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Mehmet Fatih KAYA

Assoc Prof. Dr.

Erciyes University H2FC Hydrogen Energy Research Group

Kayseri, Türkiye

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Dr. Mehmet Fatih Kaya is an Associate Professor in Energy Systems Engineering Department at Erciyes University, TURKEY.

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Erciyes University H2FC Hydrogen Energy Research Group is an academic research group led by Dr. Mehmet Fatih Kaya, Associate Professor in the Department of Energy Systems Engineering at Erciyes University, Türkiye. The group focuses on hydrogen production, fuel cells, electrochemical energy conversion systems, and advanced energy technologies. Our main expertise covers PEM water electrolysers, AEM/alkaline electrolysis, direct seawater electrolysis, PEM fuel cells, microbial electrolysis systems, electrocatalyst development, porous transport layers, gas diffusion electrodes, membrane electrode assemblies, single-cell testing, stack-level validation, durability assessment, and system integration. Dr. Kaya received his PhD in 2018 on noble and non-noble catalyst development for PEM water electrolysers. He has received several competitive research grants from TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB, and Erciyes University in hydrogen energy, electrochemical conversion systems, PEM water electrolysis, and battery technologies. He has authored more than 28 scientific articles in the fields of hydrogen energy, batteries, fuel cells, water electrolysis, and electrochemical energy systems, and has three patent applications. The H2FC Hydrogen Energy Research Group has experience in both fundamental research and applied technology development. The group works on catalyst synthesis, electrode fabrication, MEA development, electrochemical characterization, electrolyser and fuel cell testing, and prototype-level system development. The group has also coordinated electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle projects involving more than 40 student members. In addition to academic activities, Dr. Kaya is the co-founder and chairman of Bataryasan Enerji A.Ş., a technology company working on hydrogen technologies, PEM electrolyser components, fuel cell systems, lithium-based battery packs, battery management systems, and energy storage solutions. This academic and industrial background enables the group to contribute to projects from laboratory-scale material development to component validation, prototype development, and industrially oriented demonstration activities. We are particularly interested in CETPartnership Joint Call 2026, especially CM2026-05 Hydrogen and renewable fuels. We can contribute to consortia as an R&D partner, technology partner, demonstrator, or validation partner in topics related to PEM/AEM electrolysis, direct seawater electrolysis, non-pure water electrolysers, renewable hydrogen production, advanced electrodes and catalyst layers, MEA development, stack testing, durability assessment, and integration of electrolysis technologies into renewable fuel value chains. Dr. Kaya has also served as an evaluator for several CET Partnership and Horizon Europe proposals and has participated as a partner in Horizon Europe project proposals. Therefore, the group is familiar with the structure, expectations, impact logic, and collaborative dynamics of European R&D projects.
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About me

Dr. Mehmet Fatih Kaya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Energy Systems Engineering at Erciyes University, Türkiye. He received his PhD degree from Erciyes University in 2018, focusing on the development of noble and non-noble catalysts for proton exchange membrane water electrolysers (PEMWEs).

His current research focuses on hydrogen energy technologies, including the development of advanced catalysts, porous transport layers, gas diffusion electrodes, and membrane electrode assemblies for PEM water electrolysers and PEM fuel cells. He also conducts research on microbial electrolysis cells, alkaline water electrolysis, battery systems, and electrochemical energy conversion technologies.

Dr. Kaya leads the H2FC Hydrogen Energy Research Group at Erciyes University, which conducts multidisciplinary research on hydrogen production, fuel cells, batteries, and electrochemical systems. He has also coordinated electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle projects, including VoltaCAR, involving more than 40 student members. He has received several competitive research grants and project supports from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), KOSGEB, and Erciyes University.

In addition to his academic activities, Dr. Kaya is actively involved in technology development and commercialization. He is the co-founder and chairman of Bataryasan Enerji A.Ş., a technology company working on lithium-based battery packs, battery management systems, PEM water electrolyser components, fuel cell technologies, and energy storage solutions. Bataryasan successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign of 5.6 million TL for its Portable Power Station product in just 10 minutes and was ranked among the top three startups in the European Enterprise Network Awards with its client journey story.

Dr. Kaya also leads industrial-scale PEM water electrolyser stack development activities for several applications. He has authored more than 28 scientific articles in the fields of hydrogen energy, batteries, fuel cells, water electrolysis, and electrochemical conversion systems, and he has three patent applications related to energy technologies.

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Skills

  • electrocatalysts
  • hydrogen production systems
  • surface and morphological analysis
  • electrochemical testing
  • electrolyzer testing
  • stack development
  • battery system design
  • PEM Water Elecrolyzers
  • PEMWE
  • Water Electrolysis
  • electrolysis
  • Electrolyzers
  • PEM
  • sea water electroylsis
  • seawater Electrolyzers

Interests

  • Hydrogen
  • Fuel cells
  • electrolysis
  • electroylzers
  • PEM Water Electroylzers
  • Batteries
  • Battery Systems
  • renewable energy systems
  • PEMWE
  • seawater Electrolyzers
  • Seawater Electrolysis

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I am interested in the following CETPartnership thematic areas:

develop the optimised, integrated European net-zero emissions energy systemdevelop a pool of zero-emission power technologies and solutions based on Renewable Energy Sourcesprovide technological cleaner solutions for storage technologiesprovide technological cleaner solutions for hydrogen and renewable fuelsprovide technological cleaner solutions for CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) and CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilisation)develop and validate integrated regional and local energy systems, NoREST initiativedevelop and demonstrate technical solutions for integrated industrial energy systemsprovide solutions and technologies for buildings to become an active element in the energy system

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