Dr Gavin Irvine received his PhD from the University of St Andrews in 2021 with a thesis entitled ‘Studies of Hydride Ion Conductors…’ Since then he has worked on several projects with Prof John TS Irvine focusing primarily on hydrogen production and storage. Currently, he is tasked with overseeing the operation of the St Andrews electrolyser (85 kW) at the University’s Eden Campus. His responsibilities include designing, conducting, and analysing data from experiments on the electrolyser. Specifically, he looks to design experiments that answer the question: what is hydrogen’s role in future electrical grids? Additionally, he works to develop collaborations between the JTSI group, other parties in the university, and interested business and academic partners. As part of those efforts, he has cemented an agreement with a Taiwanese electrolysis company to provide an additional 80 kW PEM electrolyser for the Eden campus. Finally, he continues his work with hydride conductors by overseeing Master students’ work in the lab.