Abstract: An electrode and a system for electrochemical hydrogen production from water oxidation and proton reduction can include covalently attaching a ruthenium complex onto a conducting material is provided by fluorine-doping a carbon cloth (FCC) and use this as an anode and/or a cathode in an electrochemical cell. The electrode for use in electrochemical hydrogen production from water oxidation is achieved by that the electrode comprises a ruthenium complex covalently attached onto a conducting material having a pyridine linker with a —CH2—CH2 spacer unit. The system for electrochemical hydrogen production from water oxidation and proton reduction can include at least an electrochemical cell having two electrodes, an anode and/or a cathode, where the electrodes comprise a ruthenium complex covalently attached onto a conducting material, is achieved by that the conducting material is made by fluorine-doped carbon cloth (FCC).