What is the Center for Hydrogen Technologies (CTH2)?
The Centre for Hydrogen Technologies (CTH2), established in 2020 as part of the Institute of Power Engineering – National Research Institute, coordinates efforts related to the development and implementation of hydrogen technologies. The Center serves as a think tank that leverages its scientific and technical potential to conduct research, develop and deliver market products, 
and provide comprehensive consulting services in the field. Additionally, it promotes knowledge of hydrogen technologies, with a special focus on the role of hydrogen in the ongoing energy transition.
CTH2 brings together over 60 interdisciplinary researchers with expertise in such areas as process engineering, materials engineering, chemistry, physics, power engineering, automation and control engineering, and solid-state chemistry and physics. The Center for Hydrogen Technologies (CTH2) of the Institute of Power Engineering - National Research Institute was established in May 2020 as a response to new challenges in the development of hydrogen technologies in Poland.
CTH2 projects
In 2022, the Center coordinated the implementation of the task carried out under Priority Programme 5.1.1 ‘Support to the Climate Minister in the implementation of climate policy, financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management’:
Center for Hydrogen Technologies staff members participated in expert and consultative teams and public administration advisory bodies, including:
- Coordinating Council of the Sectoral Agreement for the Development of the Hydrogen Economy,
- Council of the Mazovian Hydrogen Valley,
- International Energy Agency, Annex 32: Advanced Fuel Cells,
- European research initiative on Green Hydrogen,
- Hydrogen Europe Research,
- European Energy Research Alliance, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen,
- National Environmental Council,
- Hydrogen Expert Panel of the Chamber of Commerce of Natural Gas,
- Board of the Podkarpackie Hydrogen Valley.
Representatives of the Center were leaders of task forces implementing the indicator goals of the Polish Hydrogen Strategy within Group 1 of the Hydrogen Alliance: Hydrogen Production, coordinated by Prof. Jakub Kupecki, D.Sc:
- Team G1.1: Launch of national production of new components, hydrogen technologies based on national scientific and research potential,
- Team G1.2: Realisation of R&D and basic research in the field of electrolysers (including definition of an optimal power range of electrolysers to be installed in Poland),
- Team G1.8: Decarbonisation of the steel and cement industries.
The Center has represented the Institute of Power Engineering in Hydrogen Valleys at industry events, trade fairs, popular science events and media debates, including: 7th Scientific Conference ‘Energy Security - Pillars and Development Perspective’, Hydrogen in the Economy, New Energy Model, International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC2022), World Fuel Cell Conference, 8th Energy Congress Security of Energy Supply in Times of Transition, International Conference on Electrolysis, 5th International Workshop on Degradation Issues of Fuel Cells and Electrolysers, Ceramics in Europe, 7th International Conference on Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering (CPOTE 2022), 17th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), 241st Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) and others.
In 2022, the CTH2 staff made study visits to the University of Aveiro, Portugal, DTU, Denmark, Colorado Fuel Cell Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, and the National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, as part of the ongoing Polish-American SUPER-SOE project: Investigation of high temperature co-electrolysis of carbon dioxide and steam in solid oxide electrochemical cells operated at elevated pressure, which is carried out under the SONATA BIS programme of the National Science Centre (SONATA-BIS 2021/42/E/ST8/00401).
Contact us
CTH2 Director
prof. Jakub Kupecki, PhD, Eng.
phone. +48 22 34 51 200