RISE, the French Corrosion Institute, SINTEF, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and the University of Galway are pleased to announce the European Symposium on Durability Issues in Low-Temperature Water Electrolysis (a Marcus Wallenberg Symposium), to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 13–15, 2026.
The symposium aims at providing a dedicated forum for exchange and discussion among academia, research institutes, and industry active in the field of water electrolysis.
Contributions are welcome in the form of oral presentations and poster sessions. Early-career researchers (PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers) are strongly encouraged to participate.
Scope of the symposium
The scientific program will cover, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Technologies: Alkaline, PEM, AEM, membrane-less, seawater, low-grade water electrolysis as well as photo-electrochemical water splitting.
- Degradation and durability of components: catalysts, electrolyte membranes, porous transport layers, bipolar plates, water feed pipes, and other balance-of-plant and stack components…
- Degradation modes affecting electrolysis performance: corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, electrolyte membrane thinning, catalyst coarsening or dissolution, and impurities in the water feed…
- Durability solutions: anti-corrosion coatings, surface treatments, catalyst dissolution mitigation…
- Fundamental aspects of degradation mechanisms: electrochemical degradation mechanisms and kinetics, multiscale numerical modeling…
- Methods to investigate degradation and durability: in operando, in situ, and ex situ techniques, as well as accelerated stress tests…
- Durability of materials for next-generation water electrolysis: PFAS-free electrolyte membranes, non-critical raw materials, and non-platinum group materials…
- Life-cycle and techno-economic analyses: benefits of reducing critical raw materials and the potential for recycling…
Submission Information
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Abstract submission deadline: April 30
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Abstract acceptance notification: May 20 at the latest
Registration
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Early-bird registration deadline: June 15
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Early-bird registration fee: €150
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Late registration fee: €250 (only for poster contributions and attendees without a contribution)
For full details about the symposium, please visit our Symposium 2026 webpage here.
This symposium is a joint initiative of the water electrolysis projects SWEETHY, PROTIS Project, UNICORN, PUSH and ANEMEL.
The organizers gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for International Scientific Collaboration.
