UK-SHEC Research
UK-SHEC will continue to advance as a major hydrogen energy research platform. This will enable hydrogen to become fully integrated into the UK's energy economy.
The Consortium aims to acquire further knowledge and understanding of sustainable hydrogen energy systems via co-ordinated and collaborative fundamental and applied research in the sciences, engineering and socio-economics. This is in partnership with industry, commerce and policymakers.
Key objectives are to:
- Research into the two most promising production technologies for hydrogen: water electrolysis and biomass/biological processes;
- Research into hydrogen storage to develop a thorough understanding of the chemistry, physics and materials science of the interaction of hydrogen with various materials;
- Research into hydrogen utilization and integrated systems;
- Research into hydrogen demand, innovation, deliverability and sustainability;
- Recruit, educate and train a new generation of energy scientists;
- Engage stakeholders in the industrial, financial and commercial sectors;
- Engage policymakers and the public in disseminating the Consortium's outputs as widely as possible; and
- Link further with, and emerge as a leader of, activities and initiatives in hydrogen energy research - nationally and internationally.
For further details of the work already undertaken by UK-SHEC please select Phase 1, for proposed work for the future please select Phase 2.