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The development of this German-NZ Green Hydrogen alliance and centre / He Honoka Hauwai, is being supported on both the German (BMBF) and NZ (MBIE) sides, with a grant to the co-leaders Prof Sally Brooker (Otago University) and Dr Paul Jerabek (Helmholz-Zentrum Hereon).

Ngāi Tahu commissioned a video to showcase a few of the researchers working on hydrogen in Te Waipounamu (South Island, NZ), including some of the people working on the German-NZ Green Hydrogen research grants. You can check it out on Youtube by clicking on the image below.

A link to a video commissioned by Ngāi Tahu showcasing four of the hydrogen researchers in Te Waipounamu (South Island, NZ) from University of Canterbury and University of Otago

German-NZ Research Grants

So far three German-New Zealand Green Hydrogen research grants have been awarded, with funding on both the German (BMBF) and New Zealand (MBIE) sides.

Left to right: Jannik and Rebecca, Sally, and Aaron, who lead the three German-NZ Green Hydrogen research grants listed below.

“Investigating ways of producing low-cost green hydrogen” led by Prof Aaron Marshall and hosted at the University of Canterbury (Canterbury Uni press release 17 August 2022). This project includes collaborators both from Germany, Prof Christina Roth (University of Bayreuth) and Drs Christian Bernäcker and Clemens Kubeil (Fraunhofer IFAM), as well as from around NZ, Prof Geoff Waterhouse (University of Auckland), Dr Kim McKelvey (Victoria University of Wellington), and Prof Daniel Holland (University of Canterbury). This project also includes two PostDocs, Drs Chang and Shailendra, who you can read a bit more about on our Students and PostDocs page here.

Professor Aaron Marshall

“Creation of a New Zealand-German platform for green hydrogen integration” (led by Drs Jannik Haas and Rebecca Peer), hosted at the University of Canterbury (Canterbury Uni press release 17 August 2022), with NZ (University of Auckland) and German (German Aerospace Center (DLR)) partners.

Dr Rebecca Peer and Dr Jannik Haas

“Safe, low cost, hydrogen storage materials from NZ resources” (Hereon press release 4 August 2022; Otago Uni press release 17 August 2022; ODT 17 August 2022; EnergyCentral 17 August 2022) hosted at the University of Otago but with an NZ wide team (University of Otago, Ngāi Tahu, NZ Hydrogen Council, University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Auckland, Unitec/Te Pūkenga) plus our partners at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (near Hamburg, Germany). Co-leaders Prof Sally Brooker (Otago) and Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon). This project also includes five PhD students, Alex, Lekshmi, Zarar, Al-Hasan and Matthieu, who you can read a bit more about on our Students and PostDocs page here.

TOP: Professor Sally Brooker (Otago), Dr. Paul Jerabek (Hereon), Aimee Kaio (Awarua Runaka and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu), Associate Professor Nigel Lucas (Otago), Associate Professor Anna Garden (Otago), Dr. Claudio Pistidda (Hereon), Professor Thomas Klassen; BOTTOM: Associate Professors Michael Jack (Otago) and Jonathan Leaver (Unitec), Dr. Chris Bumby (Vic), Associate Professor Alex Yip (Canterbury), Professor Peng Cao (Auckland), Dr. Julián Puszkiel (Hereon), Dr. Klaus Taube (Hereon).

 

Some of the lead investigators and key people of He Honoka Hauwai together during NZHS-1. Left to Right: Prof Sally Brooker (Otago), Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon), A/Prof Michael Jack (Otago), Prof Aaron Marshall (Canterbury), Dr Kai Sellschopp (Hereon), Alex Haack (Hereon/Otago), Mirko Ante (GKN Hydrogen), Ivan Hodgetts (Murihiku Regeneration), Dr Klaus Taube (Hereon), Dr Rebecca Peer (Canterbury), A/Prof Jonathan Leaver (Unitec/Te Pūkenga), A/Prof Nigel Lucas (Otago), Lekshmi Dinachandran (Otago)

 

 

Some of the people on the four green hydrogen grants

Professor Sally Brooker (Otago, co-leader establishing He Honoka Hauwai 2021-2026)
Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon, co-leader establishing He Honoka Hauwai 2021-2026)
Professor Aaron Marshall (Canterbury, deputy leader of He Honoka Hauwai)

Dr Rebecca Peer (Canterbury, co-leader of green H2 integration 2022-2025)
Dr Jannik Haas (Canterbury, co-leader of green H2 integration 2022-2025)
Professor Andy Philpott (Auckland)

Professor Aaron Marshall (Canterbury, leader of more active anodes for AEM 2022-2025)
Professor Geoff Waterhouse (Auckland)
Dr Kim McKelvey (Victoria)
Professor Christina Roth (University of Bayreuth)
Dr Christian Bernäcker (Fraunhofer IFAM)
Dr Clemens Kubeil (Fraunhofer IFAM)
Professor Daniel Holland (Canterbury)

Professor Sally Brooker (Otago, co-leader of H2 storage materials grant 2022-2025)
Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon, co-leader of H2 storage materials grant 2022-2025)
Terry Nicholas (Murihiku Regeneration, Ngāi Tahu)
Aimee Kaio (Ngāi Tahu)
Dr Linda Wright (NZ Hydrogen Council)
A/Professor Anna Garden (Otago)
A/Professor Nigel Lucas (Otago)
A/Professor Michael Jack (Otago)
Professor Chris Bumby (RRI, Victoria)
Dr Karl Dahm (Callaghan)
Professor Peng Cao (Auckland)
A/Professor Jonathan Lever (Unitec)
A/Professor Alex Yip (Canterbury)

PostDocs and PhD students:
Dr Chang Wu (Canterbury)
Dr Shailendra Sharma (Canterbury)
Alex Haack (Hereon/Otago)
Zarar Rasheed (RRI at Victoria/Hereon)
Laura Titheridge (Canterbury)
Al-Hasan Abdulwahid (Otago)
Lekshmi Dinachandran (Otago/Hereon)
Matthieu Ramond (Hereon/Otago)

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