Objective Premium Act is an ambitious project on the durability of PEFC (Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells), targeting one of the main hurdles still to overcome before successful market development of stationary fuel cell systems. PEFC systems are now very near, or even already comply with market requirements for cost and performance. But durability targets, up to several tens of thousands of hours, are much more difficult to reach.Premium Act proposes a very innovative approach, combining original experimental work on PEFC systems, stacks and MEAs (Membrane Electrodes Assembly), including locally resolved studies of components durability, components characterisation using the most advanced techniques in order to quantify ageing phenomena, and an original mechanistic, multi-scale modelling approach able to take into account materials degradation processes and all reactions occurring and competing at each instant in a PEFC.These combined experimental and modelling tools will provide understanding of the fundamentals of degradation, with new insight on the coupling of degradation mechanisms in PEFC components, thus enabling the consortium to innovate on:- operating strategies, enhancing lifetime of given MEAs in a given stack and system,- the design of a lifetime prediction methodology based on coupled modelling and composite accelerated tests experiments.Premium Act will establish this innovative approach on two strategic fuel cell technologies for stationary markets: DMFC power generators and CHP systems fed by reformate hydrogen, both sharing similar MEA materials. This will show that the strategy is adaptable to the multiple PEFC requirements and give a competitive edge to European providers of stationary fuel cell systems. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and powernatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2009.3.1 - Fundamentals of fuel cell degradation for stationary power application Call for proposal FCH-JU-2009-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CP-FCH - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES EU contribution € 791 992,00 Address RUE LEBLANC 25 75015 PARIS 15 France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sylvie Escribano (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all IRD FUEL CELLS A/S Denmark EU contribution € 365 250,00 Address EMIL NECKELMANNS VEJ 15A 5220 Fraugde See on map Region Danmark Syddanmark Fyn Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Laila Grahl-Madsen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy EU contribution € 273 988,00 Address PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrea Casalegno (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 504 631,00 Address LINDER HOHE 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Carolin Dolde (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data I.C.I CALDAIE SPA Italy EU contribution € 286 888,00 Address VIA GIOVANNI PASCOLI 38 37059 Campagnola Di Zevio See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Verona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michela Brunelli (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Belgium EU contribution No data Address Rue de la Loi 200 1049 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. 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