CEPEA research group news

DIFFER and Toyota are jointly developing a unique reactor to capture COշ from the air and store it efficiently, using sunlight. An invention that contributes significantly to reducing COշ emissions. During summer 2024, Toyota presented a prototype of the CO2 capturing device at an event in Paris.

Mihalis Tsampas, team leader of Catalytic and Electrochemical Processes for Energy, wants to make cheap catalysts for solar fuels. An interview about membranes, working with companies, and motivating the team members.

DIFFER researcher Purushothaman Varadhan has acquired a Marie Curie Fellowship. This European grant will allow him to spend two years researching low-cost and environmentally friendly ways to produce hydrogen. He will conduct the research at Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (UK).

The SCALE consortium, headed by DIFFER, kicked off on Thursday 16 September 2021. DIFFER, together with the TU/e and a number of other parties will investigate a new sustainable approach to generate hydrogen. NWO has awarded SCALE 1.25 M€ of funding to prepare the ground for the next generation of water electrolyzers.

ORACLE is a new global collaboration to examine new ways of producing green ammonia. The project has received EUR 2,8 million from the EU framework program for research and innovation, Horizon 2020. DIFFER is one of the partners of the project, headed by Aarhus University in Denmark. The program will run for three years, the kick-off was on 25 May 2021.