Project Details
Description
The automotive application of PEM fuel cells is facing some crucial problems:
- the relatively low operating temperatures limiting heat rejection
- too small an operating temperature range and
- high humidification needs
New types of electrolyte membranes and catalysts offer a solution; their systematic development and testing is the main focus of the effort; along with that work on MEA, entire cells and small scale stacks is foreseen to finally validate the results at a representative level of power
The project combines and exploits the European expertise in the field of advanced polymer membranes in a focused clustered and network type activity. Collaboration with institutes from non EU member states, in particular China, Russia and India, is addressed as well.
A steering group with representatives of seven automobile OEMs shall coordinate the project and iteratively focus and guide the developers by specifications and assessment of results
- the relatively low operating temperatures limiting heat rejection
- too small an operating temperature range and
- high humidification needs
New types of electrolyte membranes and catalysts offer a solution; their systematic development and testing is the main focus of the effort; along with that work on MEA, entire cells and small scale stacks is foreseen to finally validate the results at a representative level of power
The project combines and exploits the European expertise in the field of advanced polymer membranes in a focused clustered and network type activity. Collaboration with institutes from non EU member states, in particular China, Russia and India, is addressed as well.
A steering group with representatives of seven automobile OEMs shall coordinate the project and iteratively focus and guide the developers by specifications and assessment of results
| Acronym | Autobrane |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 01/11/2005 → 31/10/2009 |
Collaborative partners
- Technical University of Denmark (lead)
- CNRS (Project partner)
- Chalmers University of Technology (Project partner)
- Universita Degli Studi Di Perugia (Project partner)
- Opel AG (Project partner)
- European Institute for Energy Research (Project partner)
- German Aerospace Center (Project partner)
- Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (Project partner)
- Max Planck Institute (Project partner)
- Umicore AG & Co. KG (Project partner)
- Freudenberg Group (Project partner)
- Honda R&D Europe (D) GmbH (Project partner)
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Project partner)
- Gesellschaft für Funktionelle Membranen und Anlagentechnologie mbH (Project partner)
- Renault (Project partner)
- Volkswagen AG (Project partner)
- Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe Srl (Project partner)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Project partner)
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften (Project partner)
- National Research Council of Italy (Project partner)
- Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft- und Raumfahrt (Project partner)
- PEMEAS GmbH (Project partner)
- Johnson Matthey Plc (Project partner)
- Solvay S.A. (Project partner)
- Toyota Motor Europe (Project partner)
- TIMCAL SA (Project partner)
- Stellantis N.V. (Project partner)
- Solvay Solexis S.p.A. (Project partner)
- Daimler AG (Project partner)
- Lund University (Project partner)
- University of Helsinki (Project partner)
- Ilika Plc (Project partner)
Funding
- Forsk. EU - Rammeprogram
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