Strive for a green energy future

The Li Energy Lab in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Melbourne has a main focus on advancing novel electrochemical technologies that are capable of driving the global energy transition away from burning fossil fuels. These technologies either use the renewable electricity to produce value-added chemicals from waste materials, or use the chemical energy stored in the future fuels such as hydrogen into electricity and heat at higher efficiency than traditional combustion-based power generation.

Currently, our primary research focuses on (1) carbon dioxide electrolysis to produce base chemicals such as carbon monoxide, (2) solid oxide fuel cells to produce electricity, (3) durable water electrolysis stack design. We take a combined material and engineering approach to the research questions relevant to catalysis, transport phenomena, and techno-economic viability within the energy landscape.