Currently implemented projects at the Department of Hydrogen Energy

1. "High-entropy layered oxides for electrochemical energy storage"

  • Budget: PLN 1,179,800,
  • source of funding: National Science Centre, OPUS project No. 2019/33/B/ST8/00196,
  • implementation period: 2020-2023,
  • head: Prof. Janina Molenda.

2. "Development of new generation anode materials based on Sb/C, Si/C and Sb-Si/C composites for Na-ion cells"

  • Budget: PLN 532,800,
  • source of funding: National Science Centre, project PRELUDIUM BIS No. 2019/35/O/ST8/01799,
  • implementation period: 2020-2024,
  • head: Prof. Janina Molenda.

3. "VETNI - Development of a highly efficient installation based on solid oxide electrolyzers powered by electricity from renewable sources"

  • Budget: PLN 9,555,114,
  • source of funding: National Center for Research and Development POIR Fast track, competition 1/1.1.1/2021,
  • implementation period: 2021-2023, Project implemented by Grupa LOTOS S.A. in a consortium with the Institute of Energy and the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, AGH UST,
  • coordinator: Prof. Konrad Świerczek.

4. "Analysis of the possibility of using and utilizing selected plastic waste as modifiers of the properties of high-energy materials"

  • Budget: PLN 61,800,
  • source of funding: IDUB AGH, application number 1553,
  • implementation period: 2021-2023,
  • head: Prof. Jolanta Biegańska.

5. "A new generation of air electrodes based on copper compounds for solid oxide fuel cells and high-temperature electrolysers"

  • Budget: PLN 1,715,208,
  • source of funding: National Science Center No. 2020/37/B/ST8/02097,
  • implementation period: 2021-2024,
  • head: Prof. Konrad Świerczek.

6. "High-entropy oxides as potential anode materials for Li-ion cells"

  • Budget: PLN 435,600,
  • source of funding: National Science Centre, project PRELUDIUM BIS No. 2019/35/O/ST5/01560,
  • implementation period: 2020-2023,
  • head: Prof. Konrad Świerczek.

7. "Development of Li-rich NMC cathode materials with a dedicated interface for Li-ion cells"

  • Budget: PLN 1,500,000,
  • source of funding: National Center for Research and Development, Lider project,
  • implementation period: 2021-2024,
  • head: Dr. eng. Andrzej Kulka.

8. "A new group of high-voltage oxide cathode materials for Na-ion sodium cells with anion redox couple"

  • Budget: PLN 210,000,
  • source of funding: National Science Centre, Preludium 16 programme, no. 2018/31/N/ST8/01662,
  • implementation period: 2019-2022,
  • head: Gabriela Ważny, Msc Eng.

9. "Interfacial phenomena in all-solid-state Li-ion cells based on composite electrolytes"

  • Budget: PLN 874,740,
  • source of funding: National Science Centre, Sonata 17 programme, no. 2021/43/D/ST5/00834,
  • implementation period: 2022-2025,
  • head: Dr Eng. Anna Hanc.

10. "Cobalt-free cathodes as the future of Li-ion cell technology: from surface modification to crystal lattice reconstruction"

  • Budget: PLN 228,000,
  • source of funding: Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, Bekker, no. BPN/BEK/2021/1/00197,
  • implementation period: 2022-2023,
  • scholarship holder: Dr Eng. Anna Hanc.

11. "Designing cation deficient double perovskites with in situ exsolution of nanocatalysts for boosting performance of symmetrical SOFCs"

  • Budget: PLN 590,840,
  • source of funding: National Science Centre, Sonata 17 programme, no. 2021/43/D/ST5/00824,
  • implementation period: 2022-2025,
  • head: Dr Eng. Kun Zheng, Assoc. Prof.

12. "Ceramic Solid Electrolytes for High Energy Density Sodium Electrochemical Cells"

  • Budget: PLN 200,000,
  • source of funding: IDUB AGH, application number 1635,
  • implementation period: 2021-2023,
  • head: Dr Eng. Wojciech Zając, Assoc. Prof.

13. "Synergistic application of electronic state engineering and microstructural engineering for the development of cobalt-free high-voltage cathodes for Na-ion batteries"

  • Budget: PLN 1,379,210,
  • source of funding: National Science Centre, project OPUS-LAP No. 2021/43/I/ST8/01125,
  • implementation period: 2023-2026,
  • head: Prof. Janina Molenda.

14. "Highly active and stable nanofiber electrodes for reversible solid oxide cells"

  • Budget: PLN 200,000,
  • source of funding: IDUB AGH, project number 6207,
  • implementation period: 2023-2025,
  • head: Dr Eng. Kun Zheng, Assoc Prof.