The laboratory is dedicated to the characterization of advanced components for hydrogen production through PEM/AEM electrolysis, photoelectrochemical cells and third-generation photovoltaic cells. There are several test stations for single cell testing  at different temperatures and up to 30 bar for PEM/AEM electrolysis systems. 

The laboratory is also equipped with two Oriel solar simulators (lighted area up to approx. 200 cm2) for the electrochemical characterization of cells, modules and photoelectrochemical panels for the production of hydrogen and third generation photovoltaic cells. The laboratory is equipped with Metrohm/BioLogic instrumentation for electrical characterization (potentiostatic/galvanostatic polarisation, potentiostatic/galvanostatic durability test, potentiostatic/galvanostatic impedance spectroscopy) and two Agilent microGC for the analysis of the reaction products of PEM/AEM electrolysis and photoelectrochemical cells.