International cooperation in the field of hydrogen technologies

1. Hyways: the European hydrogen energy roadmap
2. Benchmarking of European and U.S. hydrogen roadmapping efforts: the hyways-IPHE project
3. Mechanisms and ways of hydrogen market economy transition: generalization and analysis in the framework of a novel IAHE conception
4. Review of hydrogen energy strategies in developing countries

National hydrogen and fuel cells programs

1. Hydrogen energy R&D and roadmap in Malaysia
2. NATO Science for Peace 982620: Sahara trade winds to hydrogen: towards the development of large scale integrated sustainable energy systems
3. Use of hydrogen in transport and power sector in India
4. UNIDO-ICHET support to hydrogen energy implementation in developing countries
5. Hydrogen South Africa
6. Advanced energy technologies for developing countries
7. The EU strategy for promoting fuel cells and hydrogen technologies: the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)
8. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies – status, challenges and future opportunities

New hydrogen production technologies

1. Development of small-scale facility components for hydrogen production in the thermochemical methane-methanol cycle
2. Hydrogen production by pyrolysis of ethanol on nickel catalyst
3. Hydrocarbon processors for hydrogen production using micro and nanotechnology
4. Catalytic processes for the production of hydrogen-rich gas from natural, synthetic and renewable energy sources
5. Technology of hydrogen and steam-hydrogen mixture through hydrolysis of aluminum powders for self-contained combined plants
6. The effective technology of hydrogen production in the transition
7. Development of high-efficient compact fuel processor with microchannel reformer

Hydrogen storage and distribution

1. Influence of heat transfer in metal hydride beds on efficiency of hydrogen storage systems
2. Synthesis of magnesium hydrides with carbonic nanocomposite catalyst
3. Development of high-capacity composite materials based on single walled carbon nanotubes encapsulated by palladium for hydrogen storage
4. Prospecting research of new effective hydrogen accumulating metallic materials in the frames of the IPHE project
5. Development hydride materials as compact form for hydrogen storage and hydrogen generation
6. Materials and systems for hydrogen storage in the connected state
7. Complex mathematical model and 3d numerical simulation of heat and mass transfer in metal-hydride reactors
8. On ways of solving the actual problem of compatibility of steels with hydrogen and natural gas
9. The U.S. national hydrogen storage project: meeting the challenge of vehicular hydrogen storage

Use of hydrogen for power generation and in transport (all aspects, including RCS)

1. Application of the methane-hydrogen fuel compositions (MHFC) for a vehicle with high ecological quality
2. High-temperature superconductivity and hydrogen-based technologies for aircrafts
3. Results of researches on creation of coal-hydrogen non-polluting power station with the high-temperature steam turbine (with steam temperature 850–1500°С)
4. Hydrogen induced structural damages of palladium membranes and reliabilities of its exploitation during extra pure hydrogen production
5. Reduce normative barriers for safe implementation of the hydrogen technologies: HYPER project
6. Hydrogen release and distribution experiments in closed cylindrical vessel
7. Hydrogen steam generators for stationary energy applications
8. Development of test base for debugging of propulsion and power systems of feed and energy systems operating on hydrogen fuel and problems of accident protection

Fuel Cells

1. Development of the 2 kW power mobile power unit with using solid polymer fuel cells
2. Results of works on creation of new generation fuel cells in Frumkin institute of physical chemistry and electrochemistry
3. Mass transport in PEM FC gas-diffusion layers and flooding effect
4. Optimization of PEM water electrolysers
5. Enzymatic catalysis in PEM electrochemical systems
6. Hydrogen production by pyrolysis of ethanol on nickel catalyst
7. High-efficiency hydrogen-air solid oxide fuel cell

Public private partnership as a factor of hydrogen economy establishment

1. The State-private partnership experience: development of the technology, elaboration of a structure and arranging of manufacturing capabilities for hydrogen-aerial portable fuel cells
2. The public-private partnership as a system to implement innovation projects  in alternative energy and hydrogen technologies
3. RFNC-VNIIEF activities in the field of hydrogen energy in the interests of Restricted Liability Company Gazprom
4. Experience in mastering of hydrogen technologies on automobile transport
5. Alkaline matrix water electrolyzers and regenerative systems
6. Hydrogen and fuel cells in near term emerging markets
7. Breakthrough innovation: the path to the world’s first and only available commercial consumer fuel cell product

Educational and social aspects of the process of hydrogen economy establishment

1. Scientifical research efforts and specialists education in institute of energy efficiency solutions of MPEI (TU)
2. Energy-ecological education at the university and school
3. Think activity pedagogics as the basis of modernization of education at becoming hydrogen economy
4. “Vodorodny vseobuch” in MEE (municipal educational establishment)
5. Educational aspects of hydrogen economy: the school of general designers (SGD) as one of the forms of the organization of facultative classes on development of the maintenance of hydrogen economy
6. Development of visual aids for studying the bases of hydrogen energy at school
7. The ‘Compulsory hydrogen education’ club in the state comprehensive educational establishment lyceum 179 of St-Petersburg

Youth section

1. Catalytic layers of proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Influence of structure and composition
2. Researches on electrocatalytic compositions for reversible electrochemical cell with proton exchange membrane
3. The research of Pt-Ir electrocatalysts for unitized reversible fuel cell with solid polymer electrolyte
4. The research of hydrogen generation by sodium borohydride hydrolysis on nickel and cobalt catalysts for portable fuel cell
5. Intermetallic compounds for hydrogen storage and purification systems integrated with fuel cell power units
6. Comparison between pumped storage hydroelectricity and hydrogen accumulation