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Bipolar Plates: the Backbone of Fuel Cell Stacks

Bipolar Plates: the Backbone of Fuel Cell Stacks

FZ-Juelich

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Bipolar plates are core components of PEM fuel cells. They control not only hydrogen and air supply but also the release of water vapor, along with heat and electrical energy. Their flow field design has a major impact on the efficiency of the entire unit. Plates can come in several sizes and can be manufactured using a variety of production techniques. In principle, the bigger the plates are, the greater is the current of individual cells. (more…)

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Cost-Effective Fuel Cell Manufacturing

Cost-Effective Fuel Cell Manufacturing

Inn-BalanceLaunched in January 2017, INN-BALANCE, a project co-funded by the European Union’s FCH 2 JU public-private partnership, intends to seek out Innovative Cost Improvements for Balance of Plant Components of Automotive PEMFC Systems. The objective is to enhance the design of production-ready balance of plant and fuel cell components (more…)

Electric Minicar for EUR 10,000

Electric Minicar for EUR 10,000

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Reservation lists have been popular with electric vehicle pioneers – look no further than Tesla’s Elon Musk – and Günther Schuh, a professor and manufacturing expert, is no exception. Before he designed his urban car called e.GO Life, he had built electric vans for Deutsche Post, Germany’s largest provider of mail and shipping services. Now, his minivehicle is going into production and Schuh’s list shows as many as 2,900 preorders. (more…)

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Dibenzyltoluene: The Future of Hydrogen Storage

Dibenzyltoluene: The Future of Hydrogen Storage

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HySA system, © Framatome

Over the past years, Erlangen, in the German state of Bavaria, has become known as the world’s epicenter of LOHC research. It was here that Wolfgang Arlt, a professor at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, conducted his initial experiments on carbazole and other LOHCs, short for liquid organic hydrogen carriers, in 2011. The city is also home to companies such as Hydrogenious and Framatome (more…)

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China is More Open to Adopt Hydrogen

China is More Open to Adopt Hydrogen

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Stéphane Aver, © Aaqius

Using cartridges to store hydrogen may not be a new idea, but it is one that has never been successfully implemented – until now. Aaqius, a technology supplier based in Switzerland, has developed a unit called Stor-H, which is well on its way to becoming a viable option in several countries. The handy cartridge is intended to power vehicles in not only France, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates but also China. (more…)

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