Close Menu
Energy NewsEnergy News
  • NEWS
    • Breaking News
    • Hydrogen
    • Energy Storage
    • Grid
    • SMR
    • Projects
    • Production
    • Transport
    • Research
  • SPOTLIGHT
    • Interviews
    • Face 2 Face
    • Podcast
    • Webinars
    • Analysis
    • Columnists
    • Reviews
    • Events
  • REGIONAL
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle east
    • Pacific
  • COMMUNITY
  • ABOUT
    • Advisory Board
    • Contact us
    • Report Your News
    • Advertize
    • Subscribe
LinkedIn X (Twitter) YouTube Facebook
Trending
  • Hy24 Joins Hynamics UK to Back £300M Green Hydrogen Project at ExxonMobil’s Fawley Complex
  • Primary Hydrogen Advances Natural Hydrogen Exploration in Atlantic Canada
  • Legal Challenge Halts Brazil’s Coastal Hydrogen Project Over Environmental Violations
  • Hyundai Bets on Indian Hydrogen Ecosystem with New R&D Hub at IIT Madras
  • Falling Capture Rates and Rising Volatility Reshape Investment in European Power Markets
  • Why Most Hydrogen Research Will Never Scale—and How Balkan Labs Are Quietly Changing the Game
  • E.ON Cancels 20MW Hydrogen Plant in Essen
  • Repsol Abandons 130MW Hydrogen Project in Puertollano Amid Economic and Technical Concerns
LinkedIn X (Twitter) YouTube Facebook
Energy NewsEnergy News
  • NEWS
    • Breaking News
    • Hydrogen
    • Energy Storage
    • Grid
    • SMR
    • Projects
    • Production
    • Transport
    • Research
  • SPOTLIGHT
    • Interviews
    • Face 2 Face
    • Podcast
    • Webinars
    • Analysis
    • Columnists
    • Reviews
    • Events
  • REGIONAL
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle east
    • Pacific
  • COMMUNITY
  • ABOUT
    • Advisory Board
    • Contact us
    • Report Your News
    • Advertize
    • Subscribe
Energy NewsEnergy News
Home Home - Europe
Green Hydrogen H2 News

University of Amsterdam develops new electrolyser for hydrogen production

Anela DoksoBy Anela Dokso20/07/20213 Mins Read
Share
LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Email WhatsApp Telegram

A group of researchers led by Dr Ning Yan of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam present a viable membrane-free approach to water electrolysis utilizing earth-abundant catalysts in a recent Nature Communications study.

Their new electrolyser concept, developed in collaboration with Wuhan University and Wuhan University of Technology experts, has substantial benefits over electrolysers currently being researched for large-scale hydrogen production.

Transitioning to a hydrogen economy is critical for promoting sustainable energy policies and combating climate change. Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis using renewable electricity can be used as both a clean energy transporter and a reagent in the production of bulk compounds from CO2. Water electrolysis on a large scale is a critical technique for achieving these objectives. However, despite the fact that electrolysers have been around for almost 200 years, the technology is still experiencing significant problems. For example, traditional alkaline electrolysis is better suited to low current density and low pressure, but the new proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser necessitates the use of scarce noble metal catalysts as well as considerable water purification.

Now, a team of researchers lead by Dr. Ning Yan of the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has developed a novel form of membrane-free electrolyzer that can split water into hydrogen and oxygen at high current density while utilizing just earth-abundant catalysts. The work, which was done in collaboration with academics from Wuhan University and Wuhan University of Technology, was just published in Nature Communications.

The new electrolyser has a sandwich-like architecture and is made up of two identical and distinct sections. Two solutions flow through this sandwich: a hydrogen-rich catholyte and an oxygen-rich anolyte. During operation, the anolyte and catholyte cycle back and forth, reversing the responsibilities of each compartment. As a result, the innovative electrolyser produces hydrogen gas with a purity of more than 99 percent.

To achieve continuous performance, the electrolyser is cycled and the electrode catalyst is bifunctionally active. It operates equally well in both the water reduction and water oxidation reactions, according to tests. One significant advantage is that no noble metals are required. The cell instead employs a modified version of the nitrogen-doped catalysts developed previously by Yan and Prof. Gadi Rothenberg for fuel cell and supercapacitor applications. PhD student Jasper Biemolt has now utilised these very porous and structured materials as supports for iron-cobalt alloys and their phosphide derivatives (see first image).

Yan and Rothenberg are conscious that scaling up this cell technique will necessitate a significant amount of additional work. The collaborative effort will continue to address fundamental and application problems such as a techno-economic analysis and the dynamic behavior of the working and auxiliary electrodes in tap water electrolyte.

Share. LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Email

Related Posts

Hy24 Joins Hynamics UK to Back £300M Green Hydrogen Project at ExxonMobil's Fawley Complex

Hy24 Joins Hynamics UK to Back £300M Green Hydrogen Project at ExxonMobil’s Fawley Complex

09/07/2025
Hydrogen

Primary Hydrogen Advances Natural Hydrogen Exploration in Atlantic Canada

09/07/2025
Legal Challenge Halts Brazil’s Coastal Hydrogen Project Over Environmental Violations

Legal Challenge Halts Brazil’s Coastal Hydrogen Project Over Environmental Violations

09/07/2025
Hyundai Hydrogen

Hyundai Bets on Indian Hydrogen Ecosystem with New R&D Hub at IIT Madras

09/07/2025
Falling Capture Rates and Rising Volatility Reshape Investment in European Power Markets

Falling Capture Rates and Rising Volatility Reshape Investment in European Power Markets

09/07/2025
Hydrogen

Why Most Hydrogen Research Will Never Scale—and How Balkan Labs Are Quietly Changing the Game

08/07/2025
Hy24 Joins Hynamics UK to Back £300M Green Hydrogen Project at ExxonMobil's Fawley Complex

Hy24 Joins Hynamics UK to Back £300M Green Hydrogen Project at ExxonMobil’s Fawley Complex

09/07/2025
Hydrogen

Primary Hydrogen Advances Natural Hydrogen Exploration in Atlantic Canada

09/07/2025
Legal Challenge Halts Brazil’s Coastal Hydrogen Project Over Environmental Violations

Legal Challenge Halts Brazil’s Coastal Hydrogen Project Over Environmental Violations

09/07/2025
Hyundai Hydrogen

Hyundai Bets on Indian Hydrogen Ecosystem with New R&D Hub at IIT Madras

09/07/2025

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest news from the hydrogen market subscribe to our newsletter.

LinkedIn X (Twitter) Facebook YouTube

News

  • Inteviews
  • Webinars
  • Hydrogen
  • Spotlight
  • Regional

Company

  • Advertising
  • Media Kits
  • Contact Info
  • GDPR Policy

Subscriptions

  • Subscribe
  • Newsletters
  • Sponsored News

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest news from EnergyNewsBiz about hydrogen.

© 2025 EnergyNews.biz
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • Accessibility

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.