RISE, the French Corrosion Institute, SINTEF, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and the University of Galway are organizing 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.

The scientific scope covers, 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…
• Sustainability assesment, Life-cycle and techno-economic analyses: benefits of reducing critical raw materials and the potential for recycling…

Call for late poster abstracts

• Registration fee: €250
• A limited number of poster slots is available.
• Submissions will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis, after acceptance by the Organising Committee.
• Deadline: September 15, 2026 (or earlier if all poster slots have been filled).
• The poster abstract template can be downloaded here.
•  The abstract can be submitted via symposium2026@ri.se.

This symposium is a joint initiative of the water electrolysis projects SWEETHY, PROTIS, UNICORN, PUSH and ANEMEL.

• Olesia Danyliv, Researcher, RISE, Coordinator of the SWEETHY project
• Michel Prestat, Senior Researcher, French Corrosion Institute, Coordinator of the PROTIS project
• Patrick Fortin, Senior Researcher, SINTEF Industry, Norway, Coordinator of the UNICORN project
• Björn Eriksson, Assistant Professor, KTH, Sweden, PUSH project
• Pau Farràs, Associate Professor, University of Galway, Coordinator of the ANEMEL project

Registration is now open. Please click the button below to register for the European Symposium on Durability Issues in Low-Temperature Water Electrolysis.

To be announced in July.

Dr. Antonino Aricò is the director of the Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy “Nicola Giordano” in Messina, Italy, of the National Research Council (CNR-ITAE). His main research activities focus on electrochemical energy research with an emphasis on low-temperature water electrolysis, fuel cells and organic fuel synthesis.​

His keynote presentation will deal with the durability of Aquivion® membranes in PEM water elctrolyzers, a research work carried out within the European project ADVANCEPEM.

​Dr. Norbert Kazamer is a senior researcher working at both Propuls GmbH and the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences  in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. His work spans the development of advanced electrolysis systems and membrane electrode assembly materials for PEM and AEM technologies, combining industrial implementation with application-oriented research. His keynote presentation will dive into the topic of electrodeposited anode architectures for AEM water electrolysis, highlighting how catalyst-integrated porous transport layer concepts can enhance performance while addressing degradation mechanisms, contaminations, and recovery strategies.

Merit Bodner is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology in Graz University of Technology in Austria. Her research primarily centers on improving the understanding, detection, and prevention of degradation in low-temperature water electrolysers and fuel cells. A particular focus is on advanced materials for more efficient and environmentally compatible energy-conversion technologies.​

Her keynote presentation will be dedicated to the detection of degradation of novel and commercially available ionomers and membranes in the framework of the European project SUPREME.

David Aili is an Associate Professor working at the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage of the Technical University of Denmark.

His main research interests  focus on advanced electrochemical materials and polymer electrolytes for sustainable energy conversion technologies with an emphasis on ion-exchange membranes, alkaline water electrolysis, fuel cells, bipolar membranes, and electrochemical CO₂ conversion.

His keynote presentation will address novel polymer backbone chemistry of durable ion-solvating membranes for alkaline water electrolysis.