This year the 30th anniversary is celebrated by the Ural branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and 85 years is performed by the academic science of the Urals. The Ural Scientific Forum was held from 17 to 20 October at several venues in connection with these dates. Within the framework of the section “Actual problems of chemistry” scientists from the Institute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry gave a presentation on their research. Ludmila A. Elshina told about new composite materials based on light metals, and Dimitriy I. Bronin outlined some aspects of distributed energy, and more specifically fuel cells and electrolysers.