A University of Otago chemistry researcher is to co-lead a green hydrogen research programme following the establishment of a joint project funded by the New Zealand and German governments.
The New Zealand Government is investing $6 million in green hydrogen research projects over the next three years, which aim to support the country’s move towards a more sustainable, low-emissions economy.
One of the projects includes the development of safe, low-cost green hydrogen storage materials from New Zealand resources.
The project is co-led by Prof Sally Brooker, of the Otago chemistry department, and Dr Paul Jerabek, of the Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon Institute of Hydrogen Technology in Germany.
Prof Brooker said green hydrogen was a key commodity chemical and a carbon-zero fuel, so it had potential to become a key vector to carry and store renewable energy.
The challenge was to store…