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The production of "green hydrogen" by electrolysis from renewable electricity is a key technology in the energy transition. One unsolved problem so far has been the need for expensive, hard-to-find precious metals. This is where the “HighHy” project, launched on 1 August 2022, comes in, in which the University of Bayreuth collaborates with Fraunhofer IFAM and three universities in New Zealand. Together, the partners want to develop a cost-effective and resource-saving process for water electrolysis that uses nickel and manganese as catalyst materials. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the project for three years, the University of Bayreuth will receive a total of around 240,000 euros.

Read more in the press release No. 135/2022 of the University of Bayreuth from 16.08.2022.