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Analyses:

• advising on the operation, reliability and safety of hydrogen system components
• optimisation of investment and operating costs of hydrogen systems
• advising entrepreneurs on the feasibility of hydrogen technologies
• consultancy and choice of technologies for the use of gaseous, liquid and solid hydrogen storage facilities
• assessment of the safety, risks and benefits of working with water-absorbing materials
• analysis of the current needs of enterprises for the application of hydrogen technologies
• numerical simulations of the functioning of hydrogen infrastructure elements

Audits:

•   energy efficiency audit for the hydrogen system

Tests:

• tests on hydrogen gas containers with different capacities and operating pressures
• exploring the feasibility of scaling up hydrogen storage and transport solutions
• leakage testing of hydrogen gas containers
• hydrogen compression technology assessment, integration of compressors into hydrogen production and storage systems
• selection of new and modification of existing electrode base materials
• testing and analysis of electrolyser stack operation
• testing and analysis of the operation of PEM fuel cells
• microscopic and macroscopic tests (corrosion centres, fatigue deposits)
• laboratory and semi-industrial electrochemical testing
• absorbance studies (UV-VIS)
• phase composition analysis (XRD)
• studies of chemical composition using FTIR spectroscopy and Raman microscopy
• analysis of nano particle size distribution (NTA)
• temperature stability tests (DSC-TGA-QMS), including testing under hydrogen atmosphere
• examination of the physical and chemical properties of the sample, such as viscosity, pH
• corrosion tests

Design activities:

•   Design of composite tank components: liner, spigots, overwrap

Training/dissemination activities:

We offer specialised training in hydrogen economy, hydrogen production and use, as well as hydrogen storage and distribution issues, including the legal framework for the implementation of hydrogen technologies in the economy.

The training courses are aimed at specialists and managers who work with hydrogen technologies or want to introduce them in their organisation for their R&D department employees, engineers, biogas plant employees, public administration, associations and universities.

Sample training topics:

1. 1. Production, distribution and use of green hydrogen
   2. PEM, AEM and AWE electrolysis without secrets – differences, limitations and new technologies in water electrolysis
   3. Hydrogen storage technologies / hydrogen and biomethane storage technologies
   4. Technological challenges in hydrogen-powered aviation
   5. Hydrogen fuel cells
   6. New technologies for producing hydrogen from biomethane
   7. Heterogeneous catalysis and its applications in biomethane conversion technologies
   8. Technologies for the purification and separation of CO2 from biogas
   9. Identification of transformations occurring during the heating of materials adapted for hydrogen storage. Challenges in interpreting research results