Graham leads NPL’s Electrochemistry Group’s work on electrochemical hydrogen technologies and more broadly coordinates NPL’s ‘Metrology for Clean Hydrogen Energy’ activities. His research focuses on developing high-quality measurements to support the global industrial and academic effort towards better electrochemical energy technologies.
Graham has a keen interest in metrology for clean hydrogen technologies of any degree of maturity with experience spanning the value chain from materials to device. His principal interests include electrochemical clean hydrogen technologies, particularly PEM fuel cells, water electrolysers of all types and novel redox flow batteries.
The immediate societal need for low carbon energy sources, and recent rapid improvements in materials, mean that electrolysers and fuel cells are being developed and deployed faster than ever. Fuel cells are uniquely qualified to electrify vehicles with very large energy requirements (including ships, trains, planes, and goods vehicles) while electrolysers have a proven capability to convert intermittent electrical energy to hydrogen gas for later use. Graham is interested in all industrial and academic collaborations in hydrogen technologies, including those technologies not listed here, and is happy to chat to hydrogen veterans or those considering a green hydrogen project for the first time.
After an MSci and PhD at Imperial College London, Graham carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Southampton and the University of Cape Town. Prior to joining NPL, Graham worked as a researcher in the New Energy Solutions Group at SINTEF (Norway).
You can find Graham Smith’s full biography here.