Research project at SDU aims to make green hydrogen production PFAS-free and competitive

January 18, 2026 |

In Denmark, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU)’s Department of Green Technology, in collaboration with European partners, will develop a new type of electrolyzer that can produce green hydrogen more cheaply, sustainably, more efficiently, and without the use of PFAS, which is currently used.

Together with six partners, including both private companies and other research institutions, researchers from SDU’s Department of Green Technology will, over the next three years, develop a new electrolysis technology that is cleaner and cheaper.

The ambition is to demonstrate that green hydrogen can be produced competitively, sustainably and without the problematic substances on which the technology currently depends. “We want to develop a new type of electrolysis that is ready to be taken forward to industrial application and can play a real role in the green transition”, said Shuang Ma Andersen, professor at the Faculty of Engineering at SDU and project lead.

The project is based on the so-called PEM electrolysis, which stands for proton exchange membrane.

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