Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
Where Are We Today?
April 8-9 | INL, Braga, Portugal
About the Workshop
The SpinCat consortium invites you to participate in the exploitation workshop “Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis – Where Are We Today?”. This 2-day hybrid event joins industry experts and researchers to discuss the state of the art, challenges, and future directions of anion exchange membrane water electrolysis. With an excellent line-up of international speakers with broad experience in the topic, the workshop will shed light on the status quo, key focus areas for future development, and provide networking opportunities in an international and interdisciplinary setting at of the INL in Braga, Portugal.
Programme
Tuesday, April 8
08:30 Check-In: Enjoy Portuguese breakfast and networking
Session 1
Chair: Yury V. Kolen’ko
09:30 Welcome: Ado Jório, INL Deputy Director
09:45 Kick-off talk, Louis Mazurkiewicz, HER, Belgium: ”Research & innovation on AEM at EU level – Horizon Europe & the Clean Hydrogen Partnership”
10:25 Spotlight talk, Luis Castanheira, Fado Energy, Portugal: "AEM Electrolysis: Bridging the Gap & Industrial Challenges Shaping Green Hydrogen Deployment"
11:05 Break: refreshments and networking
Session 2
Chair: Laura M. Salonen
11:50 Keynote, Kirill Kovnir, ISU, USA: “Synthesis of metal phosphides and exploration of their catalytic potential”
12:30 Keynote, Elise Berrier, University of Lille, France: “Looking at active phases at relevant time and space scales and under relevant operating conditions: Progresses and Prospects from surface-sensitive and operando spectroscopic approaches”
13:10 Spotlight talk, Gonzalo Abellán Sáez, Matteco, Spain: “Catalysed electrodes for alkaline electrolysis: bridging materials chemistry and angineering"
13:50 Lunch: enjoy Portuguese food and networking
Session 3
Chair: Jose Gracia
15:20 Keynote, Victor Oestreicher,Tecnalia, Spain: “How Tecnalia is contributing to H2 deployment”
16:00 Keynote, Yejung Choi, SINTEF, Norway: “Progress of AEM water electrolysis towards EU KPIs targets”
16:40 Spotlight talk, Bianca Grabner, HyCentA, Austria
17:20 Break
17:50 Panel discussion: “Deep dive into international collaborations catalysing AEMEL”
Moderator: Andrew Wain, NPL, UK
With Luis Castanheira, Gonzalo Abellán Sáez, Ervin Tal-Gutelmacher, Elise Berrier and Kirill Kovnir
18:40 INL tour This walking tour explores INL facility
20:00 Happy hour & Dinner: this evening’s networking reception includes Fado
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Wednesday, April 9
08:30 Check-In: Enjoy Portuguese breakfast and networking
Session 4
Chair: Ervin Tal-Gutelmacher
09:00 Spotlight talk, Csaba Janáky, eChemicles, Hungary: “Anion-exchange membranes in CO2 electrolysis: opportunities and challenges”
09:40 Keynote, Kari Laasonen, Aalto University, Finland: ”Atom scale modelling of some electrochemical reactions, a hierarchical approach”
10:20 Keynote, Marta Costa Figueiredo, TU/e, Netherlands: “Unraveling electrocatalytic sites”
11:00 Break: refreshments and networking
Session 5
Chair: Marta Costa Figueiredo
11:30 Spotlight talk, Ervin Tal-Gutelmacher, Hydrolite, Israel: “Prospects for AEM electrolysis”
12:10 Keynote, Andrew Wain, NPL, UK: ”Using in situ vibrational spectroscopy to probe electroactive materials and interfaces”
12:50 Keynote, Oleg Lebedev, CRISMAT–CNRS, France: “TEM for catalysis need: place and role”
13:30 Lunch: enjoy Portuguese food and networking
Session 6
Chair: Elke Aeikens
15:00 Spotlight talk, John Graves, Coventry University, UK: “Catalyst-coated membranes and advanced porous materials for next-generation anion exchange membrane electrolysers”
15:40 Keynote, Jose Gracia, Magnetocat, Spain: "Quantum potentials in catalysis"
16:20 Keynote, Susanne Koch, IMTEK, Germany: “Advancing electrolysis: from electrode engineering to comprehensive membrane-electrode-assembly optimization”
17:00 Break: refreshments and networking
Session 7
Chair: Laura M. Salonen
17:30 Keynote, Elke Aeikens, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany: “Pathways for establishing industry-level electrolysis testing infrastructure”
18:10 Keynote, Ramsundar Mohan, INL, Portugal: “Electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction under magnetic field”
18:50 Panel discussion: “Growing AEMEL ecosystem via synergies of academy and industry”
Moderator: Bianca Grabner, HyCentA, Austria
With Yejung Choi, Marta Costa Figueiredo, Victor Oestreicher, Susanne Koch and Jose Gracia
19:40 Closing, Yury V. Kolen’ko, INL, Portugal
20:00 Happy hour & Dinner: this evening’s networking reception includes Magician
Meet the speakers
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Andy Wain | Principal Scientist in the Electrochemistry Group at NPL, UK
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Bianca Grabner | Project Manager and Deputy Area Manager Electrolysis & Power-to-X, Austria
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Csaba Janáky | Co-Founder of eChemicles Inc, Hungary
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Elise Berrier | Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, France
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Elke-Aeikens | Fraunhofer ISE Research Associate and project lead of EU project SpinCat in AEM technologies concerning testbench infrastructure, Austria
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Ervin Tal-Gutelmacher | C.E.O of HYDROLITE Ltd. and Elbit Systems Subsidiary, Israel
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Gonzalo Abellán | Co-founded and CTO of Matteco
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John Graves | Associate Professor of Electrochemistry in the Manufacturing and Materials Research Centre at Coventry University, UK
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Jose Gracia | Director of Magnetocat, Spain
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Kari Laasonen | Professor of physical chemistry in Aalto University, Finland
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Louis Mazurkiewicz | Innovation Manager of Hydrogen Europe Research, France
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Luis Castanheira
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Kirill Kovnir | Department of Chemistry in Iowa State University, USA
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Marta Costa Figueiredo | Assistant professor at TU/e, Netherlands
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Oleg Lebedev | Directeur de Recherche 2ème classe au laboratoire CRISMAT UMR 6508, CNRS-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, Fran
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Ramsundar Mohan | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at INL, Portugal
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Susanne Koch | Group leader in the field of anion-exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysis at Hahn-Schickard, Germany
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Victor Oestreicher | Senior researcher and R&D project manager within Tecnalia's Hydrogen Department
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Yejung Choi | Research scientist at SINTEF, Norway
Venue
INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory is an Intergovernmental Organization headquartered in Braga, Portugal created under an international legal status to foster cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in Nanotechnology and Nanoscience.
The spacious common areas of INL are designed to set a friendly atmosphere, allowing abundant natural lighting to promote informal, spontaneous meetings and networking.
Getting to INL
Address: Avenida Mestre José Veiga, S/N | 4715-330 Braga | Portugal
Arrival at Francisco Sá Carneiro International Airport
This airport is a central hub in Northwest Iberia, and it’s about a 30‑minute drive to Braga via a direct highway.
From the airport to Braga
By Car | Braga is accessible via several highways:
North: A3
South: A3 and A1 (from Lisbon)
East: A11 and A7
West: A28
By Bus | A GetBus transfer operates from the airport arrivals area. The fare is around €9 one way.
By Taxi | Taxis are available right in front of the airport arrivals. Expect a fare of about €60 one way. , ~€60 one way.
By Train | Trains arrive daily from different cities in Portugal and Spain. To reach Porto train station, use the airport subway station (Metro do Porto).
Parking: Since parking is not allowed in the INL premises, make sure to allow extra time for drop-off and finding suitable parking nearby.
If you have any questions, please contact us at conference.office@inl.int
