Projects

R&D projects for HyResearch purposes are defined as having a sole or substantial research focus on an element or elements of the hydrogen value chain. A full project description can be accessed by clicking on the specific Project Title. As much as possible, these project descriptions are based on information provided or reviewed by the appropriate researcher.

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Project title	R&D Focus Areas	Lead Organisation	Status	Funding Program	Start date
2D oxide supported single-atom catalysts for sustainable fuel generation	Electrolysis, Ammonia, Nanomaterials, Materials modelling	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-23
2D vertical heterostructures for multi-functional energy applications	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing, Energy systems integration	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Australian Research Council	Feb-23
A Blockchain-based Verifiable ESG Credentials Platform for Hydrogen Supply Chain	Hydrogen certification schemes, Regulations	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Aug-21
A new photoelectrochemical system for solar hydrogen and electricity	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Nanomaterials, Electricity	University of Queensland	Completed	Australian Research Council	Feb-19
A New Spin on Liquid Hydrogen: Controlled Cold Energy	Liquid hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-23
A novel austenitic stainless steel bipolar plate for hydrogen fuel cells	Advanced manufacturing	University of Wollongong	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-24
A predictive, ab initio design of enhanced plasmonic photocatalysts	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Computational modelling	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	May-21
A Solar Photoelectrochemical Cell for Unbiased Hydrogen Production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Adelaide	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-24
A technical and economic assessment of underground hydrogen storage in Western Australia	Underground storage	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Sep-23
A technical, economic and environmental assessment of clean marine fuel options and industries for Australia	Mobility, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	2023
A unifying model for ion exchange membranes – towards a low carbon future	Electrolysis, Separation materials and technologies, Materials modelling	University of Melbourne	Active	Australian Research Council	Apr-24
Acousto-Electrocatalysis: A New Frontier in Electrochemistry	Electrolysis	RMIT University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Advancing Australian Green Steel through Redox Transformations	Industrial feedstock processes, Technology integration process improvement	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council	Mar-25
AFAC’s Hydrogen Safety Awareness Online Training	Safety and standards, Social licence, Skills and labour market	Deakin University, National Council for Fire and Emergency Services	Completed	Australian Government	Nov-23
All-perovskite inorganic anion exchange membrane water electrolysis	Electrolysis	Curtin University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
An Automated system based on Cross-Linguistic Natural Language Processing to analyse and understand emerging trends and issues on Social Media Platforms	Social licence, Communication and engagement	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
ANU – De-risking large-scale Australian fine-ore hydrogen ironmaking	Industrial heat processes, Techno-economic evaluation	Australian National University	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Accelerating the commercialisation of the direct solar-to-hydrogen technology	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Advanced manufacturing	Australian National University	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Advanced manufacturing alkaline electrolyser cell-stacks for green hydrogen	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing	University of Sydney	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
All-perovskite tandem solar cells for efficient green hydrogen production	Electrolysis, Nanomaterials, Energy systems integration	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-23
An integrative modelling approach to understanding human responses to hydrogen energy technologies	Social licence, Communication and engagement, Computational modelling	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-23
An international comparison of media representations of (natural) gas and hydrogen – framing issue legitimacy	Social licence, Socio-technical risks	University of Queensland	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-22
Accelerated Discovery of Solar Hydrogen Photocatalyst	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Thermal water splitting, Materials modelling	University of New South Wales	Completed	Australian Research Council	May-20
Accelerating exploration and extraction of renewable natural hydrogen	Natural hydrogen	H2EX Ltd	Active	CRC-P	Aug-23
Accelerating Green Hydrogen Production with High Efficiency Electrolysers	Electrolysis	University of Wollongong	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-23
Achieving Negative Emissions in Production of Green Steel and Green Chemicals Using the VAMCO Family of Gas Separation Technologies	Synthetic fuels and chemicals, Industrial feedstock processes	University of Newcastle	Completed	Trailblazer Program for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE), Internal/Industry funding	Oct-23
Adaptation of carbon-free fuels to high temperature industrial processes	Industrial heat processes, Industrial feedstock processes, Gas networks and appliances	University of Adelaide	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jan-19
Additive manufacturing of lightweight structures for hydrogen-powered vehicles	Advanced manufacturing, Mobility	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Sep-22
Addressing hydrogen blending issues: gas mixing, demixing and hydrogen analysis	Pipeline design and Integrity Management, Pipeline and network operations	University of Melbourne, University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-22
Advanced Carbon Fibre Composites for Liquid Hydrogen Storage	Liquid hydrogen, Nanomaterials, Materials modelling	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-19
Advanced data analytics Framework in Real-time Energy Management of Hydrogen-based Integrated Energy System for Green Transportation	Energy systems integration, Mobility	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Jan-23
Advanced electrocatalysts for ammonia synthesis with validated analysis	Ammonia	University of New South Wales	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jan-21
Advanced power converter to improve fuel cell system performance	Electricity	University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
Ammonia Production from Renewables R&D Project	Electrolysis, Ammonia	Monash University	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
AMMONIAC: A Chemical Looping-Based Process for Production of Green Ammonia	Ammonia, Industrial feedstock processes	University of Newcastle	Active	Trailblazer Program for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE), Internal/Industry funding	Jun-23
AMSL Aero, Project Vertiia – A Renewable Hydrogen Air Transport System	Mobility	AMSL Aero	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-23
An assessment of the national benefits of deploying demand-side markets for grid-connected green hydrogen production	Techno-economic evaluation, Energy systems integration, Electricity	Hydricity Systems	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Apr-21
An integrated techno-economic and underground storage simulation tool	Techno-economic evaluation, Underground storage	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-21
A prototype portable, rechargeable and silent power supply based on a reversible hydrogen fuel cell	Electrolysis, Hydrides, Electricity	RMIT University	Active	Defence Innovation Hub	Sep-20
Analysis of physiochemical processes for low levelized cost of renewable hydrogen	Technology integration process improvement	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	Apr-21
Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Electrolysis	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-22
Anticipating public attitudes towards hydrogen energy technologies	Social licence, Communication and engagement	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-20
Application of Trapdoor Zeolites for Separation of Hydrogen and Helium from Gas Streams via Temperature-Regulated Guest Admission Process	Separation materials and technologies, Nanomaterials	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
ARC Training Centre in Energy Technologies for Future Grids (ARC Future Grids ITTC) - Hydrogen Energy Research Theme	Electricity, Energy systems integration	University of Wollongong	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Nov-22
ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy	Whole chain, Safety and standards, Social licence	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jun-21
A social licence and acceptance of future fuels	Social licence, Communication and engagement	University of Queensland	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-19
Assessing the coating damage and hydrogen embrittlement risks of steel pipelines under the combined effects of hydrogen from external cathodic protection and internal hydrogen containing fuels	Pipeline design and integrity management	Deakin University	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-23
Assessment of hydrogen flame visibility	Safety and standards, Gas networks and appliances, Industrial heat processes	University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-23
Assessment of Type B appliances with blends of hydrogen and natural gas	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards, Industrial heat processes	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-21
A thermal battery for dish-Stirling concentrated solar power systems	Hydrides, Energy systems integration, Heat storage	Curtin University	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jan-20
Atmospheric Water Generation for Renewable Hydrogen Production	Water use and treatment, Electrolysis	University of Newcastle	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-18
Atomically Thin 3d Transition Metal Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting	Thermal water splitting	Griffith University	Active	Australian Research Council	Feb-20
Atom Probe tomography for hydrogen-steel interactions	Pipeline materials and performance, Hydrogen embrittlement	Deakin University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Sep-19
Australia’s fuel cells and electrolysers prototyping and testing facility	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	May-24
Bio-inspired Hydrogen Generation by Novel Bubble-Free Electro-Catalytic Systems	Electrolysis, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	Australian National University	Completed	ARENA	Jul-19
Biological hydrogen production using genetically engineered microorganisms	Biological hydrogen production	Macquarie University	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Biomass-derived Carbon Dots Enable Flexible, On-Demand Hydrogen Delivery	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Liquid organic carriers, Mobility	Griffith University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-23
Bridging Blue and Green Hydrogen	Electrolysis, Fossil fuel conversion, Energy systems integration	University of Western Australia	Completed	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	May-22
Building an interactive map for hydrogen asset management using IoT and GIS	Pipeline and network operations, Safety and standards, Gas networks and appliances	Deakin University	Completed	Hycel Technology Hub	Jan-21
Capillary-Fed Water Electrolyser	Electrolysis	Hysata	Active	Internal/Industry funding	May-21
Caprock integrity and sealing capacity during underground hydrogen storage	Underground storage	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	Feb-24
Carbon-free Energy Storage and Conversion Using Ammonia as a Mediator	Ammonia, Nanomaterials, Electricity	University of Wollongong	Active	Australian Research Council	Oct-21
Catalyst development for hydrogen production from ammonia: on-site heat and power generation	Ammonia, Industrial feedstock processes	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-21
Certification and Trading Frameworks for Hydrogen and Derivatives	Hydrogen certification schemes, Hydrogen market development, Policy	Australian National University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-19
Characterising representative Australian transmission pipelines in high-pressure hydrogen	Pipeline materials and performance, Pipeline design and integrity management, Hydrogen embrittlement	University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Apr-22
Chlorine Evolution Catalysts for Efferent Seawater Electrolysis	Electrolysis	Griffith University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-21
Circular Economy Driven Sustainable Green Hydrogen Energy	Biomass and waste conversion, Electrolysis	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Co-gasification of waste in a solar fluidized bed gasifier for hydrogen production	Biomass and waste conversion, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jan-21
Cold catalysis	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Newcastle	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-22
Composite oxides as next-generation photocatalysts for solar energy capture	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Sydney	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jan-19
Concentrated Solar Thermo-Photocatalytic Water Splitting	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	Sparc Hydrogen	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-22
Controllable Synthesis of Defects in Catalysts for Electrocatalysis	Electrolysis	Griffith University	Completed	Australian Research Council	Feb-20
Controlling and Understanding Interface Chemistry for Energy Conversions	Electrolysis	University of Wollongong	Active	Australian Research Council	2020
Converting Biomass into Value-Added Catalysts for Water Electrolysis	Biomass and waste conversion, Electrolysis	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jun-24
Cryogenic hydrogen safety research	Cold/cryo compressed, Liquid hydrogen, Safety and standards	University of Melbourne	Active	Victorian State Government, Internal/Industry funding	Oct-21
Damage to pipelines due to HDD equipment – Phase 2	Pipeline design and integrity management	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-21
Data-driven development of photocatalytic and optoelectronic perovskites	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Nanomaterials, Materials modelling	RMIT University	Active	Australian Research Council	Apr-22
DC Microgrids for offshore applications	Electricity, Energy systems integration	Griffith University	Completed	Blue Economy CRC	Sep-20
Decarbonisation options for reheat furnaces	Techno-economic evaluation, Industrial heat processes	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Mar-23
Decarbonising ironmaking with Australian renewable hydrogen and WA iron ores	Industrial heat processes, industrial feedstock processes	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Aug-23
Decision making and the role of social licence in natural resources	Social licence	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Dec-19
Defect control for high-performance green kesterite compound energy materials	Electrolysis, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	May-20
Defect engineering enabling efficient solar hydrogen production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Queensland	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jan-21
Deliberative engagement processes on the role of future fuels in the future low-carbon energy mix in Australia	Social licence, Communication and engagement	University of Queensland	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Aug-20
Demonstrator Scale Hydrogen Generator using 3-D Structured Catalytic Static Mixer Technology	Liquid organic carriers, Mobility, Advanced manufacturing	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-23
Deployment of the SAFE(TI) Lab for characterising the mechanical properties of line-pipe steels exposed to high-pressure gaseous H2	Pipeline materials and performance	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Sep-20
Design and Development of Cyber-Physical Systems for an Interoperable Renewable Hydrogen Plant	Advanced manufacturing, Technology integration process improvement, Safety and standards	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Nov-21
Design and development of the digital twin for improving safety and efficiency of the renewable energy plant of the future	Computational modelling	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Design and optimisation of metal hydride hydrogen storage tanks	Hydrides, Computational modelling	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Sep-24
Design of a Proof-of-Concept Magnetic Refrigeration Testing Facility for LH2	Liquid hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	2023
Design Simulation and Prototyping of Small-Scale Microgrid for Green Hydrogen Production	Electrolysis, Technology integration process improvement, Electricity	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	Apr-21
Designing a Photo-electro-catalysis System for Selective Organic Oxidation	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Materials modelling.	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Feb-21
Designing low-toxicity and stable perovskites for solar energy conversion	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council	Apr-22
Designing Single-Atom Catalysts for Renewable Power and Waste Conversion to Urea	Electrolysis, Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Jun-23
Detailed assessment and testing of commercial appliances with hydrogen	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards, Industrial heat processes	University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-21
Developing a low/zero emission transport strategy for Australia	Mobility	University of Queensland	Completed	iMOVE CRC	May-21
Developing ammonia decomposition catalysts on porous carbon monoliths	Ammonia	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Dec-22
Developing appropriate protocols for naming future fuels	Hydrogen certification schemes, Regulations	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-19
Developing social licence for hydrogen short course	Social licence	Deakin University	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-24
Development and Evaluation of Integrated Land-use, Transport and Environment/Energy Model for Planning of Sustainable Cities	Mobility, Computational modelling, Emissions and atmospheric impacts	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Aug-21
Development, delivery and evaluation of public safety workshops and a serious game/simulation for engineers	Safety and standards	RMIT University	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Aug-22
Development of a ductile damage-based fracture initiation model for natural gas and hydrogen transmission pipelines	Pipeline materials and performance, Pipeline design and integrity management	University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jan-22
Development of a new fracture propagation model	Pipeline materials and performance, Materials modelling	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
Development of a Novel, Low-Cost, High Performance, Safe and Sustainable Hydrogen Storage Material	Metal hydrides	University of Newcastle	Active	Trailblazer Program for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE), Internal/Industry funding	Apr-23
Development of a Practical Site-Specific Cost Optimization Model for Renewable Energy and Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production	Electrolysis, Techno-economic evaluation	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-22
Development of autonomous hydrogen monitoring devices (3H Tracker) for hydrogen natural seep detection	Natural hydrogen, Emissions and atmospheric impacts	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Aug-23
Development of efficient hydrogen storage materials using carbon-based hybrid composites	Mobility, Biomass and waste conversion	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Development of polymer-based wellbore completion material for underground hydrogen storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs	Underground storage	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jan-22
Development of the Proton Battery and Proton Flow Reactor	Proton batteries	RMIT University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-23
Direct ammonia reduction of iron ore	Ammonia, Industrial heat processes, Industrial feedstock processes	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Oct-21
Direct and efficient conversion of renewable ammonia to electricity	Ammonia, Electricity	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-18
Direct Seawater Electrolysis	Electrolysis, Water use and treatment, Techno-economic evaluation	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	May-23
Direct Sunlight Catalysis Floating Device for Green H2 Production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Nanomaterials	RMIT University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-24
Discovering natural hydrogen in continental interiors	Natural hydrogen	University of Adelaide	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Domestic gas appliance review and test program	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-19
Effects of dopants on hydrogen flames	Emissions and atmospheric impacts, Safety and standards, Gas networks and appliances	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
Effects of Hydrogen Storage on the Technoeconomic Analysis of Hydrogen Supply Chains	Techno-economic evaluation, Liquid hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2023
Effects of water quality on mineral hydration in industrial processes for greenhouse gas emission reduction	Electrolysis, Techno-economic evaluation, Water use and treatment	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Efficient and selective water electrolysis for clean energy and environment	Electrolysis, Nanomaterials	Curtin University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-23
Efficient conversion of hydrogen to future fuels	Separation materials and technologies, Technology integration process improvement, Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jan-21
Efficient electrodes for sea water electrolysis	Electrolysis	Monash University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-20
Efficient hydrogen generation via alkaline water electrolysis on low cost electrocatalysts	Electrolysis	University of Queensland	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Oct-22
Efficient photovoltaic-driven clean hydrogen production	Electrolysis, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Advanced manufacturing	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Jun-20
Efficient scalable and modular ammonia to hydrogen/electricity conversion system	Ammonia, Electricity	Cavendish Renewable Technology	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Elastomers and Hydrogen	Pipeline and network operations, Pipeline materials and performance, Safety and standards	Deakin University	Active	Future fuels CRC	Feb-23
Electrochemical synthesis of green ammonia from water and air	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Electrolysis, Ammonia	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-19
Eliminating hydrogen back-diffusion in electrochemical hydrogen compressors	Technology integration process improvement	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Embrittlement-tolerant alloys for safe hydrogen transmission and storage	Pipeline materials and performance, Hydrogen embrittlement, Safety and standards	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-23
Enabling Efficient, Affordable and Robust Use of Renewable Hydrogen	Mobility	University of Melbourne	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Enabling Large-Scale Hydrogen Underground Storage in Porous Media	Underground storage	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Apr-22
Enabling Novel Hydrogen Storage via Combustible Ice for a Low-Carbon Future	Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-24
Engineering 2D van der Waals Materials for Solar Hydrogen Production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Engineering ion specificity for water electrolysis	Electrolysis	University of Melbourne	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-22
Enhancing ortho-para hydrogen conversion Phase 1: Cryogenic research facility development	Liquid hydrogen	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-20
Environmental impact and energy assessment tool to aid decision making	Emissions and atmospheric impacts, Materials modelling, Energy systems integration	Monash University	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-21
Establishing a case-based learning framework for pipeline engineers	Safety and standards	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-20
Evaluation of hydrogen as a fuel for bulk agricultural drying equipment	Technology integration process improvement, Industrial heat processes	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-23
Evaluation of Renewable Intermittency on Electrolysers for Hydrogen Production Cost in Australia	Whole chain, Electrolysis, Technology integration process improvement	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Dec-22
Experimental study of ortho-para hydrogen conversion at liquid nitrogen temperature	Liquid hydrogen, Computational modelling	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Exploration of CBNs as Hydrogen Storage Material	Hydrides, Liquid organic carriers, Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of Technology Sydney	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-18
Exploring the potential for ammonia recovery from wastewater with bipolar membrane electrodialysis	Water use and treatment, Electrolysis	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Aug-22
Fabrication of vanadium-based alloy for hydrogen storage	Hydrides, Advanced manufacturing	RMIT University	Active	Defence Innovation Hub	Oct-20
Feasibility combustion study to identify challenges and opportunities for hydrogen into iron and cement sectors	Industrial heat processes	University of Adelaide	Active	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Jun-23
Feasibility of Converting the Warrnambool Campus to 100% Hydrogen	Safety and standards, Regulations, Energy systems integration	Deakin University	Completed	Hycel Technology Hub	Jan-21
Feasibility of the use of gas phase inhibition of hydrogen embrittlement in gas transmission pipelines carrying hydrogen	Hydrogen embrittlement, Pipeline materials and performance	University of Queensland	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-22
Feasibility study on biomass ash application, hydrogen production and carbon dioxide capture	Electrolysis, Electricity	University of Newcastle	Completed	Innovation Connect Grant Scheme, Internal/Industry funding	Jun-21
The Australia-Germany Hydrogen from Renewable Energy Supply Chain Feasibility Study	Techno-economic evaluation, Hydrogen market development, Export potential	University of New South Wales	Completed	Australian Government	Nov-20
Fitness for Service assessment of repurposed gas pipelines for hydrogen service	Safety and standards, Pipeline design and integrity management	Worley	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-21
Fluid dynamics of underground hydrogen storage	Computational modelling, Underground storage	University of Melbourne	Active	Australian Research Council	Nov-24
Fluidised-bed combustion of ammonia (NH3) for stationary combined heat and generation	Ammonia, Industrial heat processes, Industrial feedstock processes	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Jul-21
Fostering social acceptance of future fuels in Australia	Social licence, Communication and engagement	University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Nov-20
From Sunlight and CO2 to Storable Energy Carriers: Plasma Enhanced Solar-thermal CO2 Transformation	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Synthetic fuels and chemicals, Advanced manufacturing	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-22
Fuel cell performance validation for aviation applications	Mobility	AMSL Aero	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-24
Full-scale fracture initiation test programme – Phase 1: Project execution plan	Pipeline materials and performance	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	May-20
Fully DC microgrid for green hydrogen production	Electrolysis, Technology integration process improvement, Electricity	Queensland University of Technology	Completed	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Dec-21
Functional energy materials for hydrogen storage and delivery to large transportation systems	Adsorbents, Mobility, Cold/cryo compressed	University of Sydney, Rux Energy	Active	Australian Research Council, CRC Projects	Jan-21
Functional-unit-based hierarchical nanocomposites for sustainable future	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Jun-24
Future Energy Exports – development and demonstration of hydrogen liquefaction	Liquid hydrogen, Computational modelling	Future Energy Exports CRC	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Future fuels decompression behaviour	Pipeline materials and performance	University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Aug-19
Future fuels production – status review	Electrolysis, Fossil fuel conversion, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Melbourne	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-19
Future fuel use in Type B and industrial equipment	Gas networks and appliances, Industrial feedstock processes, Industrial heat processes	University of Melbourne	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jun-19
FutureNet: Connecting and managing Renewable Gas projects across Australian gas networks	Computational modelling, Techno-economic evaluation, Pipeline and network operations	University of Melbourne	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-21
Future proofing plastic pipes	Pipeline and network operations, Pipeline materials and performance, Safety and standards	Deakin University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-19
Gas Explosion Resistance of Non-Cement Based High Performance Concrete	Safety and standards	University of Technology Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-21
Gas fitting practices for future fuels: Opportunities for training and upskilling in Victoria and South Australia	Skills and labour market	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Nov-20
General systems modelling of hydrogen production network in Australia	Computational modelling, Hydrogen market development	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council	Feb-22
Generating green hydrogen from mining wastes	Materials and waste management, Electrolysis	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-24
Geogenic hydrogen exploration	Natural hydrogen	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Mar-23
Geological storage assurance for hydrogen	Underground storage	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-20
Geomechanical modelling of hydrogen injection into a depleted gas field	Underground storage	Geoscience Australia	Completed	Exploring for the Future Program	Feb-22
Green energy in the global stage: policies, initiatives and market development with implications for multinational firms	Whole chain, Geographical modelling, Hydrogen market development	Monash University	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-21
Green heat for industry	Techno-economic evaluation, Energy systems integration, Industrial heat processes	Australian National University	Completed	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Apr-22
Green Hydrogen Energy Production and Storage for Distributed Energy Systems	Electrolysis, Electricity	Endua	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-21
Green Hydrogen Generation Using Industrial Wastewater	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Electrolysis	University of New South Wales	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-19
Green Hydrogen for Road Transport in Western Australia	Mobility, Techno-economic evaluation	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Apr-22
Green hydrogen solutions for logistics aspects of green hydrogen heavy road transport options	Mobility, Techno-economic evaluation	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2023
Green Hydrogen Supply Modelling for Industry	Techno-economic evaluation	Australian National University	Completed	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Apr-22
Green Pyromet/Hydromet Beneficiation Pathways	Techno-economic evaluation	University of Adelaide	Active	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Jun-23
Grid interaction of electrolyser and fuel cells for utilisation of renewable energy surplus	Electrolysis, Technology integration process improvement	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
H2 Industry Progress Indicators and Measures of Success	Whole chain, Hydrogen market development	CSIRO	Completed	Australian Government	Jun-20
H2 Magnetocaloric Liquefaction using Polycrystalline Holmium – Proof of Concept	Liquid hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	2024
H2ES FSP Metal hydride composites	Hydrides, Specialised components and devices	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-21
H2RESTORE: Feasibility of underground hydrogen storage in existing gas fields in the onshore Otway Basin	Underground storage	Lochard Energy	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Feb-24
High Efficiency Electrochemical Cells	Electrolysis	University of Wollongong	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-23
High-Efficiency, Modular and Low-Cost Hydrogen Liquefaction and Storage	Liquid hydrogen, Cold/cryo compressed	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Aug-24
High entropy metal organic frameworks for sustainable hydrogen production	Electrolysis, Proton batteries, Nanomaterials, Computational modelling	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-24
High performance anode for direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cells	Ammonia, Separation materials and technologies	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-20
High temperature corrosion of heat resisting alloys in steam/hydrogen-rich environments related to hydrogen production and utilisation	Emissions and atmospheric impacts, Industrial heat processes	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-22
High temperature, ultra-high efficiency capillary-fed electrolysis project	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing	Hysata	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
High-Voltage Proton Batteries Operating at Ultralow Temperature	Proton batteries	Curtin University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Highly efficient and low cost photovoltaic-electrolysis (PVE) system to generate hydrogen by harvesting the full spectrum of sunlight	Electrolysis, Thermal water splitting, Techno-economic evaluation	University of New South Wales	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Highly sensitive and selective hydrogen gas sensors employing photoactivated hybrid nanomaterials	Nanomaterials	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2021
Hot Properties: Thermal Analysis Equipment for Western Australia	Hydrides, Heat storage, Direct hydrogen carrier production	Curtin University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-23
How Green are National Hydrogen Strategies	Policy	Australian National University	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-21
Hunter Node of the New South Wales Decarbonisation Innovation Hub	Electricity, Heat storage, Industrial feedstock processes	University of New South Wales, University of Newcastle	Active	New South Wales Decarbonisation Hub	May-22
Hybrid Hydrogen Direct and Plasma Reduction of Iron Ore	Techno-economic evaluation	Australian National University	Active	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Jun-23
Hybrid Solar PV-Battery-Hydrogen System for 100% Renewable Energy Standalone Microgrid Development: Feasibility Study	Electrolysis, Indigenous culture and communities, Energy systems integration	Murdoch University	Completed	Western Australian Government, Internal/Industry funding	Jun-21
Hycel Technology Hub	Whole chain	Deakin University	Completed	Australian Government, Victorian State Government	Jun-21
HydGene Renewables: Australia - UK Renewable Hydrogen Innovation Partnerships Grant	Biological hydrogen production, Biomass and waste conversion, Ammonia	HydGene Renewables Pty Ltd	Active	Grant Funding Australia - UK Renewable Hydrogen Innovation Partnerships, Internal/Industry funding	May-24
HydGene Renewables: SEED funding	Biological hydrogen production, Biomass and waste conversion	HydGene Renewables Pty Ltd	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-23
Hydrilyte® Technology Pilot	Hydrides	Carbon280 Pty Ltd	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-23
Hydrogen and NH3 from organics	Biomass and waste conversion, Ammonia	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-19
Hydrogen and pipeline steels: orientation dependence of fracture toughness	Pipeline materials and performance, Hydrogen embrittlement	University of Queensland	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-22
Hydrogen and the deformation of alloys	Hydrogen embrittlement	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Hydrogen application and system level modelling of solar-thermal boosted fluidised bed iron-making	Industrial heat processes, Technology integration process improvement	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-21
Hydrogenation/de-hydrogenation using catalytic static mixers in flow reactors	Ammonia, Liquid organic carriers	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	2015
Hydrogen embrittlement of pipeline steels, subcritical crack growth and critical crack growth	Pipeline materials and performance, Hydrogen embrittlement	University of Queensland	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Aug-20
Hydrogen energy social license: Designing and testing hydrogen messages to build social license.	Social licence, Local communities, Communication and engagement	Deakin University	Completed	Hycel Technology Hub	Oct-20
Hydrogen export using a powder project	Hydrides, Technology integration process improvement	Curtin University	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Hydrogen for Brickworks: Cardup Factory Desktop Research Study (Phase 1)	Pipeline materials and performance, Gas networks and appliances	Murdoch University	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-21
Hydrogen for Brickworks: Lab-scale Experiment (Phase 2)	Pipeline materials and performance, Gas networks and appliances	Murdoch University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-25
Hydrogen from Waste	Biomass and waste conversion, Electrolysis, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of New South Wales	Active	Trailblazer Program for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE), Internal/Industry funding	Apr-23
Hydrogen fuel cells with non-precious metal catalysts	Electricity, Mobility	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Dec-21
Hydrogen gas embrittlement resistant materials	Hydrogen embrittlement, Pipeline design and integrity management	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Mar-21
Hydrogen gas specification and review of end-user instrumentation	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards, Specialised components and devices	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-20
Hydrogen Generation and Storage Assessment under the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information Program	Underground storage, Natural hydrogen, Energy systems integration	Geoscience Australia	Completed	Trusted Environmental and Geological Information Program	Jul-21
Hydrogen generation by subsurface iron mineral transformations	Natural hydrogen	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Sep-23
Hydrogen Generation – Optimal Locations using AI/ML	Natural hydrogen	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-23
Hydrogen generator efficiency for performance enhancements for reducing ecological impacts	Energy systems integration, Emissions and atmospheric impacts	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Aug-23
Hydrogen Hub Futures	Local communities, Socio-technical risks	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Hydrogen in Australian and Uruguayan dairy industries	Hydrogen market development	Deakin University	Completed	Australian Government - Council on Australian and Latin American Relations	Apr-21
Hydrogen in Schools: Curriculum for primary and secondary schools	Skills and labour market	Deakin University	Completed	Hycel Technology Hub	Feb-21
Hydrogen-ion batteries with high power and energy densities	Proton batteries	University of New South Wales	Completed	Internal funding	Jan-21
Hydrogen Ironmaking: fluidised bed H2DRI with Australian focus	Techno-economic evaluation, Industrial heat processes	Australian National University	Completed	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Apr-22
Hydrogen micro-credentials for the engineering workforce	Skills and labour market	Deakin University, Engineering Education Australia	Active	Australian Government	Oct-24
Hydrogen Pipeline Code of Practice	Safety and standards, Pipeline design and integrity management, Pipeline and network operations	GPA Engineering	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-21
Hydrogen Powering of Vessels	Mobility	BMT	Active	Blue Economy CRC	Feb-23
Hydrogen Process Research and Development	Whole chain, Energy systems integration, Computational modelling	Queensland University of Technology	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Hydrogen Ready Pipelines	Pipeline design and integrity management	University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-24
Hydrogen refuelling logistics and optimisation: Optimisation of refuelling logistics for a hydrogen bus network	Mobility, Computational modelling, Technology integration process improvement	Deakin University	Completed	Hycel Technology Hub	Oct-20
Hydrogen short courses for Engineering and other Professionals	Skills and labour market	Deakin University	Completed	Hycel Technology Hub	Jan-22
Hydrogen storage and delivery by novel hydrogen-rich molecules	Liquid organic carriers, Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of Technology Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	May-25
Hydrogen storage and distribution	Whole chain	Griffith University	Completed	Blue Economy CRC	Jul-20
Gas storage within porous materials	Compressed gas, Nanomaterials	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2021
Hydrogen storage in depleted subsurface reservoirs	Underground storage	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Hydrogen storage in shale lenses	Underground storage	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	May-23
Hydrogen Storage Technology for Zero-Emission Microgrid System and On-Board Applications	Whole chain, Adsorbents, Emissions and atmospheric impacts	University of New South Wales	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Mar-20
Hydrogen Supply within HILT Regional Hubs – H2 cost and synergistic opportunities	Techno-economic evaluation	CSIRO	Active	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Jun-23
Hydrogen test bed – plastic pipe network	Pipeline and network operations, Pipeline materials and performance, Pipeline design and integrity management	Deakin University	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Mar-20
Hydrogen Utilisation in Industrial Processes: Understanding Technical Risks and Impacts on Demand	Techno-economic evaluation	CSIRO	Completed	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Jun-22
HyPoCrete: Hydrogen storage using an innovative concrete composite system	Compressed gas, Computational modelling, Materials modelling	University of Melbourne	Active	Australian Research Council	Oct-22
Hysata Capillary-fed Electrolyser Commercial-Scale Demonstration Project	Electrolysis	Hysata	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-23
Identifying drivers of policy and practices regarding future gas uses in the built environment	Policy, Regulations, Socio-technical risks	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-21
IEA Hydrogen Task 41: Analysis and modelling of hydrogen technologies	Energy systems integration, Sector coupling, Policy	Hydricity Systems	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	May-20
IEA Hydrogen Task 45 Subtask 2: Photons to hydrogen	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Adelaide, Hydricity Systems	Active	Federal Government	Jan-24
Impact of hydrogen addition on the performance of premixed gas turbines, reciprocating engines and industrial burners	Industrial heat processes, Safety and standards, Gas networks and appliances	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
Impact of Hydrogen DRI on Melting in an Electric Furnace	Industrial heat processes	Swinburne University of Technology	Completed	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Apr-22
Impact of hydrogen on underground reservoir properties: Laboratory characterisation at reservoir conditions	Underground storage, Natural hydrogen, Compressed gas	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-21
Improved hydrogen geological storage via zeta potential measurements	Underground storage	Edith Cowan University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-22
Improvements to the productivity of the hydrogen direct reduction of iron through the application of computational fluid dynamics	Industrial heat processes	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	May-23
Improving Efficiency, Durability & Cost-effectiveness of III-V Semiconductors	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Techno-economic evaluation, Specialised components and devices	Australian National University	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Improving the efficiency of the renewable energy-based electrolyser	Electrolysis, Electricity	University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
Improving the hydrogen storage devices for e-mobility	Adsorbents, Mobility	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	Apr-22
Industrial pathways to 100% hydrogen	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards, Industrial heat processes	AGIG, University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jun-23
Integrated electricity-hydrogen: future system and market interactions under different storage considerations	Energy systems integration, Techno-economic evaluation, Electricity	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-23
Integrated experimental facility for characterisation of hydrogen flow in porous media during underground hydrogen storage	Underground storage	University of Adelaide	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-23
Integrated solar to chemical production and membrane concentration system	Separation materials and technologies, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-23
Integration of ports in global hydrogen supply chains: opportunities and challenges	Whole chain, Export potential, Mobility	Australian Maritime College - University of Tasmania	Completed	International Association of Maritime Universities	May-22
Integration of vertiports into an existing commercial airport - assessment framework and impact analysis	Mobility, Regulations, Safety and standards	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Aug-22
Investigating the viability of hydrogen fuel for heavy vehicle use	Mobility	National Transport Research Organisation	Completed	iMOVE CRC	Oct-22
Iron Production Using Ammonia as a Reductant	Industrial heat processes	CSIRO, Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Internal/Industry Funding	Jun-22
Japan's demand for hydrogen: review of markets and consumer demand	Hydrogen market development, Export potential	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-21
Jupiter Ionics – capital cost reduction in electrochemical ammonia synthesis	Ammonia, Advanced manufacturing	Jupiter Ionics	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
KIMIYA – A Technology Platform for Conversion of Organic Waste to Sustainable Chemicals and Fuels	Biomass and waste conversion, Mobility, Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of Newcastle	Active	Trailblazer Program for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE), Internal/Industry funding	Oct-23
Kinetic and State Modelling of Cryogenic Hydrogen Mixtures Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations	Cold/cryo compressed, Computational modelling	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2024
Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub	Electrolysis, Cold/cryo compressed, Skills and labour market	Future Energy Exports CRC	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project), Western Australian Government Investment Attraction Fund	Aug-22
Laboratory scale hybrid hydrogen micro-grid systems	Technology integration process improvement, Whole supply chain, Energy systems integration	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Internal/Industry/Government funding	Sep-19
Large-scale and long-term storage of hydrogen in underground reservoirs	Underground storage	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-22
Learning from international roadmaps and strategies	Policy, Regulations	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Apr-19
Lessons Learned from major infrastructure upgrades	Social licence, Communication and engagement	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Apr-19
Light-driven biocatalytic cell factories	Biological hydrogen production	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council	Mar-22
Light-under testing and CO modelling of cookers at 20% hydrogen blending levels	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	May-22
Liquid Hydrogen Boil-off Management: Reducing Energy Requirements of BOG Reliquification	Cold/cryo compressed, Liquid hydrogen	Monash University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-20
Liquid Metal Interfaces – A Novel Platform for Catalysis	Fossil fuel conversion, Ammonia	RMIT University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-24
Liquid-phase hydrogen carriers for energy storage and delivery	Synthetic fuels and chemicals, Liquid organic carriers	University of Technology Sydney	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jun-17
Low-Cost Perovskite/Silicon Semiconductors Integrated with Earth Abundant Catalysts for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Generation	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Electrolysis, Specialised components and devices	Australian National University	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Low-Cost, Robust, High-Activity Water Splitting Electrodes	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing	Monash University	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Low-cost sodium borohydride production for the hydrogen economy	Hydrides, Liquid organic carriers	Boron Molecular Pty Ltd	Active	CRC Projects	Aug-22
Low emission iron and steelmaking using hydrogen to pre-reduce lump ore	Industrial heat processes	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Sep-23
Low-temperature ceramic electrolysis cells for renewable energy technology	Electrolysis, Nanomaterials	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-23
Low-Temperature Hydrogen Sensor: Enhanced Performance Enabled through Photoactive Pd-Decorated TiO2 Colloidal Crystals	Safety and standards, Specialised components and devices	RMIT University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	2020
Low Temperature Protonic Solid Oxide Electrolysis	Electrolysis	Monash University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-22
Lowering the cost of proton exchange water electrolysis systems	Electrolysis	Monash University	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Making hydrogen storage work for the new hydrogen economy	Liquid organic carriers, Technology integration process improvement, Energy systems integration	Australian National University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Apr-22
Making Strong Alloys Ductile and Hydrogen-Tolerant through Engineering Gradient Nanostructures	Hydrogen embrittlement, Advanced manufacturing	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-23
Mapping key stakeholders in Australia’s energy transitions	Communication and engagement	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Dec-19
Mapping of salt resources for underground storage for hydrogen	Underground storage	Geoscience Australia	Completed	Exploring for the Future Program	Aug-21
Mapping vulnerability to future fuels – A scoping review	Socio-technical risks, Social licence	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	May-20
Materials Nanotectonics: Designing Conductive Inorganic Porous Materials	Electrolysis, Nanomaterials	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council	Jun-24
Mechanisms of Ammonia Combustion and Nitrogen Oxides Formation	Ammonia, Industrial heat processes	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Mega-scale liquid H2 storage with super-insulated full-containment & zero-boil-off	Liquid hydrogen	University of Melbourne	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Metal-on-Metal Single Atom Catalysts	Computational modelling, Materials modelling, Nanomaterials	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Mar-23
Metering and gas quality monitoring of future fuel blends in transmission pipelines	Pipeline design and integrity management, Pipeline and network operations, Specialised components and devices	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Mar-20
Methane as a fuel carrier	Synthetic fuels and chemicals	CSIRO	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Dec-18
Methane pyrolysis for hydrogen production	Fossil fuel conversion, Separation materials and technologies	University of Queensland, University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Sep-19
Miniaturised Ammonia Reformer for On-Board Hydrogen Production	Ammonia, Mobility	University of Newcastle	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-22
Mitigating hydrogen embrittlement in high-strength steels	Hydrogen embrittlement, Safety and standards, Mobility	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Apr-19
Mobile Hydrogen Refueller	Mobility, Non-pipeline non-export supply technologies, Supply chain integration	Queensland University of Technology	Completed	Queensland Government	Jun-21
Modelling and operation of a hydrogen microgrid with 700 kW electrolyser	Electricity, Energy systems integration	Griffith University	Active	Blue Economy CRC	Mar-24
Modelling the impacts of future hydrogen emissions	Emissions and atmospheric impacts, Socio-technical risks, Computational modelling	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-21
Modular ammonia manufacturing via a breakthrough carbon-free process	Ammonia, Advanced manufacturing	Jupiter Ionics	Active	CRC-P	Apr-22
Molecular dynamics investigations of hydrogen-induced plastic deformation and failure	Pipeline materials and performance	University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-20
Monoatomic metal doping of carbon-based nanomaterials for hydrogen storage	Nanomaterials	Griffith University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-18
Monolithic Solar Thermal Photocatalytic Membrane for Green H2 Production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	RMIT University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-22
Multiphase electrolysers for renewable ammonia production	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Industrial feedstock processes, Ammonia	University of New South Wales	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
NaBH4 for solid-state green hydrogen export	Hydrides, Energy systems integration	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2023
Nanoengineered, Encapsulated Catalysts from Fly Ash Waste	Materials and waste management	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Sep-23
Nanofluidic membranes for sustainable energy future	Electrolysis, Separation materials and technologies, Electricity	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-21
Nanoscale electrochemical imaging of catalyst inks for water oxidation	Electrolysis	Queensland University of Technology	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jan-18
Native hydrogen – gas surface seepage	Natural hydrogen	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-21
Natural Hydrogen	Natural hydrogen, hydrogen market development	Geoscience Australia	Completed	Exploring for the Future Program	Jan-21
New dimensions of electrocatalyst design for sustainable energy future	Electrolysis, Ammonia	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-21
New water-inserted perovskites for high-current-density water electrolysis	Electrolysis, Nanomaterials	Curtin University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-24
Net Zero Australia	Sector coupling, Energy systems integration, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Melbourne, University of Queensland	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Oct-21
New South Wales Power to X Industrial Feasibility Study	Techno-economic evaluation, Hydrogen market development, Policy	University of New South Wales	Completed	NSW Office of Chief Scientist and Engineer	May-22
Newcastle Node of the ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy	Pipeline materials and performance, Pipeline design and integrity management, Safety and standards	University of Newcastle	Completed	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Nov-20
Next-generation cost-effective and highly efficient water electrolyser for green hydrogen generation	Electrolysis	Curtin University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	2022
Nitride materials: In the “bond ionicity Goldilocks zone” for solar energy	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Nanomaterials, Computational modelling	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	May-23
Nitrogenase: Enabling Solar-Powered Ammonia	Biological hydrogen production, Direct hydrogen carrier production	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-19
Novel approaches for hydrogen production through methane pyrolysis on carbon catalysts	Fossil fuel conversion, Computational modelling	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Novel H2/CH4 separation technology development	Separation materials and technologies	University of Melbourne	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jun-19
Novel Hydroxide Ion Conductive Membranes for Advanced Ammonia Fuel Cell	Advanced manufacturing, Separation materials and technologies, Nanomaterials	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council	Feb-23
Novel hydrogen-rich liquids for storing and transporting hydrogen at scale	Synthetic fuels and chemicals, Liquid organic carriers	University of Technology Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Jun-22
Offshore/High energy sustainable hybrid power systems	Whole chain, Energy systems integration	Griffith University	Concluded	Blue Economy CRC	May-20
On the Combustion of Green Hydrogen in Future Energy Systems	Mobility, Computational modelling	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	May-23
On-the-farm bio-hydrogen production from excess crop residues – straw waste	Biological hydrogen production, Biomass and waste conversion	HydGene Renewables Pty Ltd	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-21
One Earth 100% Renewable Energy Pathways for Scotland by 2050	Energy systems integration	University of Technology Sydney	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jan-20
Opportunity and Challenges for Australian Green Steel	Industrial heat processes, Techno-economic evaluation	Geoscience Australia	Completed	Exploring for the Future Program	Jul-22
Optimising the regeneration of sodium borohydride for solid-state green hydrogen export	Hydrides, Energy systems integration	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2023
Ortho- para hydrogen conversion applied to hydrogen liquefaction	Liquid hydrogen	CSIRO, University of Western Australia	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Oct-20
Overcoming microplastics induced inhibition on waste-to-energy conversion	Biological hydrogen production, Biomass and waste conversion	University of New South Wales	Completed	Australian Research Council	Jan-22
Paths to a sustainable hydrogen supply chain	Supply chain integration, Techno-economic evaluation, Hydrogen market development	University of Western Australia	Completed	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	May-22
Pathways for hydrogen adaptation to industrial processes	Gas networks and appliances, Industrial heat processes, Industrial feedstock processes	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	May-20
Performance of Type-A appliances with blends of hydrogen and natural gas	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards	University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-21
Performance review and survey of trenchless technologies and materials for pipeline rehabilitation and repurposing for future fuels	Pipeline design and integrity management	Deakin University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jan-22
Permeabilities of composite pipe materials	Compressed gas, Pipeline materials and performance, Hydrogen embrittlement	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-21
PFAS Harvester: A Technology for Destruction / Resource Recovery from PFAS	Biomass and waste conversion	University of Newcastle	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Oct-19
Photocatalysts for Converting Plastic Wastes into Hydrogen and Chemicals	Biomass and waste conversion, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	University of Adelaide	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-23
Photolytic Perfect Photoabsorber	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Electrolysis, Nanomaterials	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-20
Photo-thermal ammonia decomposition	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Ammonia, Nanomaterials	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	May-23
Photothermal Catalytic Methane Dry Reforming for Scalable Syngas Production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Specialised components and devices	University of Adelaide	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Pilot trials for electrochemical production of MCH	Whole chain, Energy systems integration	Queensland University of Technology	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Dec-18
Plasma catalytic ammonia synthesis	Ammonia, Computational Modelling, Electricity	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Mar-19
Plasma-catalytic bubbles for sustainable ammonia	Ammonia	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Mar-22
Porous Electro-materials for Hydrogen Production and Energy Storage	Nanomaterials, Advanced manufacturing	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Aug-21
Porous transparent conducting oxides for efficient solar fuel production	Electrolysis, Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Nanomaterials	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Jun-19
Port Kembla Steelworks Renewables and Emissions Reduction Study	Industrial heat processes	Bluescope Steel	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-22
Power to Gas – Theme Project of ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Energy systems integration, Electricity	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jul-19
Power-to-X: Improving the Efficiency of Catalysts for Water Oxidation and Key Reduction Reactions including Proton and CO2 Reduction	Electrolysis	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Jan-23
Pre-feasibility study for an underground hydrogen storage demonstration	Underground storage, Techno-economic evaluation	CO2CRC	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Dec-21
Prefeasibility Study: Western Sydney Hydrogen Hub	Whole supply chain	University of Technology Sydney	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Oct-21
Prevention of sticking in H2 fluidised bed DRI production	Industrial heat processes	University of Newcastle	Active	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Oct-23
Producing Hydrogen from Seawater	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Separation materials and technologies	University of New South Wales	Active	Trailblazer Program for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE), Internal/Industry funding	Feb-22
Prospective hydrogen production regions of Australia	Whole chain, Hydrogen market development	Geoscience Australia	Completed	Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources	May-19
Proton Flow Reactor System	Proton batteries	RMIT University	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Sep-18
Proximity and ventilation requirements for distribution networks adapted to future fuels	Pipeline and network operations, Safety and standards	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-19
Public acceptance of new green hydrogen facilities	Social Licence	Deakin University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-24
Public communication and hydrogen as a fuel in Australia	Communication and engagement	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
Quantum Dot Hybrids for Methanol Photoreforming	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	Griffith University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Raman spectroscopy experimental mixed gas H2-CH4-Brine EOS calibration for hydrogen storage	Underground storage, Computational modelling	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	May-21
Ramsay Natural Hydrogen Project	Natural hydrogen	Gold Hydrogen	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Aug-21
Realising the potential of renewable gas by hydrogen methanation	Techno-economic evaluation, Computational modelling	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-24
Reduction of iron ore using hydrogen	Industrial heat processes	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	May-23
Regional case studies on multi-energy system integration	Sector coupling, Energy systems integration, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Melbourne	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Mar-19
Regional case studies on multi-energy system integration - B	Sector coupling, Energy systems integration, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Melbourne	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-21
Regulatory mapping of future fuels	Regulations, Safety and standards	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-19
Renewable hydrogen production by Reverse Electrodialysis	Electrolysis, Electricity, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Melbourne	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-21
Renewable Hydrogen Standalone Power System Demonstration Project	Hydrides, Electricity	Boundary Power Pty Ltd	Active	Victorian Government - Renewable Hydrogen Commercialisation Pathways Fund	Feb-22
Renewable Methane Demonstration Project	Synthetic fuels and chemicals, Industrial feedstock processes	University of Newcastle	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Feb-20
Resolving the impact of pressure on hot and low-oxygen combustion	Industrial heat processes, Gas networks and appliances, Mobility	University of Adelaide	Active	Australian Research Council	May-20
Retrofitting pipelines by in situ coating for protection against hydrogen permeation	Pipeline design and integrity management, Hydrogen embrittlement, Advanced manufacturing	University of Melbourne	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-19
Review of future fuels transport and storage technologies	Pipeline materials and performance	University of Wollongong	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-19
Revolutionising Electrolysers for Low-Cost Green Hydrogen Production	Electrolysis	Australian National University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Dec-24
Risk governance for procurement in Future Fuels	Safety and standards, Supply chain integration	RMIT University	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	May-21
Room carbon monoxide levels in lit-under burner situations	Gas networks and appliances, Safety and standards	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Oct-20
Scalable high-density hydrogen storage by nano-bubbles in layered materials	Nanomaterials	Australian National University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-22
Scalable high-performance electrolytic hydrogen generator	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing	Monash University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Sep-24
Scale up and demonstration of next-generation CSIRO axial flow electrolyser	Electrolysis, Techno-economic evaluation	MIH2 (Fortescue)	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Scenario and broad-scale modelling dynamics	Computational modelling, Hydrogen market development, Policy	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jan-19
Seawater Electrolysis for Hydrogen and Commodity Chemicals Production	Electrolysis, Nanomaterials	University of Adelaide	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-24
Securing water for an emerging Australian hydrogen industry	Water use and treatment, Land use and ecological impacts	CSIRO	Active	National Water Grid Authority, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	Aug-23
Shining a light on the mechanism of photochemical hydrogen production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	Deakin University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-21
Silicon production using hydrogen	Industrial heat processes	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Aug-23
Simulation and testing of cryogenic ortho-para conversion in hydrogen liquefaction processes	Liquid hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Nov-22
Single-atom catalyst for hydrogen generation	Electrolysis, Advanced manufacturing, Energy systems integration	CSIRO	Completed	Chinese Academy of Sciences-CSIRO Collaborative Research Fund	Jan-19
SiPHyR: A new technology for affordable net-zero hydrogen production	Fossil fuel conversion, Industrial heat processes	1414 Degrees Limited	Active	CRC-P, Internal/Industry funding	Apr-24
Social licence to operate training package	Social licence	University of Queensland	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Apr-20
Sodium borohydride for solid-state hydrogen export	Export potential, Direct hydrogen carrier production, Hydrides	Curtin University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-20
Solar-catalytic glycerol upcycling with co-manufacturing green hydrogen	Biomass and waste conversion	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-25
Solar-energy-driven modular floatable device for scalable green hydrogen production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes	RMIT University	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
Solar photocatalytic hydrogen production	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Adelaide	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Nov-19
Solar-powered methanol conversion for on-demand hydrogen production	Synthetic fuels and chemicals	University of Queensland	Yet to commence	Australian Research Council	Oct-24
Solar-powered water splitting/flow cell system for hydrogen and electricity	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Electrolysis	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Jun-22
Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Research and Development	Thermal water splitting, Synthetic fuels and chemicals, Techno-economic evaluation	CSIRO	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Solar-to-hydrogen conversions using novel catalysis	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Fossil fuel conversion, Biomass and waste conversion	Edith Cowan University	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	May-17
Solid formation kinetics in energy production and cryogenic liquefaction processes	Liquid hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Solid-State Battery Interface Design (SS-BID)	Technology integration process improvement	Curtin University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-23
Solid state H2 compression	Hydrides, Mobility	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-15
Solutions to green hydrogen gas transport – quantifying and qualifying existing material restrictions and issues, metallurgical requirements, transport studies and pipeline conversion	Pipeline materials and performance, Materials modelling	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2021
Stand-alone zero-gap photoelectrochemical electrolyser for ammonia synthesis	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Ammonia	Macquarie University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Stralis Aircraft, Hydrogen-Electric Bonanza Flight Demonstrator	Mobility	Stralis Aircraft	Active	iMOVE CRC, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-23
Structural safety guidelines for accidental hydrogen explosion hazards	Safety and standards, Computational modelling	University of Wollongong	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-23
Study of hydrogen permeation through the pipe wall	Pipeline materials and performance	University of Wollongong	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Jul-19
Sustainable Hydrogen Certification: A Multistakeholder Governance Approach	Hydrogen certification schemes, Social licence, Local communities	University of Tasmania	Active	Australian Research Council	Apr-22
Sustainable Hydrogen Production from Used Water	Electrolysis, Water use and treatment	University of Queensland	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-22
Synthesis and charaterisation of 1D nanomaterials for hydrogen gas sensing applications	Nanomaterials, Specialised components and devices	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2024
Techno-economic analysis of the hydrogen supply chain	Energy systems integration, Techno-economic evaluation, Supply chain integration	Australian National University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-19
Techno-economic analysis of commercial hydrogen production in Australia	Whole chain, Technology integration process improvement, Electrolysis	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Feb-20
Techno-economic analysis of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC)	Electrolysis, Liquid organic carriers, Techno-economic evaluation	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Jun-23
Techno-economic and life cycle assessment for renewable green fuels	Techno-economic evaluation, Electrolysis, Synthetic fuels and chemicals	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Sep-23
Techno-economic and Viability Assessments of Natural Hydrogen	Natural hydrogen, Techno-economic evaluation	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	Jun-23
Techno-economic evaluation of hydrogen energy systems	Whole chain, Electrolysis, Ammonia	CSIRO	Completed	Internal/Industry funding	May-19
Techno-economic modelling of fuel production processes	Electrolysis, Fossil fuel conversion, Techno-economic evaluation	University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Jan-19
Technology evaluation of long-term autonomous hydrogen monitoring devices (3H Tracker) for seep detection and regional exploration of natural hydrogen	Natural hydrogen, Emissions and atmospheric impacts	CSIRO	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Jul-23
Testing of Australian Iron Ores in a Hydrogen Direct Flash Smelting Process	Techno-economic evaluation	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition CRC	Jun-23
The Hunter Hydrogen Research and Innovation Facility (HyRIF)	Mobility, Whole chain	Port of Newcastle	Active	Federal Government	Nov-22
The Hydrogen Economic Fairways Tool (HEFT)	Techno-economic evaluation, Geographical modelling	Geoscience Australia	Completed	Exploring for the Future Program	2020
The Role of Cities in Hydrogen Energy Development	Hydrogen market development, Policy	Australian National University	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Dec-19
The role of hydrogen in decarbonising (sea) ports	Mobility, Techno-economic evaluation	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Aug-22
The University of Newcastle, electric smelting of hematite-goethite hydrogen DRI	Industrial heat processes	University of Newcastle	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
The University of Wollongong – Pilbara iron ores in an electric smelting furnace process	Industrial heat processes	University of Wollongong	Active	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-24
The utilisation of carbon materials from methane pyrolysis	Fossil fuel conversion	University of Sydney	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Mar-25
The Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2)	Social licence, Mobility, Skills and labour market	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Feb-21
Thermal Battery Development for Concentrated Solar Power Systems	Hydrides, Energy systems integration, Heat storage	Curtin University	Completed	Global Innovation Linkages Program, Internal/Industry funding	Jun-19
Thermochemical energy: development of battery prototypes and storage materials	Hydrides, Energy systems integration, Heat storage	Curtin University	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2022
Thermodynamics of hydrogen mixtures in storage and transport applications	Computational modelling	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2024
Thermophysical properties and simulation of mixed refrigerants used for the hydrogen liquefaction process	Liquid Hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Active	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Sep-23
Thermophysical Properties of Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas	Gas networks and appliances, Compressed gas, Pipeline design and integrity management	University of Western Australia	Completed	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Apr-22
Three-dimensional, precious-metal-free electrolysis of water	Direct hydrogen carrier production, Electrolysis	University of New South Wales	Completed	Australian Research Council	2016
Three-dimensional solar-energy-driven hydrogen generation from ammonia	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Ammonia	University of Western Australia	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-24
Towards developing highly-efficient hydrogen gas turbines	Electricity, Safety and standards	University of Melbourne	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-24
Towards Robust Hydrogen Electrode for High-Rate Alkaline Electrolysis	Electrolysis	Griffith University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-23
Transferrable benefits from feasibility study of Derwent Bridge Microgrid	Techno-economic evaluation, Energy systems integration, Electricity	TasNetworks	Completed	Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund Microgrids	Sep-21
Transforming Clean Hydrogen Production by Photothermal Catalysis	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Nanomaterials, Fossil fuel conversion	University of Western Australia	Active	Australian Research Council	Jul-24
Tubular Solid Oxide Electrolysis	Electrolysis	Hadean Energy	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Sep-24
Tuning catalyst reaction environments towards photoreforming of wastewater	Photochemical and photocatalytic processes, Biomass and waste conversion	Australian National University	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-24
Underground storage of hydrogen: mapping out the options for Australia	Underground storage	CSIRO	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-20
Understanding and predicting boil-off from cryogenic liquids	Liquid hydrogen	University of Western Australia	Completed	Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)	2021
Understanding householder electricity and gas practices	Social licence, Socio-technical risks	RMIT University	Active	Future Fuels CRC	Feb-22
Understanding the implications of a Renewable Gas Target for Australia’s Gas Networks	Policy, Regulations, Socio-technical risks	University of Adelaide	Completed	Future Fuels CRC	Apr-22
Unlocking High-Stability Platinum-Free Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells	Electricity	University of New South Wales	Active	Australian Research Council	Jan-25
Upcycling of mixed plastics from bioprocessed municipal solid waste	Biomass and waste conversion, Technology integration process improvement	Macquarie University	Active	Australian Research Council, Internal/Industry funding	Jan-24
Use of hydrogen in steelmaking	Industrial heat processes	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Jul-22
Using AI and a hybrid ESS solution to fully integrate solar generation into the distribution system	Advanced manufacturing, Technology integration process improvement, Computational modelling	Providence Investment Management Pty Ltd	Completed	CRC Projects	Sep-19
Using big data and strategic communication to support the hydrogen industry’s evolution in Australia	Communication and engagement	Queensland University of Technology	Completed	Future Energy Exports CRC (Research Project)	Feb-22
Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2) – Hydrogen Skills Roadmap	Skills and labour market	Swinburne University of Technology	Completed	Victorian Government - Victorian Hydrogen Hub	Feb-21
Victorian Renewable Liquid Hydrogen Supply Hub	Whole chain, Liquid hydrogen, Supply chain integration	Monash University	Completed	Victorian Renewable Hydrogen Business Ready Fund	Feb-22
Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen	Biomass and waste conversion, Electrolysis, Computational modelling	University of New South Wales	Completed	ARENA, Internal/Industry funding	Aug-18
Western Eyre Green Hydrogen Storage	Underground storage	entX Ltd	Active	Internal/Industry funding	Nov-22
Zero emissions heavy vehicles: Analysis, planning and policy	Mobility	Swinburne University of Technology	Active	iMOVE CRC	Aug-23