Reference number : 172-2024-2025-Q1-1016891, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dalhousie University, recipient country : CA, recipient province : NS, recipient city : Halifax|Halifax, recipient postal code : B3H 4R2, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Benchmarking Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts Compatible with Water Impurities., agreement title french : Étude comparative des électrocatalyseurs abondants sur Terre compatibles avec les impuretés dans l’eau, agreement number : 1016891, agreement value : 352000.0, agreement start date : 2024-04-17, agreement end date : 2026-03-31, description english : Sustainable production of green hydrogen via water electrolysis will be challenging if it relies on expensive catalyst materials and high purity water. This Project aims to develop AI tools to identify promising earth-abundant catalysts. These will be synthesized, characterized and their performance will be evaluated under standardized conditions which is the first step in practically moving towards next generation electrolyzers. The impact of various ions and organic matter present in less pure water on the catalyst performance and stability will be evaluated. By identifying fouling and degradation mechanisms, optimum catalyst materials can be selected in the future to build a robust electrolyzer. The Project intends to advance the development of earth-abundant catalysts based electrolyzers from TRL 1 (current) to TRL 3., description french : Étude comparative des électrocatalyseurs abondants sur Terre compatibles avec les impuretés dans l’eau, expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada