Global HyPT Center members meet in Cranfield

Interim ISER Director Prof Gus Nathan and Acting CET Director Prof Greg Metha travelled to the UK earlier this month to attend the second face-to-face meeting of the Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center.

Prof Metha is the Director of the Australian node of the , as well as leading the photocatalysis research thrust group within the center, while Prof Nathan is a member of the methane pyrolysis research thrust group.

The HyPT Center meeting was held at Cranfield University from June 9-10, 2025. It was an opportunity for research thrust members to work together in person, to discuss their key challenges, opportunities and techniques and to share ideas and insights.

Members had the opportunity to tour Cranfield’s hydrogen production facilities, to learn more about their pilot-scale technologies for clean hydrogen generation. The photocatalysis group also visited Prof James Durrant’s laboratory at Imperial College London, to explore his work in photoinduced charge transfer and solar fuel generation.

The global HyPT meeting was followed by the Global Hydrogen Futures Conference, also held at Cranfield University, June 11 – 12, 2025. Topics were discussed in two overarching themes: materials advancements for hydrogen production and use; and hydrogen in the energy system. University of Adelaide and HyPT Global PhD student, Muhammad Adnan presented his work “Deposition of Metal Clusters on Visible Light Active Photocatalysis” in a session chaired by Prof Greg Metha.

Muhammad said that he was looking forward to translating the insights gained from the UK visit to his research back in Australia.

“I’m especially grateful to my supervisors, Professor Greg Metha and Professor Gunther Andersson (Flinders University), for their guidance and for joining me on this visit - it was a privilege to learn and collaborate alongside them,” Muhammad said.