{"id":10866,"date":"2025-10-13T12:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/?p=10866"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:52:50","slug":"superpocitac-pomohol-urychlit-vyvoj-ekologickej-vyroby-vodika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/superpocitac-pomohol-urychlit-vyvoj-ekologickej-vyroby-vodika\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercomputer Accelerated the Development of Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Production<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supercomputer Accelerated the Development of Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Production<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hydrogen is one of the key elements driving the transition toward sustainable energy. Its carbon-free production represents a cornerstone of the green energy future \u2014 from industry to transportation. However, finding an efficient and affordable way to produce it remains a scientific challenge that brings together chemistry, materials research, and computational modeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this success story, we take a look at how Slovak researchers harnessed the computational power of the NSCC Slovakia supercomputer to accelerate the development of a cheaper and more eco-friendly catalyst for hydrogen production. By combining laboratory experiments with HPC simulations, they succeeded in understanding the behavior of atoms on the surface of a material that could one day replace expensive metals such as platinum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This research demonstrates how High-Performance Computing (HPC) helps push the boundaries of scientific knowledge and supports the transition toward cleaner and more sustainable energy \u2014 right from Slovak laboratories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Challenge:<\/span><\/strong> Hydrogen is increasingly seen as the \u201cfuel of the future\u201d \u2014 carbon-free, clean, and applicable across industry, energy, and transportation. However, to make it truly accessible, it must be produced more cheaply and efficiently. Traditionally, expensive metals such as platinum have been used for this purpose, but they are not suitable for large-scale deployment. Scientists are therefore searching for new materials capable of catalyzing (accelerating) the reaction through which hydrogen is released from water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution:<\/span><\/strong> A team of researchers from the Institute of Chemistry at Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice and the Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences focused on molybdenum phosphide (MoP) \u2014 an inexpensive and readily available material with the potential to replace costly metals. They studied how MoP performs in different environments \u2014 from acidic to alkaline \u2014 and why it is able to maintain its efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The laboratory alone was not enough. The reactions on the catalyst\u2019s surface are extremely fast and occur at the atomic level. To truly understand them, it was necessary to combine experimental research with computational simulations on a supercomputer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collaboration with NSCC Slovakia and the use of a supercomputer enabled the researchers to create computer models of the catalyst and simulate what happens when hydrogen atoms bind to its surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to HPC, the team was able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n