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FreeHydroCells 2025 General Assembly Meeting held in Cork, Ireland

1 October, 2025

The FreeHydroCells consortium came together in sunny Cork for its September 2025 General Assembly, hosted by University College Cork and UCC Academy. Over two days, partners from across Europe shared progress, explored technical challenges, and strengthened collaboration on the project’s mission: transforming solar energy into green hydrogen at scale.

FreeHydroCells at ISF5: Reflections from the Solar Fuels Community

22 September, 2025

FreeHydroCells was represented at ISF5, where over 300 researchers explored advances in solar fuels. Elise Bérut and Estelle Le Baron from CEA shared insights on bridging fundamental research with real-world deployment. Their reflections highlight the need to connect innovative materials science with scalable, practical solutions.

FreeHydroCells Labs Recognised for Sustainable Practices – Joins Ireland’s Green Lab Leaders

31 July, 2025

FreeHydroCells has been recognised as a Green Lab Leader under Ireland’s Sustainable Laboratory Certification Programme. This marks a major milestone in our commitment to sustainable research practices — both in the way we work and in the clean energy technology we are pioneering. Learn more about our efforts to reduce waste, optimise energy use, and develop next-gen solar-to-hydrogen systems.

Empowering the future: Insights from the FreeHydroCells Civic Engagement Workshop

14 February, 2025

The FreeHydroCells Civic Engagement Workshop brought together experts from academia, industry, and policy to discuss the future of green hydrogen and its transformative potential. The project’s novel submerged photon-driven electrolyser system aims to make hydrogen production more efficient, sustainable, and affordable. Key discussions focused on overcoming adoption barriers, integrating local energy solutions, and aligning with EU policies to drive the transition toward a decentralised, green energy future.

A Visit to Ireland’s First Science Studio: Kane Science Studio at UCC

31 October, 2024

Read about the unique Kane Science Studio at UCC, a one-of-a-kind space designed to inspire and engage everyone from primary school students to postgraduate researchers and industry professionals alike.

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Job vacancy: Research Assistant on the FreeHydroCells project

3 September, 2024

The FreeHydroCells project has a job vacancy for a Research Assistant, based at University College Cork's School of Chemistry and the Environmental Research Institute.

DAAD Green Hydrogen Fellowship Programme

12 August, 2024

As part of the working groups under the DAAD ERA Fellowship – Green Hydrogen program, the DAAD fellows organised two sessions to present their ongoing research, projects, and areas of investigation. FreeHydroCells project scientist, Dr. Ievgen Nedrygailov (University College Cork), participated in this programme.

FreeHydroCells at the 9th EuChemS Conference

11 July, 2024

Read about FreeHydroCells' participation in the 9th EuChemS Conference in Dublin between 7th and 11th of July.

FreeHydroCells 2024 General Assembly Meeting held in Aachen, Germany

22 April, 2024

The 2024 General Assembly meeting of the FreeHydroCells project took place in Aachen, Germany from 9th-10th April 2024. Project partner AMO GmbH hosted consortium partners from across Europe at the meeting, which focused on further advancing the scientific goals of the project.

FreeHydroCells strives for My Green Lab certification

18 April, 2024

In this blog piece, we learn how FreeHydroCells, along with a number of other environmental research projects, is undertaking a comprehensive external audit of its lab sustainability practices, with the goal of reducing lab wastage and achieving the My Green Lab certification.

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