Symposium 2026

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 to provide 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 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…

The abstract template can be downloaded here.
The abstract can be submitted via symposium2026@ri.se.
The deadline for submission is April 30.
You will receive an acceptance notification by May 20 at the latest.

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

• Olesia Danyliv, Senior 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, Assistant Professor, University of Galway, Coordinator of the ANEMEL project

The registration will open in April/ May.

• Early-bird registration deadline: June 15

• Early-bird registration fee: €150

• Late registration fee: €250 (only for poster contributions and attendees without a contribution)

Participation will be confirmed by the organizing committee upon acceptance.

To be announced in May.