Descrizione del progetto
Ridurre il consumo di carburante per i veicoli pesanti
I veicoli pesanti (autocarri, autobus e pullman) sono responsabili di circa un quarto delle emissioni di CO2 del trasporto stradale nell’UE e le emissioni in questo settore aumentano ogni anno. In questo contesto, il progetto HIGHLANDER, finanziato dall’UE, svilupperà assemblati membrana elettrodo per i veicoli pesanti con componenti rivoluzionari e innovativi, intervenendo sui costi e sulle dimensioni delle pile, sulla durabilità e sull’efficienza in termini di carburante. Nello specifico, progetterà e convaliderà assemblati membrana elettrodo a livello di cella e di pile brevi in base a protocolli accelerati di test di resistenza e di profilo di carico pertinenti ai veicoli pesanti. L’obiettivo complessivo del progetto consiste nello sviluppo dei componenti principali della cella combustibile in tandem, garantendone la migliore compatibilità e la resistenza inferiore di interfaccia. HIGHLANDER si aspetta di condurre a una significativa riduzione dei costi delle pile e del consumo di carburante.
Obiettivo
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.
Campo scientifico
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
- natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
75794 Paris
Francia