Every Thursday at 11:30 am during term time, we host seminars at the Institute. These seminars last for an hour, and lunch is offered afterwards, which gives the opportunity for all in attendance to chat with each other and with the speaker.
Upcoming Seminars
Joe Howe, University of Lincoln
Title to be confirmed
Thursday 06 November 2025, 11:30-12:30
Nico Gray, University of Manchester
Title to be confirmed
Thursday 13 November 2025, 11:30-12:30
Mark Symes, University of Glasgow
Decoupling Strategies in Electrochemical Water Splitting
Thursday 20 November 2025, 11:30-12:30
The storage of renewably-generated energy as hydrogen via the electrolysis of water is a fundamental cornerstone of a sustainable hydrogen economy. Conventional electrolysers usually require stable power inputs in order to operate effectively and safely and so may be unsuited to harnessing renewable power, which is often intermittent and diffuse. Decoupled Electrolysis has the potential to overcome some of the challenges surrounding electrolysis using low and/or sporadic power inputs (especially those related to gas crossover) as the decoupling of the two half reactions of water splitting allows the oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions to be performed at different times, in different places and at rates that are not linked to each other. In this talk, we shall give an overview of decoupled electrolysis using liquid redox mediators.
Stephen Skinner, Imperial College London
Title to be confirmed
Thursday 27 November 2025, 11:30-12:30