CIC energiGUNE, a leading Basque research center in electrochemical energy storage and conversion and thermal energy storage and conversion, is working on the development of new sustainable materials for decoupled electrolyzers that facilitate efficient and safe production of green hydrogen, also allowing a reduction in manufacturing costs and European dependence on critical materials. This research work is part of the READER project, managed entirely in CIC energiGUNE and has been included in the funding program "Knowledge Generation Projects" of the Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

"READER is a unique and innovative project that will have a direct impact on the sustainable and low-cost production of green hydrogen," said Paramaconi Rodriguez, Ikerbasque Professor and head of the Electrochemical Hydrogen Technologies Research Group at CIC energiGUNE. "In fact, we will create a great business development opportunity for the European industry, which will no longer have to depend on third countries to acquire precious metals such as those of the platinum group to manufacture electrolyzers," remarked Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, co-director of the project and researcher in the field of electrochemical energy storage at CIC energiGUNE.