KDFuelCell - Components and materials for electrochemical energy conversion

he project KDFuelCell is about a Korean-Danish collaboration on the development of PEM full cells. This is a very active area of research in both countries. Focus is on the central components, such as the ionconducting membrane, which separates the electrodes, and the catalysts which make the electrochemical processes proceed, with as little loss of energy as possible. It is the hope, that the researchers from the two countries together can develop better and cheaper components and thereby easing the introduction of this type of fuel cell in to the market. Parallel with the technical-scientific work a study of the cultural differences between Korea and Denmark will be conducted. Through a series of workshops the project participants will learn more about the cultural characteristics which plays an important role for collaboration and communication. The Danish part of the project will educate two PhDs and these will spend time in Korea with the Korean partners. Finally, in the last year of the project period a joint scientific symposium will be held.