A joint research project supported by Mitacs and the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and led by Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Erik Kjeang is helping scale up the technology needed to lead the transition to a hydrogen economy as part of Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy.

Kjeang is an SFU expert in community-centred climate innovation, a professor of mechatronic systems engineering and Canada Research Chair in Fuel Cell Science and Technology Development.

His Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL) in the new state-of-the-art building at SFU’s Surrey campus, is working with the company Greenlight Innovation to test fuel cells that generate electrical power by converting energy sources like hydrogen into electricity. The by-product of hydrogen energy is water, which is why hydrogen is considered clean or ‘green’ energy.

SFU and Mitacs have a longstanding relationship that connects SFU faculty members and students with companies that have real-world research challenges. Mitacs provides students and postdoctoral researchers with internships, fellowships, training and partnerships to apply their skills and develop their networks, building the next generation of innovators.

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