The Role of Hydrogen in the Low Carbon Energy Transition

Professor Nigel Brandon
Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng FRS, Chair in Sustainable Development in Energy, and is Dean of Engineering, at Imperial College London

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Low carbon molecules will be needed as the world decarbonises. Hydrogen and its carriers will play a key role in this context. The presentation will discuss the role that hydrogen can play, both as a low carbon fuel and chemical feedstock, as well as its potential role in long term energy storage, along with some of the key technologies, with particular focus on electrochemical technologies such and electrolysers and fuel cells. The speaker will also draw on his 40 years experience of working in this field to make some personal reflections on his journey through electrochemical science, engineering and technology, across industry, academia and start-ups.

About the Speaker

Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng FRS holds the Chair in Sustainable Development in Energy, and is Dean of Engineering, at Imperial College London. His research interests lie in electrochemical science and engineering with a particular focus on fuel cells, electrolysers and flow batteries. Professor Brandon received an OBE in 2011 for services to UK-China science and is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. He was recognised as an International Member of the US National Academy of Engineering in 2022. He has been awarded the Castner Medal (2024); Christian Friedrich Schönbein Gold Medal (2024); Horizon Prize , Royal Society of Chemistry (2023); Francis Bacon Medal, ASME (2014); Baker Medal, Institute of Civil Engineering (2011); and the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal (2007). Prior to joining Imperial he had a 14 year industrial research career with BP and Rolls-Royce, and is the founder of three start-up companies in the sector.