Project description DEENESFRITPL Reducing fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles Heavy-duty vehicles – trucks, buses and coaches – are responsible for approximately a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU. Emissions in this sector increase every year. In this context, the EU-funded HIGHLANDER project will develop membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for heavy-duty vehicles with disruptive, novel components, targeting stack cost and size, durability and fuel efficiency. Specifically, it will design and validate MEAs at cell and short stack levels against heavy-duty relevant accelerated stress test and load profile test protocols. The project’s overall aim is to develop core fuel cell components in tandem, ensuring their greatest compatibility and lowest interface resistance. HIGHLANDER expects to bring about a significant reduction in stack cost and fuel consumption. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The objective of HIGHLANDER is to develop membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDV) with disruptive, novel components, targeting stack cost and size, durability, and fuel efficiency. The project will design, fabricate, and validate the HDV MEAs at cell and short stack level against heavy-duty relevant accelerated stress test and load profile test protocols. The unique approach of HIGHLANDER is to develop core fuel cell components in tandem, ensuring their greatest compatibility and lowest interface resistance: ionomer and reinforcement, catalyst and catalyst support, catalyst layer composition and property gradient in tune with the bipolar plate flow-field geometry. Materials screening efforts will be supported by the development and use of improved predictive degradation models bridging scales from reaction sites to cell level. Model parameterisation is implemented using experimental characterisation data at materials, component, and cell level. HIGHLANDER brings together a European supply chain of fuel cell materials and components producers and an OEM stack developer that makes this approach possible. HIGHLANDER aims to bring about a significant reduction in stack cost and fuel consumption through improvement of catalyst coated membrane performance and development of a new, lower cost single-layer gas diffusion layer. It will aim to achieve the 1.2 W/cm² at 0.65 V performance target at 0.3 g Pt/kW or below, meeting a lifetime target of 20,000 h. Sustainability considerations include benchmarking of fluorine-free membranes for HDV MEA application and re-use of platinum in the context of a circular economy. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometrysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Keywords Fuel cell core components Membrane electrode assembly durability performance and lifetime prediction Programme(s) HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme Topic(s) HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-03-02 - Innovative and optimised MEA components towards next generation of improved PEMFC stacks for heavy duty vehicles Call for proposal HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS Net EU contribution € 453 370,00 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 534 702,50 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER France Net EU contribution € 81 332,50 Address 163 RUE AUGUSTE BROUSSONNET 34090 Montpellier See on map Region Occitanie Languedoc-Roussillon Hérault Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 81 332,50 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 792 127,50 Address ROBERT-BOSCH-PLATZ 1 70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhoehe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Ludwigsburg Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 792 127,50 ELMARCO SRO Czechia Net EU contribution € 202 500,00 Address SVAROVSKA 621, LIBEREC XI-RUZODOL I 460 01 Liberec See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Česko Severovýchod Liberecký kraj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 202 500,00 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN Germany Net EU contribution € 506 125,00 Address STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 10623 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 506 125,00 FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 419 936,25 Address WILHELM JOHNEN STRASSE 52428 Julich See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Düren Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 419 936,25 PRETEXO France Net EU contribution € 76 725,00 Address 58 AVENUE D'OCCITANIE BAT J2 APT 193 34090 Montpellier See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Occitanie Languedoc-Roussillon Hérault Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 76 725,00 SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 220 156,25 Address VIALE LOMBARDIA 20 20021 Bollate Mi See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 799 131,25 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. Rhodia Laboratoire du Futur France Net EU contribution € 268 022,50 Address Avenue du Docteur Schweitzer 178 33608 Pessac See on map Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Aquitaine Gironde Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 268 022,50 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. RHODIA OPERATIONS Participation ended France Net EU contribution € 26 075,24 Address 9 RUE DES CUIRASSIERS, IMMEUBLE SILEX 2 SOLVAY 69003 Lyon See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 26 075,24 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE France Net EU contribution € 284 877,26 Address 9 RUE DES CUIRASSIERS IMMEUBLE SILEX 2 SOLVAY 69003 LYON See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 284 877,26 Partners (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all JOHNSON MATTHEY HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address FARRINGDON STREET 25 EC4A 4AB London See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address FARRINGDON STREET 25 5TH FLOOR EC4A 4AB London See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data
