EHEC 2026 – the EUROPEAN HYDROGEN ENERGY CONFERENCE took place in Seville on 11-13 March 2026. EHEC aims to facilitate sharing technical knowledge, building connections, and fostering business opportunities within the hydrogen sector.
Two researchers of the Center for Sustainable Energy participated with interesting presentations!
Emanuele de Bona presented the latest results on high temperature solid oxide cell activities within the Center for Sustainable Energy, including the installation and validation of our new test bench for reversible single cell testing. The oral presentation “Proton-Conductor Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells prepared by Physical Vapor Deposition: Physico-Chemical Characterization and Preliminary Electrochemical Performance” was well received, and served as a starting point for fruitful discussion with both academic and industrial attendees. This work was developed within Hy-SPIRE Project, H2TN project and the IPCEI ORION.
Yasaman Tajoddin presented our work, “Evaluating the Absolute Environmental Sustainability of Renewable Hydrogen: Is Focusing on GHG Emissions Enough?”.
In this study, the environmental sustainability of hydrogen production pathways were evaluated by comparing them to planetary boundaries. The results suggest that the focus of EU RFNBO criteria on climate impacts alone may not be enough to ensure truly sustainable hydrogen systems by putting pressure on other environmental impacts. This work was developed as part of our activities on EU RFNBO regulations within NAHV – North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley.