MakeFCLast Make-FC-Last Materials and Key Processes of Fabrication towards Cost and Lifetime Adaptable Sustainable Transport

Blue World Technologies ApS

HT-PEMFC with Danish industry in the lead is on the threshold of market entry and consortium partners are committed to establish a production line of cell components at a production rate of 1-10 cells/s. Further reduction of cost and enhancement of durability and production reliability are the recognized unmet issues. This can be achieved by a low-TRL materials development effort alongside the existing high-TRL stack and system early market entry. This proposal is devoted to maturing new materials and processing techniques demonstrated in lab (TRL 2-4) aiming at scale up fabrication (TRL 5) and full commercial operation in prototype short stacks (TRL 6-7).

The targets are a single cell power density increased from by 20%, an MEA lifetime of > 10000 hours, cycling degradation rate decrease of 35% and a total Pt loading decreased with 44% from 1.8 to 1.0 mg/cm2. High-capacity production methods are introduced to lower materials cost and match requirements for reproducibility, speed and feasibility.

Solving these issues will greatly increase the performance of the HT-PEM technology and enable a cost-effective, competitive, and sustainable alternative drivetrain for vehicles and key fundamentals for a full commercial introduction of the next generation clean mobility based on HT-PEM fuel cells powered by renewable methanol. HT-PEM hybrid electric vehicles will significantly reduce greenhouse emissions from transportation while utilizing the existing infrastructure.

Key figures

Periode:

2023 - 2027

Bevillingsår:

2022

Egen finansiering:

7,82 mio.

Støttebeløb:

21,74 mio.

Støtteprocent:

74 %

Projektbudget:

29,56 mio.

Kategori

Program

Innovationsfonden

Fælles overordnet teknologiområde

Brint og brændselsceller

Keywords

Materialeudvikling Transport (person og gods)

Journalnummer

2079-00005A

Deltagere

Blue World Technologies ApS (Main Responsible)

Partner og Økonomi

Partner	Tilskud	Eget bidrag
Blue World Technologies ApS	13.30 mio.	5.73 mio.
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	7.71 mio.	1.36 mio.
The National Distance Education University	0.73 mio.	0.73 mio.