Reader in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry Professor of Infrastructure Asset Management
University of Birmingham University of Nottingham
Email: p.a.anderson@bham.ac.uk Email: John.andrews@nottingham.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 4447 Phone: +44 (0) 115 846 8448
Website: www.chem.bham.ac.uk/staff/anderson Website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/departments/civeng/peo
ple/john.andrews
Biography AL Kersting, Materials Research Society Symposium Biography Reliability Engineering International, Vol 25, 2009,
Paul Anderson is Reader in Inorganic and Materials Proceedings (2009), 1219, W09-05. John Andrews is the Royal Academy of Engineering 409-426.
Chemistry, leader of the Materials Chemistry and • Synthesis and structure of the new complex hydride Professor of Infrastructure Asset Management at • Hurdle, E., Bartlett, L.M. and Andrews, J.D., Fault
Energy Research Theme, in the School of Chemistry at Li2BH4NH2 . PA Chater, WIF David and PA Anderson, the University of Nottingham. He is also Director of Diagnostics of Dynamic System Operation Using
the University of Birmingham, and a Fellow of the Royal Chemical Communications (2007), 4770–4772. The Lloyd’s Register Foundation Centre for Risk and Fault Tree Based Method, Reliability Engineering
Society of Chemistry. Understanding the chemistry of • Hydrogen storage in ion-exchanged Zeolites. HW Reliability Engineering. Prior to this he worked for 20 and System Safety, Vol 94, 2009, pp1371-1380
solid state hydrogen storage has been a major theme Langmi, D Book, A Walton, SR Johnson, MM Al- years at Loughborough University. The prime focus of • Andrews, J.D., Birnbaum and Criticality Measures of
of his research since 1999. He established and leads Mamouri, JD Speight, PP Edwards, IR Harris and PA his research has been on predicting system reliability Component Contribution to the Failure of Phased
the Hydrogen Storage Chemistry Group in the School of Anderson, in terms of the component failure probabilities, Missions, Reliability Engineering and System Safety,
Chemistry, which has an extensive ongoing programme • Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2005), 404–406, the system structure and the maintenance strategy 93(12), December 2008, pp 1861-1866, ISSN: 0951-
dedicated to understanding how hydrogen interacts 637–642. employed. This work has concentrated on developing 8320.
with solids and to the discovery, synthesis and primary Petri Net, Fault Tree and Binary Decision Diagrams
characterization of new hydrogen storage materials. Equipment & Facilities techniques.
• Air-/moisture-free synthesis facilities Research Interests
Research Interests • Hydrogenator (600°C, 90 bar) • System Reliability Engineering
• New amide/complex hydride materials for hydrogen • Variable-temperature powder X-ray diffraction • System Maintenance Modelling
and energy storage • Impedance spectroscopy for hydrides • Quantified Risk Assessment
• Ionic conductivity in amides and complex hydrides • X-ray fluorescence • Fault Diagnostics
• Mechanisms of hydrogen transport in solids • Asset Management
• Absorption and desorption pathways in amides and
complex hydride materials Key Publications
• Host–guest chemistry in zeolites and porous • Rama, P., Chen, R. and Andrews, J.D., A Review of
materials for energy applications Performance Degradation and Failure Modes for
Hydrogen-fuelled Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells,
Key Publications Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical
• Enhancing ionic conductivity in lithium amide for Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and
improved energy storage materials. RA Davies, Energy, 222(5), 2008, pp 421-539, ISSN: 0957-6509.
DR Hewett and PA Anderson, Advances in Natural • Claudia Fecarotti, John Andrews, Rui Chen,
Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2015), Andrews, A Petri net approach for performance
in press. modelling of fuel cell systems, submitted to the
• Hydrogen storage and ionic mobility in amide– Journal of Power Sources, Oct 2014.
halide systems. PA Anderson, PA Chater, DR Hewett
and PR Slater, Faraday Discussions (2011), 151,
271–284. Supporting Technologies
• New B,N-hydrides: characterization and chemistry. • Lampis, M. and Andrews, J.D., Bayesian Belief
PA Anderson, PA Chater, WIF David, IC Evans and Networks for System Fault Diagnostics, Quality and
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BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR ALAN ATKINSON BIOGRAPHY : DR RICHARD BAKER
Professor Alan Atkinson Dr Richard Baker
Professor of Materials Chemistry Senior Lecturer of Chemistry
Imperial College London University of St Andrews
Email: alan.atkinson@imperial.ac.uk Email: Rtb5@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 6780 Phone: +44 (0)1334 463899
Website: www.imperial.ac.uk/people/alan.atkinson Website: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/chemistry/contact/academic/#rtb5
Biography • “Nanoindentation of porous bulk and thin films of Biography • Redox and catalytic properties of Ce–Zr mixed oxide
Alan Atkinson joined the Department of Materials in LSCF,” Z. Chen, X. Wang, V. Bhakhri, F. Giuliani, and Richard Baker has worked in fuel cell research for nanopowders for fuel cell applications, J. Kearney,
1995 from AEA Technology (Harwell) where he was A. Atkinson, Acta Materialia 61 (15), 5720-5734 over twenty years. He runs a research group working J.C. Hernández-Reta, R.T. Baker, Catal. Today (2012)
head of Materials Chemistry Department. There his (2013). on the preparation and evaluation of materials 139
research interests included: mass transport in ceramics • “Effect of Chromium on LSCF Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for application in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and also • Redox properties of nanostructured lanthanide-
(particularly at grain boundaries); high temperature Cathodes”, S.-N. Lee, A. Atkinson, and J. A. Kilner, in heterogeneous catalysts. Particular interests doped ceria spheres prepared by microwave
corrosion; sol-gel processing of ceramics; cements and Journal of the Electrochemical Society 160 (6), are in low energy, high purity preparation routes, assisted hydrothermal homogeneous co-
concrete for the disposal of radioactive waste; catalysts F629-F635 (2013). manufacture of nanostructured materials for SOFC precipitation, F.F. Muñoz, L.M. Acuña, C.A.
and adsorbents for environmental pollution abatement; • “Constrained sintering of 8 mol% Y2O3 stabilised and catalysis applications, evaluation of materials Albornoz, A. GabrielaLeyva, R.T. Baker, R.O. Fuentes,
and the mechanical properties of thin films. He is a zirconia films”, X. Wang, J-S Kim and A. Atkinson, using electrochemical and catalytic activity techniques Nanoscale 2014, DOI: 10.1039/C4NR05630B
co-founder of the fuel cell company Ceres Power Ltd, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 32 (2012) and the study of the relationship between fuel cell
has published over 250 papers in scientific journals and 4121–4128. performance and the structure and composition of the Equipment & Facilities
books, and was a member of the General Engineering • “Crack formation in ceramic films used in solid materials down to the atomic scale, especially using • Facilities for preparation of all SOFC electrolyte and
Panel for RAE2008. He is a member of the Scientific oxide fuel cells,” X. Wang, Z. Chen, and A. Atkinson, high performance electron microscopy electrode materials
Committee of the EU Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint J. European Ceram. Soc. 33 (13–14), 2539-2547 • Impedance spectroscopy and other electrochemical
Undertaking and sub-editor of the journal ‘Fuel Cells’. (2013). Research Interests analysis methods
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) • Catalytic activity testing equipment
Research Interests • Preparation and evaluation of catalystic materials • Electron Microscopy (TEM and SEM) for nano-
• Mechanical properties and reliability of SOFC for SOFC anodes analysis of fuel cell materials and components
components and structures • Improved electrolyte materials • Wide range of characterisation methods available
• Relationships between mechanical properties and Equipment & Facilities • Hydrocarbon and alcohol utilisation in SOFCs to the group (XRD, TGA, DTA, DSC, ICP-MS, NMR,
3D microstructure of porous SOFC electrodes • Focussed Ion Beam/ SEM 3D tomography • Performance-nanostructure relationships in SOFCs MAS-NMR etc).
• Durability and life time prediction of SOFC • Nano-/micro- indentation to 700C
components • Strength and toughness measurements at Key Publications
• Microstructure evolution and accelerated testing of temperature • Synthesis and Properties of Gadolinium-doped
SOFC electrodes • Oxygen isotope surface exchange and diffusion by Ceria Solid Solutions for IT-SOFC Electrolytes”,
• Sintering of SOFC components SIMS R.O. Fuentes, R.T. Baker, International Journal of
• Surface analysis Hydrogen Energy, 33, 13 (2008) 3480
Key Publications • Nanoparticulate Ceria-Zirconia Anode materials for
• ‘‘Modelling Microstructure Evolution of Ni Cermet Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Using a Cellular Automaton Approach,” X. Wang and Using Hydrocarbon Fuels, S. Song, R.O. Fuentes, R.T.
A. Atkinson, J. Electrochem. Soc., 161 (5), F605-F614 Baker, J. Mater. Chem., 20 (2010) 9760.
(2014) • Preparation and Property-Performance
Relationships in Samarium-Doped Ceria
Nanopowders for SOFC Electrolytes, M.R. Kosinski,
R.T. Baker, J. Power Sources, 196 (2011) 2498.
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BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR DAVID BOOK BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR NIGEL BRANDON
Professor David Book Professor Nigel Brandon
Professor of Energy Materials Director of the Sustainable Gas Institute (SGI)
University of Birmingham Imperial College London
Email: d.book@bham.ac.uk Email: n.brandon@imperial.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 5213 Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 5704
Website: http://tinyurl.com/DavidBookUoB Website: www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/n.brandon
Biography properties of Mn(BH4)2 formed by ball- Biography of the active thickness of solid oxide fuel cell
David Book leads the Hydrogen Materials Group (www. milling LiBH4 and MnCl2, Journal of Alloys and Nigel Brandon’s research is focused on electrochemical electrodes using a 3D microstructure model,
hydrogen.bham.ac.uk ) in the School of Metallurgy Compounds, Vol:515, Pages:32-38; DOI: 10.1016/j. power sources for fuel cell and energy storage Electrochimica Acta, Vol:56, Pages:10809-10819
and Materials. He was a member of EPSRC (SUPERGEN jallcom.2011.10.067 applications. He is Director of the RC Energy programme • Zhao Y, Shah N, Brandon N, 2011, Comparison
UK-SHEC, SUPERGEN H-Delivery, SCRATCH and Polymer- • Reed D, Book D, 2011, Recent applications of funded Hydrogen and Fuel Cells SUPERGEN Hub (www. between two optimization strategies for
based H2 storage), and EC (FUCHSIA, NESSHY) H2 Raman spectroscopy to the study of hydrogen h2fcsupergen.com). He was the founding Director of the solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine hybrid cycles,
projects. He is now on the management board of the storage materials, Current Opinion in Solid State Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College (www.imperial. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol:36
EPSRC Hydrogen & Fuel Cells SUPERGEN Hub, and is and Materials Science, Vol:15, Pages: 62-71; DOI: ac.uk/energyfutureslab), and a founder of Ceres Pages:10235-10246
part of projects investigating hydrogen compression 10.1016/j.cossms.2010.12.001 Power (www.cerespower.com), an AIM listed fuel cell • Hawkes A, Staffell I, Brett D, Brandon N, 2009,
(EPSRC ESCHER), catalytic nanoparticles (EPSRC CL4W) • Sugimoto S, Book D, 2005, HDDR Process for company spun out from Imperial College. In 2014 he Fuel cells for micro-combined heat and power
and complex hydrides (EC ITN ECOSTORE). He has the Production of High Performance Rare-Earth was appointed to the BG Chair in Sustainable Gas and generation, Energy & Environmental Science, Vol:2,
coordinated bilateral networks on hydrogen storage Magnets, Chapter in Handbook of Advanced as Director of the Sustainable Gas Institute at Imperial Pages:729-744
with Japan and Korea, and he is a UK expert on the IEA Magnetic Materials, (Ed. Liu Y, Sellmyer DJ, Shindo College.
Task 32 on hydrogen storage. D, Zhu JG, Hadjipanayis GC; Publ. Springer),
Pages:977-1007; DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-7984- Research Interests Equipment & Facilities
Research Interests 2_23 • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electrolysers • 3D imaging using FIB-SEM and xCT
• Hydrogen Storage Materials • Polymer Fuel Cells • In-operando Raman spectroscopy
• Gas Separation Membranes • Fuel cell science and engineering at the electrode, • Extensive facilities for electrochemical
• Hard magnetic materials Equipment & Facilities cell, stack and system level characterisation in a hydrogen and CO safe
• Microstructural processing of materials using • IGA (3) and Sieverts-PCT (2) systems to measure H2 • 3D Imaging and modelling of fuel cells and batteries laboratory
hydrogen storage properties (up to 20 & 200 bar) • Understanding fuel cell performance and • Material, cell, and stack testing (to 10 kWe)
• Nanomaterials • In situ Raman spectroscopy (77-873 K) and XRD degradation • Dedicated lab for fuel cell processing
(300-873 K) under 100 bar H2
Key Publications • Measure H2 permeability and gas separation in Key Publications
• Nayebossadri S, Speight J, Book D, 2014, Effects membranes (foils & tubes) • Kishimoto M, Lomberg M, Ruiz-Trejo E, Brandon
of Low Ag Additions on the Permeability of Pd-Cu- • High pressure (700 bar) hydrogenation of samples; NP, 2014, Enhanced triple-phase boundary density
Ag Hydrogen Separation Membranes, Journal of & TPD studies (TGA, Mass spec, RGA) in infiltrated electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells
Membrane Science, Vol:451, Pages:216-225; DOI: • Construction of metal hydride powder-beds for demonstrated by high-resolution tomography,
10.1016/j.memsci.2013.10.002 stores and compressors Journal of Power Sources, Vol:266, Pages:291-295
• Broom D, Book D, 2014, Hydrogen Storage • Duboviks V, Maher RC, Kishimoto M, Cohen
in Nanoporous Materials, Chapter in LF, Brandon NP, Offer GJ, 2014, A Raman
Advances in hydrogen production, storage spectroscopic study of the carbon deposition
and utilization (Ed. Basile A, Iulianelli A; Publ. mechanism on Ni/CGO electrodes during CO/CO2
Woodhead Publishing), Pages 410-450; DOI: electrolysis, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,
10.1533/9780857097736.3.410 Vol:16Pages:13063-13068
• Liu R, Reed D, Book D, 2012, Decomposition • Cai Q, Adjiman CS, Brandon NP, 2011, Investigation
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BIOGRAPHY : DR DAN BRETT BIOGRAPHY : DR QIONG CAI
Dr Dan Brett Dr Qiong Cai
Reader in Electrochemical Engineering Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
University College London University College of Surrey
Email: d.brett@ucl.ac.uk Email: q.cai@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0)20 7679 3310 Phone: +44(0) 1483686561
Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/eil Website: www.surrey.ac.uk/cpe/people/dr_cai_qiong
Biography • F.A Daniels, C. Attingre, A.R. Kucernak, D.J.L. Brett Biography ‘Investigation of the active thickness of solid oxide
Dan Brett (DJLB) (Reader in Electrochemical (2014) Current collector design for closed-plenum Qiong Cai’s research interest lies in the design of fuel cell electrodes using a 3D microstructure
Engineering) specialises in electrochemical materials polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Journal of materials and processes in electrochemical energy model’. Electrochimica Acta, 56 (28), pp. 10809-
science and technology development. He is co-founder Power Sources 249, 247-262. conversion devices including fuel cells, electrolysers 10811.
of the UCL Electrochemical Innovation Lab (www.ucl. • I. Dedigama, P. Angeli, N. van Dijk, J. Millichamp, D. and batteries. Her group at Surrey currently use • Shearing PR, Cai Q, Golbert JI, Yufit V, Adjiman
ac.uk/eil) that provides a sandpit environment where Tsaoulidis, P.R. Shearing, D.J.L Brett (2014) Current models combining with experiment, for materials CS, Brandon NP. (2010) ‘Microstructural analysis
basic science meets industrial development leading density mapping and optical flow visualisation of a design, performance prediction and optimisation. of a solid oxide fuel cell anode using focused ion
to exploitation of new technologies. He has published polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyser, She has delivered five national/EU funded projects beam techniques coupled with electrochemical
>100 peer reviewed journal papers (h-index 23) and Journal of Power Sources 265, 97-103. as the main researcher, and had five years research simulation’. Journal of Power Sources, 195 (15), pp.
was awarded the 2009 De Nora Prize in recognition of • Q., Meyer, S. Ashton, O. Curnick, T. Reisch, P. Adcock, experience on fuel cells and hydrogen research at 4804-4810.
his ‘outstanding contribution to fuel cell and battery K. Ronaszegi, J.B. Robinson, D.J.L. Brett (2014) Imperial College London before joining Surrey. Her PhD • Cai Q, Buts A, Seaton NA, Biggs MJ. (2008) ‘A pore
research’, along with the 2011 Baker Medal from the Dead-ended anode polymer electrolyte fuel cell was on molecular simulation of porous materials and network model for diffusion in nanoporous carbons:
Institute of Civil Engineers for published work on fuel stack operation investigated using electrochemical adsorption and transportation processes at University Validation by molecular dynamics simulation’.
cells. DJLB is commercialising two spin-out ventures, impedance spectroscopy, off-gas analysis and of Edinburgh, with an Overseas Research Scholarship Chemical Engineering Science, 63 (13), pp. 3319-
one to develop a new fuel cell device (with Prof thermal imaging. Journal of Power Sources 245, 1-9. from the Universities UK 3327.
Kucernak, Imperial) and the other an electrocatalyst
material (Amalyst Ltd.). Equipment & Facilities Research Interests Equipment & Facilities
• www.ucl.ac.uk/electrochemical-innovation-lab/ • Solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysers • Workstations and computer cluster for performing
Research Interests research/facilities • Polymer fuel cells and electrolysers simulations
• Fuel Cell and Electrolyser Diagnostics • >10 Electrochemical test stations incl. RRDE, FRA • Porous materials • Materials characterization facilities (including
• Electrolysers (materials and engineering) with up to 40A capability • Multi-scale modelling those for porosity, microstructure and surface
• Electrocatalysis • >10 Fuel cell test stations • Linking materials design to device performance characterization) well equipped at Surrey
• Fuel cell engineering • Raman microscope optimisation • Facilities available for assembly and testing of fuel
• Instrumentation • Thermal imaging camera cells and electrolysers, via collaborations with Prof.
Key Publications John Varcoe and Prof. Bob Slade at Surrey
• Cai Q, Adjiman CS, Brandon NP. (2014) ‘Optimal
Key Publications control strategies for hydrogen production when
• N. Mansor, A. Belen Jorge, F. Cora, C. Gibbs, R. coupling solid oxide electrolysers with intermittent
Jervis, P. F. McMillan, X. Wang, D.J.L. Brett (2014) renewable energies’. Journal of Power Sources, 268,
Graphitic carbon nitride supported catalysts for pp. 212-224.
polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Journal of Physical • Rhazaoui K, Cai Q, Brandon NP, Adjiman CS.
Chemistry C, 118(13): 6831–6838. (2013) ‘Towards the 3D modeling of the effective
• R. Jervis, N. Mansor, C. Gibbs, C.A. Murray, C.C. conductivity of solid oxide fuel cell electrodes: I.
Tang, P.R. Shearing, D.J.L. Brett (2014) Hydrogen Model development’. Chemical Engineering Science,
oxidation on PdIr/C catalysts in alkaline media. J. 99, pp. 161-170.
Electrochem. Soc. 161, F458-F463. • Cai Q, Brandon NP, Adjiman CS. (2011)
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BIOGRAPHY : DR MARK CASSIDY
Dr Mark Cassidy Centre for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research
Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry School of Chemical Engineering
University of St Andrews University of Birmingham
Email: mc91@st-andrews.ac.uk Email: j.c.hooper@bham.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1334 463891 Phone: +44 (0) 121 414 5275
Website: http://chemistry.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/jtsi/group/jtsi_group_ Website: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/chemical-engineering/energy-chemical/fu
html/mark_cassidy_profile.html el-cells/index.aspx
Biography • “Electrochemical Investigation of Composite Biography R.Steinberger-Wilckens, H.Dong: Plasma nitriding
Mark Cassidy is a materials process specialist who has Cathodes with SmBa0.5Sr0.5Co2O5+d Cathodes for In 2008 funding was acquired for the Doctoral Training induced growth of Pt-nanowire arrays as high
been involved in SOFC research since 1993. Awarded Intermediate Temperature-Operating Solid Oxide Centre on Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Their Applications performance electrocatalyst for fuel cells. Scientific
a Ph.D. in 1997 from Napier University, Edinburgh for Fuel Cell”, JH Kim, M Cassidy, JTS Irvine and J Bae, (with Universities of Nottingham and Loughborough), Reports 4 (2014), paper #6439, DOI: 10.1038/
the development and demonstration of screen printed Chemistry of Materials, 2010, 22, 883-892. allowing to engage reasonable numbers of PhD srep06439.
electrolytes cofired on supporting anode tapes, he • “Activation and Ripening of Impregnated students. Today, Prof Robert Steinberger-Wilckens leads • T-I.Tsai, S.Du, A.Dhir, A.A.Williams, R.Steinberger-
has held senior technical positions in a number of Manganese Containing Perovskite SOFC Electrodes the group of 10 staff and PostDocs and 40 PhD students. Wilckens: Modelling a Methane Fed SOFC Cell With
internationally leading industrial SOFC groups, UK under Redox Cycling”, G Corre, G Kim, M Cassidy, The group has built up extensive laboratory capacities Anode Recirculation System. ECS Transactions 57
(Rolls-Royce), Canada (Global Thermoelectric) and USA J Vohs, R Gorte and JTS Irvine, Chemistry of and covers a variety of topics from hydrogen production (2013) 2831-9.
(Ion America – now Bloom Energy) and continues to Materials, 2009, 21, 1077–1084. over PEFC and SOFC fuel cells and electrolysers, up to • S. Hardman, R. Steinberger-Wilckens, D. van
actively collaborate with them. He joined the team at • “The Reduction of Nickel-Zirconia Cermet Anodes socio-economic research activities. der Horst: Disruptive Innovations: The case for
University of St-Andrews as a Senior Research Fellow and the Effects on Supported Thin Electrolytes”, Currently, the renewed Centre of Doctoral Training Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Battery Electric Vehicles.
in Jan 2006. Cassidy’s main focus is the process related Cassidy M., Kendall K., Lindsay G., J. Power Sources, (CDT) in Fuel Cells and their Fuels, now a project IJHE 38 [35] (2013) 15438–15451.
aspects of the creation of controlled, engineered 1996, 61, 189. between the universities of Birmingham, Nottingham,
microstructures for both optimised performance and and Loughborough, and Imperial College and University Equipment & Facilities
improved robustness in SOFC. College of London lasting until 2022, has kicked off with • Planar SOFC manufacturing using cold pressing
Equipment & Facilities the first ten-student cohort. and tape casting, screen printing and PVD (up
Research Interests • Extensive High temperature Electrochemical to 5x5 sqcm); PEFC and IT-PEFC MEA and GDL
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Characterisation Research Interests manufacturing (up to 5x5 sqcm); sintering & drying
• Ceramic Processing • FIB-SEM (FEI Scios), HR-TEM (FEI Titan Themis 200) • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electrolysers (SOFC / SOE) furnaces, milling, paste & ink production;
• Aqueous Thick Film Technology Development and FEG-SEM Microscopy and Analysis • PEFC, IT-PEFC, DMFC: catalysis, Nanowires and Pt- • Six SOFC test rigs for microtubes, button cells and
• Microstructural Development and Engineering • Ceramic Thick Film Process Development (aqueous Alloys for electrodes, GDLs, hydrogen from biomass, planar cells (fuel cell and electrolysis mode), 4 test
• Process-Microstructure-Performance Relationships and organic systems) sunlight, and renewable electricity fuel cell systems rigs for SOFC stacks 100 W to 5 kW; PEFC, DMFC
• Materials Characterisation, XRD, particle size, and their integration into energy systems and IT-PEFC test rigs; 4 materials characterisation
surface area, TGA, dillatometry, DSC etc. • Integration of fuel cells on vehicles, fuel cell systems, (anode and cathode atmosphere exposure) test rigs
Key Publications • Cell testing facilities from button cell through to market introduction of fuel cells and fuel cell • Electrochemical characterisation of catalysts; in-
• “Aqueous Processing Routes for New SOFC short stack vehicles, life cycle analysis, health implications of laboratory SEM/EDX and optical microscopy, sample
Materials”, M. C. Verbraeken, M. Cassidy, J. T.S. • Simulated reformate, Biogas, CO and sulphur fuel cells, fuel cell policies and public acceptance preparation
Irvine, Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells IX, Eds N.P. capable rigs with gas analysis • Reforming and biomass gasification test rigs
Narottram & M. Kusnezoff, S. Kirihara, S.Widjada, Key Publications • Fully functional hydrogen filling station (4kg/day)
John Wiley & Sons, Ch 6, pg67, 2013 • A.El-Kharouf, N.Rees, R.Steinberger-Wilckens:
• “Precoating of LSCM with Metal Catalyst for Gas Diffusion Layer Materials and their Effect on
Scaleable High Performance Anodes” S. Boulfrad, Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Performance – Ex Situ
M. Cassidy, E.Djurado, J.T.S Irvine, G. Jabbour, Int. and In Situ Characterization. Fuel Cells (2014) 1-7, in
J. Hydrogen Energy, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/j. print; DOI 10.1002/fuce.201300247.
ijhydene.2012.12.001 • S. Du, K.Lin, S.K.Malladi, Y.Lu, S.Sun, Q.Xu,
16 UK Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Research Capability Document 17
PROFESSOR RUI CHEN BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR BILL DAVID
Professor Rui Chen Professor Bill David
Head of Thermofluids and Dynamics Research Theme STFC Senior Research Fellow/ Professor of Chemistry
Loughborough University ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory/ University of Oxford
Email: r.chenlboro.ac.uk Email: bill.david@stfc.ac.uk/ bill.david@chem.ox.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1509 227255 Phone: +44 (0) 1235 445179/ +44 (0) 1865 272681
Website: www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/aae/about/staff/profes Website: www.billdavid.info
sor-rui-chen.html
Biography 11458-11465. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.013. Biography chemistry challenge. Faraday Discuss. 151, 399
Rui Chen has over 25 years’ experience of academic • Reed, J., Chen, R., Dudfield, C., & Adcock, P. (2010). Bill David’s research is principally based on the (2011)
research and industrial development and was elected “A Multi-function Compact Fuel Reforming Reactor discovery and characterisation of new materials • Xiong, Z. et al. High-capacity hydrogen storage
the fellow of IMechE in 2007. His research covers for Fuel Cell Applications”. Fuel, 89, 949-957. for sustainable energy applications with a focus on in lithium and sodium amidoboranes. Nature
both modelling and experimental aspects of energy doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2009.05.009 energy-storage based around ammonia and hydrogen. Materials 7, 138–41 (2008)
technologies in fuel cell technology, fuel catalytic • Shang, Y., Chen, R., Jiang, G. (2008). “Kinetic He is also involved in the development of neutron • David, W. I. F., Jones, M. O., Gregory, D. H., Jewell,
processing, internal combustion engine and thermal study of NaBH4 hydrolysis over carbon-supported and X-ray diffraction techniques in combination with C. M., Johnson, S. R., Walton, A. & Edwards, P.P A
environment analysis and control. He is Head of ruthenium”. International Journal of Hydrogen computational modelling. Bill is STFC Senior Fellow mechanism for non-stoichiometry in the lithium
Thermofluids and Dynamics Research Theme at Energy, 33(22), 6719-6726. doi:10.1016/j. at the ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory amide/lithium imide hydrogen storage reaction. J.
Loughborough University. ijhydene.2008.07.069 and Professor of Chemistry in the Inorganic Chemistry Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 1594–601 (2007)
Laboratory, University of Oxford.
Research Interests Equipment & Facilities Equipment & Facilities
• Polymer Fuel Cells • Single and multi-channel electrochemical Research Interests
• Electrochemistry impedance spectrum (EIS) analysis impedance spectrometers • Ammonia as an energy vector and buffer • Intelligent Gravimetric Analysis (including apparatus
• Lattice-Boltzmann numerical simulation • Fuel cell component analysers • Hydrogen storage for use in combination with neutron scattering
• Fuel catalytic fuel reforming and CO selective • Gas chromatography – mass spectrometer • Neutron and X-ray scattering experiments)
oxidation • Baltic fuel cell pressure/temperature controlled test • Computational modelling of energy materials • Custom gas panel for ammonia decomposition
• Combustion kinetics and IC engines unit reactions
• Environmental chamber (1550L, -80ºC to +170ºC @ Key Publications • Raman microscope with in situ heating and reactive
Key Publications 3.5ºC/Min) • David, W. I. F., Makepeace, J. W., Callear, S. K., gas flow capability
• Zhang X, Gao Y, Ostadi H, Jiang K, Chen R. (2014). Hunter, H. M. A., Taylor, J. D., Wood, T. J., & Jones, • DSC-TGA with reactive gas flow capability
“Modelling water intrusion and oxygen diffusion M. O. Hydrogen production from ammonia using • X-ray and neutron scattering facilities
in a reconstructed microporous layer of PEM sodium amide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 13082–13085
fuel cells”. International Journal of Hydrogen (2014)
Energy. 39(30), 17222-17230. DOI: 10.1016/j. • Kamazawa, K., Aoki, M., Noritake, T., Miwa, K.,
ijhydene.2014.08.027. Sugiyama, J., Towata, S.-i., Ishikiriyama, M., Callear,
• Cruz-Manzo, S., Chen, R. (2013). “An electrical S. K., Jones, M. O. & David, W. I. F. In-operando
circuit for performance analysis of polymer neutron diffraction studies of transition metal
electrolyte fuel cell stacks using electrochemical hydrogen storage materials. Advanced Energy
impedance spectroscopy”. Journal of the Materials 3, 39-42 (2013).
Electrochemical Society, 160(10), F1109-F1115. • Aeberhard, P. C., Williams, S. R., Evans, D. J.,
doi:10.1149/2.025310jes. Refson, K. & David, W. I. F. Ab initio nonequilibrium
• Liu, F., Bao, X., Gu, J., & Chen, R. (2012). “Onset molecular dynamics in the solid superionic
of cellular instabilities in spherically propagating conductor LiBH4. Physical Review Letters 108,
hydrogen-air premixed laminar flames”. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.095901 (2012).
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(15), • David, W. I. F. Effective hydrogen storage: a strategic
18 UK Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Research Capability Document 19BIOGRAPHY : DR RICHARD DAWSON BIOGRAPHY : DR PAUL DODDS
Dr Richard Dawson Dr Paul Dodds
Lecturer Senior Research Associate
University of Lancaster UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
Email: r.dawson@lancaster.ac.uk Email: p.dodds@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1524 593685 Phone: +44 (0)203 108 9071
Website: www.engineering.lancs.ac.uk/people/richard-dawson Website: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=PEDOD24
Biography • Pt dissolution and deposition in high concentration Biography • Dodds, P. E. and Hawkes, A. (Eds.) (2014) The role
Having a background in both Mechanical and Chemical aqueous tri-Iodide/iodide solutions, Dawson, R. Paul Dodds specialises in energy system modelling and of hydrogen and fuel cells in providing affordable,
Engineering and a strong interest in energy, Richard & Kelsall, G. 17/08/2013 In : ECS Electrochemistry energy infrastructure research. He has led academic secure low-carbon heat. H2FC Supergen Hub,
was well placed to take up R&D positions in the fuel Letters. 2, 11, p. D55-D57 3 p. efforts to understand the opportunities for using London.
cell sector. At Ceres Power he was involved in a wide • Method for deposition of ceramic films Bone, A., hydrogen in the UK gas networks through two recent
range of activities such as the development of a novel Dawson, R. & Leah, R. 23/07/2009 WO2009090419 publications and by organising a 2-day conference with Equipment & Facilities
electrolyte deposition process and current collection (A2) a range of public sector and industrial stakeholders in • UKTM-UCL energy system model for the UK
concepts. More recently Richard has been Senior March 2013. He has led efforts to develop the UKTM • TIAM-UCL global energy system model
Scientist at AFC Energy developing alkaline fuel cells for Equipment & Facilities energy system model. He was the lead editor on the
stationary applications. At Lancaster he treads the line • Dedicated fuel cell preparation and testing first H2FC Hub White Paper on heat and is the project
between the fundamental electrochemistry and fuel cell laboratory (DSEAR compliant) manager of the EPSRC Hydrogen’s Value in the Energy
engineering, being involved in both stack and system • Standard electrochemical and chemical techniques System project.
development as well electrode architectures. (RRDE, EIS, chemBET etc.)
• Fuel cell performance and durability measurement Research Interests
Research Interests – long term automated testing • Socioeconomics and policy of hydrogen energy
• Fuel cells, (alkaline, solid oxide) • Manufacturing techniques such as screen printing, • Energy infrastructure, particularly gas systems
• Understanding degradation and failure in fuel cells laser process (additive and subtractive) • Integration of hydrogen systems with national
and performance limits energy systems
• Stack design and manufacturing concepts • Low-carbon road transport
• Electrochemical based recovery and separation • Energy system modelling
processes for end-of-life fuel cells
• Flow batteries Key Publications
• Dodds, P. E. and Ekins, P. (2014) A portfolio of
Key Publications power-trains for the UK: an energy systems
• Recovery of platinum group metals from end of analysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
life PEMFC Patel, A., Harding, A. & Dawson, R. 39(26):13941-13953.
28/09/2014 In : Chemical Engineering Transactions. • Dodds, P. E. and Demoullin, S. (2013) Conversion
41, p. 43-48 6 p of the UK gas system to transport hydrogen.
• The use of additive manufacture for metallic International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
bipolar plates in polymer electrolyte fuel cell 38(18):7189–7200.
stacks, Dawson, R., Patel, A., Rennie, A. & White, S. • Dodds, P. E. and McDowall, W. (2013) The future of
28/09/2014 In : Chemical Engineering Transactions. the UK gas network. Energy Policy 60:305–316.
41, p. 175-180 6 p • Dodds, P. E., Staffell, I. Hawkes, A. D., Li, F.,
• Fuel cells and fuel cell electrodes, Sutherland, H., Grünewald, P., McDowall, W., Ekins, P. (in press)
Lewis, G., Dawson, R., Reynolds, C. & Wheeler, J. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for heating: a
20/08/2014 GB2510962 (A) review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
20 UK Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Research Capability Document 21BIOGRAPHY : DR VALERIE DUPONT BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR PAUL EKINS
Dr Valerie Dupont Professor Paul Ekins
Reader in Low Carbon Energy Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
University of Leeds University College London
Email: V. Dupont@leeds.ac.uk Email: p.ekins@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: +(44) (0)113 343 2503 Phone: +44 (0)20 3108 5990
Website: www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/people/staff/v.dupont Website: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=PEKIN72
Biography CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL Volume: 106
Dupont has been investigating novel reforming Issue: 3-4 Pages: 304-315 Published: AUG 11 Biography and fuel cells in providing affordable, secure low-
Paul Ekins is Professor of Resources and Environmental carbon heat. H2FC SUPERGEN Hub, London, UK.
processes for producing hydrogen using varied 2011
Policy at UCL. He leads the Socio-economics and Policy • Agnolucci, Akgul, McDowall & Papageorgiou (2013)
feedstocks such as natural gases, model bio- • Pimenidou, P.; Rickett, G.; Dupont, V.; et
WP of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (H2FC) Hub and the The importance of economies of scale, transport
compounds, bio and non-bio oils of waste al. High purity H2 by sorption-enhanced
EPSRC Hydrogen’s Value in the Energy System project. costs and demand patterns in optimising hydrogen
origins at the University of Leeds since 2002. In chemical looping reforming of waste cooking
He is also Deputy Director of the UK Energy Research fuelling infrastructure: an exploration with SHIPMod
particular, the process intensification methods of oil in a packed bed reactor. BIORESOURCE
Centre (www.ukerc.ac.uk). His work on hydrogen has (Spatial Hydrogen Infrastructure Planning Model).
sorption enhanced steam reforming and chemical TECHNOLOGY Volume: 101 Issue: 23 Pages:
focused on its technological potential and the socio- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38,
looping steam reforming have been the focus of 9279-9286 Published: DEC 2010
economic challenges facing its large-scale deployment. 11189-11201.
her research, especially when implemented as • Dou, Binlin; Rickett, Gavin L.; Dupont, Valerie;
He led the team producing the first H2FC Hub White • Anandarajah, McDowall & Ekins (2013)
combined measures due to their increased fuel et al. Steam reforming of crude glycerol with in
Paper on heat and he edited the first academic book Decarbonising road transport with hydrogen and
flexibility and energy efficiency. Dupont’s expertise situ CO2 sorption . BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
on the socio-economic challenges of hydrogen (see electricity: Long term global technology learning
in these processes of H2 production has its origins in Volume: 101 Issue: 7 Pages: 2436-2442
below). His group’s hydrogen research has focused scenarios. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
her background in combustion pollutants formation Published: APR 2010
on its technological potential and the socio-economic 38, 3419-3432.
and catalytic oxidation/combustion systems (pre- • Dupont, V.; Ross, A. B.; Hanley, I.; et al. Unmixed
steam reforming of methane and sunflower challenges facing its large-scale deployment. The group
2002). The drive behind Dupont’s research is to
oil: A single-reactor process for H-2-rich gas. includes Dr Paul Dodds (energy systems), Will McDowall Equipment & Facilities
achieve energy intensive processes of global concern
(socio-technical transitions and scenarios) and Dr Paolo • Energy system models on UK (UKTM-UCL),
(e.g. production of fertilisers, clean transport fuels, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN
Agnolucci (hydrogen infrastructure). European (ETM-UCL) and global (TIAM-UCL) scales
wastes disposal) with minimal fuel expenditure ENERGY Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Pages: 67-79
• SHIPMod spatial infrastructure planning model
and environmental impacts, and increase their Published: JAN 2007
sustainability credentials.
Research Interests
Equipment & Facilities • Socio-economics and policy of hydrogen energy
• Integration of hydrogen systems with national
Research Interests • 3 packed bed reformers (bench scale) full set
ups (MKS gas mass flow controllers and syringe energy systems
• Reforming processes with H2 production
pumps for liquid feeds) • Spatial development and deployment of hydrogen
• In situ high temperature CO2 sorption
• Online syngas analysis (TCD/NDIR/NDUV/ infrastructure
• Feasibility of chemical looping processes
paramagnetic O2, 2s frequency) + two column • Socio-technical transitions to hydrogen energy
• Novel reactor bed materilas (catalysts, sorbents)
micro-GC • Technological learning for fuel cell systems
• Feedstocks challenges (bio/fossil/wastes)
• Catalysts and bed materials characterisation:
Key Publications Powder XRD (incl. phase composition/crystallite
• Lea-Langton, Amanda; Zin, Rohaya Md; Dupont, size and crystal strain by Rietveld refinement), Key Publications
FEGSEM, FEGTEM, EDS mapping • Ekins (Ed.) (2010) Hydrogen Energy: Economic and
Valerie; et al. Biomass pyrolysis oils for hydrogen
• Feedstocks characterisation: Elemental Analysis, Social Challenges. Earthscan, London.
production using chemical looping reforming
ICP-MS, TGA-FTIR, ion chromatography, off line • Dodds & Ekins (2014) A portfolio of power-trains for
. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN
GCs, GC-MS, TGA-MS the UK: an energy systems analysis. International
ENERGY Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Pages: 2037-
• Chemical equilibrium modelling (unconventional Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, 13941-13953.
2043 Published: JAN 2012
systems), Gproms reactor kinetic modelling. • Dodds & Hawkes (eds.) (2014) The role of hydrogen
• Rollinson, Andrew N.; Rickett, Gavin L.; Lea-
Langton, Amanda; et al. Hydrogen from urea-
water and ammonia-water solutions . APPLIED
22 UK Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Research Capability Document 23BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR BARTEK GLOWACKI BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR DAVID GRANT
Professor Bartek Glowacki Professor David Grant
Professor of Energy and Materials Science Professor of Materials Science
University of Cambridge University of Nottingham
Email: bag10@cam.ac.uk Email: david.grant@nottingham.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1223 331738 Phone: +44 (0)115 9513747
Website: www.msm.cam.ac.uk/ascg/contact.php Website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/people/david.grant
Biography Pages: 159-171. Biography Arnbjerg, L.M., Ravnsbæk, D.B., Jensen, T.R., Walker,
Bartek A. Glowacki heads Applied Superconductivity • M. Dudek, R.I. Tomov, C. Wang, B.A. Glowacki, P. David Grant heads the Advanced Materials Research G.S.The effect of H2 partial pressure on the reaction
and Cryoscience Group (ASCG) at the Department Tomczyk, R.P. Socha, M. Mosiałek, 2013,Feasibility Group at Nottingham, which comprises 14 academics progression and reversibility of lithium-containing
of Materials Science and Metallurgy (University of of direct carbon solid oxide fuels cell (DC- who cover a wide range of advanced materials multicomponent destabilized hydrogen storage
Cambridge) focused on novel materials and methods for SOFC) fabrication by inkjet printing technology. research. His own research focuses on solid state systems (2011) Journal of the American Chemical
energy storage applications including cryo-storage and Electrochimica Acta, Vol: 105, Pages: 412-418. materials for hydrogen and thermal stores, coatings and Society, 133 (34), pp. 13534-13538.
high temperature superconductivity. He is a founder of • Wang C, Hopkins SC, Tomov RI, Kumar RV, Glowacki biomaterials. The research covers both fundamental • Croston, D.L., Grant, D.M., Walker, G.S.The catalytic
the Transnational Energy Materials Printing Research BA, 2012,Optimisation of CGO suspensions for research into new materials and applied projects on effect of titanium oxide based additives on the
Initiative, TEMPRI, which is a European network inkjet-printed SOFC electrolytes, Journal of the scale up and models with strong links to industrial dehydrogenation and hydrogenation of milled
developing inkjet printing and related technologies European Ceramic Society,Vol:32 (10), Pages: 2317- partners through direct research, TSB and EPSRC, MgH2 (2010) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 492
in the area of energy materials and functional 2324. EU funding. Through the Grand Challenge project on (1-2), pp. 251-258.
electroceramics. The group has significant expertise in • Tomov RI, Krauz M, Jewulski J, Hopkins SC, Engineering Safe Compact Hydrogen Energy Reserves
the application of ceramic and metallic materials inkjet Kluczowski R, Glowacka DM, Glowacki BA,Direct (ESCHER) he is a member of the Hydrogen and Fuel Equipment & Facilities
printing for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and direct ceramic inkjet printing of yttria-stabilized zirconia Cells SUPERGEN Hub. • Hydrogen Laboratory - Synthesis, volumetric and
carbon fuel cells (DCFCs). electrolyte layers for anode-supported solid oxide gravimetric uptake -Wolfson Building
Research Interests fuel cells, Journal of Power Sources,Vol:195 (21), Research Interests • Hydrogen Laboratory – prototype laboratory -
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electrolysers Pages: 7160-7167. • Hydrogen storage Energy Technologies Building
• Hydrogen purification and ortho-para conversion • Energy storage • Thin Films Coatings both research and pilot scale
• Cryogenic hydrogen storage Equipment & Facilities • Coatings • Thermal analysis laboratory
• Micro structural and compositional grading of fuel • Inkjet printing of suspension and sol inks • Biomaterials • Physical and Chemical Materials Characterisation
cells’ electrodes • High temperature vacuum sintering • Smart Materials facilities
• Modelling of fuel cells and fuel cell systems • High pulsed field and current Jc(B,T) measurements
• Degradation mechanisms of electrodes and • Electrochemical testing of SOFC and materials Key Publications
interconnects • Dedicated lab for cryogenic hydrogen experiments • Fry, C.M.P., Grant, D.M., Walker, G.S.Catalysis and
evolution on cycling of nano-structured magnesium
Key Publications multilayer thin films, (2014) International Journal of
• Tomov RI, Dudek M, Hopkins SC, Krauz M, Wang Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2), pp. 1173-1184.
H, Wang C, Shi Y, Tomczyk P, Glowacki BA, 2013, • Abbas, M.A., Grant, D.M., Brunelli, M., Hansen,
Inkjet Printing of Direct Carbon Solid Oxide Fuel Cell T.C., Walker, G.S. Reducing the dehydrogenation
Components, ECS Transactions, Vol:57 (1), Pages: temperature of lithium hydride through alloying
1359-1369. with germanium (2013) Physical Chemistry
• X. Yu, Y. Shi, H. Wang, N. Cai, C. Li, R. I. Tomov, Chemical Physics, 15 (29), pp. 12139-12146.
J. Hanna, B. A. Glowacki and A. F. Ghoniem, • Luo, X., Grant, D.M., Walker, G.S.Hydrogen storage
2013,Experimental Characterization and Elementary properties of nano-structured 0.65MgH2/0.
Reaction Modeling of Solid Oxide Electrolyte Direct 35ScH2(2013) International Journal of Hydrogen
Carbon Fuel Cell, Journal of Power Sources, Vol:243, Energy, 38 (1), pp. 153-161.
• Price, T.E.C., Grant, D.M., Weston, D., Hansen, T.,
24 UK Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Research Capability Document 25BIOGRAPHY : GREATER MANCHESTER HYDROGEN PARTNERSHIPS BIOGRAPHY : PROFESSOR DUNCAN GREGORY
Greater Manchester Hydrogen Partnership Professor Duncan Gregory
Dalton Research Institute WestCHEM Chair of Inorganic Materials and
Manchester Metropolitan University Head of Inorganic Chemistry
Email: info@gmhydrogenpartnership.co.uk University of Glasgow
Website: www.gmhydrogenpartnership.co.uk Email: duncan.gregory@glasgow.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 141 330 6438
Website: www.chem.gla.ac.uk/staff/duncang
Biography the Manchester Family which delivers against five Biography Gregory, Prog. Natur. Sci. Mater. Int. 2013, 23, 343-
MMU are the lead organisation in the establishment of the 11 strategic priorities set out in the Greater Duncan Gregory is the WestCHEM chair of Inorganic 350.
of the Greater Manchester Hydrogen Partnership Manchester Strategy. MMU is currently recruiting a Materials and Head of Inorganic Chemistry, University • “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Sustainable
(GMHP). This strategically important group includes Chair in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. of Glasgow. He has published over 120 scientific papers, Energy Materials.” T. K. A. Hoang, D. H. Gregory,
representatives from MMU (including the project 1 international patent and 1 book chapter. He is Vice Nanomater. Energy 2013, 2, 229–234.
manager), AGMA, TFGM, STEM Education North West, President of the RSC Materials Chemistry Division and • “Rapid microwave synthesis, characterization and
GM Low Carbon Hub, Viridor Laing GM, Manchester Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and of the reactivity of lithium nitride hydride, Li4NH.” N.
Airport Group, University of Manchester and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He serves Tapia-Ruiz, N. Sorbie, N. Vaché, T. K. A. Hoang, D. H.
Central Manchester Hospital Trust. The Partnership is as Editor in Chief of Inorganics and is an Associate Editor Gregory, Materials, 2013, 6, 5410-5426.
seen as a key vehicle in helping Greater Manchester of Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy. He
achieve its 2020 carbon reduction targets over the sits on the Editorial Board of Nanomaterials and Energy Equipment & Facilities
next 6 years. The work to date has led the Department and the Editorial Advisory board of Dalton Transactions. • High temperature, microwave, mechanochemical
for Energy & Climate Change to invite MMU to join Duncan Gregory was the winner of the RSC Sustainable and wet chemical synthesis capability
a working group to establish an industry-led green Energy Award in 2009. • Variable temperature powder X-ray diffraction and
standard for the production of hydrogen that will be Micro Raman spectroscopy
used as a basis for policy development. Research Interests • Thermal analysis (TG-DTA-MS, DSC) and gravimetric
• Metal, complex and chemical hydrides for hydrogen and volumetric gas measurement equipment
Research Interests storage • Electron microscopy
• Building structural capacity in Greater Manchester • Ammonia storage and direct ammonia fuel cell
• Informing on national and local policy materials
• Furthering public understanding and acceptance of • Lithium ion batteries
hydrogen fuel • Thermoelectric materials
• Developing a skilled workforce for hydrogen fuel • Materials synthesis and characterisation
applications
Key Publications
Equipment & Facilities • “Emerging Concepts in Solid-state Hydrogen
• Membership of the GMHP is opening up a range Storage: The Role of Nanomaterials Design.”, H.
of new funding opportunities for MMU and will Reardon, J. Hanlon, R. W. Hughes, A. Godula-Jopek,
exploit these as they arise; these were recently T. K. Mandal, D. H. Gregory, Energy Env. Sci., 2012,
highlighted in the new MIDAS report (Manchester’s 5, 5951-5979.
Investment and Development Agency) which has a • Ammonia uptake and release in the MnX2 – NH3
remit to attract new investment and employment (X=Cl, Br) systems and structure of the Mn(NH3)nX2
to the city region. MIDAS forms part of the newly (n = 6, 2) ammines.” H. Reardon, J. M. Hanlon, M.
created Greater Manchester Centre of Excellence Grant, I. Fullbrook, D. H. Gregory, Crystals, 2012, 2,
for Business Growth Trade and Inward Investment 193-212.
and works to a single overarching business plan for • “Facile Synthesis of Nanosized Sodium Magnesium
Hydride, NaMgH3.” H. Reardon, N. Mazur, D. H.
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