Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy

Three projects with German partners have been selected in the call “Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy” of the European Interest Group (EIG) Concert Japan (funding period FY2022 – FY2024).

Please find further information on the project titles and research leaders below.

1) Structure-based metabolic engineering of algal H2 production (H2M)
(Japan) KURISU Genji, Osaka University, Professor
(Germany) Thomas HAPPE, Ruhr University Bochum, Professor
(France) Nicolas ROUHIER, Université de Lorraine, Professor
(Belgium) Remacle Claire, Université de Liège, Professor

2) Towards Safe Storage and Transportation of Cryogenic Hydrogen (STACY)
(Japan) TANAKA Hirohisa, Kwansei Gakuin University, Professor
(Germany) Ernst-Arndt REINECKE, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Head of the Safety Research Department
(France) Nabiha CHAUMEIX, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement, Deputy-Director
(France) Ahmed BENTAIB, Institut de Radioprotection et de sûreté Nucléaire, Expert

3) Japanese-European Research Collaboration of New Affordable and Durable Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells (NADC-FC)
(Japan) KAKINUMA Katsuyoshi, University of Yamanashi, Professor
(Germany) Mehtap ÖZASlLAN, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Professor
(Switzerland) Arenz Matthias, University of Bern, Professor

Source & Information on other selected projects: https://www.jst.go.jp/inter/english/program_e/multilateral_e/concert-japan.html

Project summaries are available on the German website

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