Supervisor: Jeppe Vang

To address the global challenges posed by climate change, substantial investments are being made in renewable energy sources worldwide. Currently, a significant portion of the energy economy is dependent on fossil fuels such as oil and diesel for transportation and industrial processes. Green hydrogen emerges as a promising alternative in the future for decarbonizing industries like steel and ammonia production, as well as situations where current battery technology is insufficient.

One of the primary challenges associated with efficient green hydrogen production is the identification of cost-effective materials suitable for use as catalysts in water electrolysis, the primary method for producing green hydrogen. In my presentation, I will give insight into surface science techniques employed to analyze the surface topography of these catalysts, with the end goal of making catalysts that allow for large scale, cheap hydrogen production.