Partners of the SWEETHY project will present their latest research at the European Hydrogen Energy Conference 2026, taking place from 11–13 March 2026 at the Congress and Exhibition Center in Seville, Spain.
During the conference, SWEETHY partners including the French Corrosion Institute, German Aerospace Center, the National Research Council of Italy, CIDETEC, and ProPuls will present several contributions related to the project. Their presentations will address topics such as diagnostic tools for electrolyzers, corrosion behaviour of metallic components, protective coatings, and strategies to improve electrochemical stability in direct seawater electrolysis.
Oral Presentations
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Room B – Parallel Session 1 (14:30 – 15:50)
A Segmented Bipolar Plate as a Versatile In Situ Diagnostic Tool for Local Current Density Analysis in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis – Daniel Garcia-Sanchez, German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Room B – Session: AEM Electrolyzers – Materials, Components and Stacks (16:50 – 17:10)
Corrosion Behaviour of Metallic Components in Direct Seawater Electrolysis – Sourav Bhowmick, French Corrosion Institute (IC).
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Room B – Parallel Session 4 (17:30 – 17:50)
Thin TiOx coatings for corrosion protection of stainless steel and titanium in PEM water electrolysis
TiOxNy-based coatings with low interfacial contact resistance for protecting 316L bipolar plates in PEM water electrolyzers – Michel Prestat, French Corrosion Institute (IC).
Friday, 13 March 2026
Room C – Parallel Session 5 (11:50 – 12:10)
Strategies for Electrochemical Stability in Direct Seawater Electrolysis Using Affordable Anion Exchange Membranes – Sabrina Campagna Zignani, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ITAE).
Poster Presentation
High-Pressure Test Cell Based on Hydraulic Compression for PEM Electrolysis under Differential Pressure – Norbert Kazamer, ProPuls (Poster P30 – Topic 05).
Organised every two years by the Spanish Hydrogen Association, the European Hydrogen Energy Conference 2026 is one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to hydrogen energy and related technologies. The conference provides an important platform for presenting advances in hydrogen research, technology development, and applications.
More information about the conference can be found at ehec.info.
