DrAli Saberi Mehr

Dr. Ali Saberi Mehr serves as an assistant professor within the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at UCD. Dr. Saberi Mehr's primary research interests encompass green hydrogen, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology, electrification, H2-biofuel utilization through innovative technological advancements, including polygeneration concepts, Power-to-X, Power to Gas, as well as techno-economic modelling and life cycle assessments.

CURRENT ENGAGEMENTS

Presently, Dr. Saberi Mehr is actively participating in the "RESR" project, which is supported by SFI and focuses on ammonia-borane as a hydrogen storage medium. The RESR project aims to revolutionise hydrogen gas storage, ensuring its safety and applicability across a wide range of uses, from small-scale mobile devices to large-scale transportation solutions.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ali obtained his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Tabriz, Iran. In 2015, he commenced his collaboration as a research assistant in an EU-funded project known as "DEMOsofc," which had an overall budget of approximately €10 million. This project marked the largest demonstration of a 174kW-SOFC system installation in Europe, situated at the SMAT Collegno WWTP (Waste Water Treatment Plant) in Turin, Italy. The Energy Department of Politecnico di Torino (IT) coordinated this project, with partner institutions including SMAT (IT), Convion Oy (FI), VTT Research Center (FI), and Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (UK).

Subsequently, as a research fellow at Dublin City University, he actively participated in the "HyLight" project, a collaborative effort between three academic institutes (DCU, UCC, and NUIG) and 25 industry companies, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). His primary focus within this project is to investigate the role of hydrogen in facilitating decarbonization on the Island of Ireland. His efforts are geared towards providing a comprehensive roadmap for large-scale green hydrogen production, exploring hydrogen storage technologies such as salt caverns, aquifers, and depleted gas reservoirs, and assessing various hydrogen delivery scenarios.