Objective The FluMaBack (Fluid Management component improvement for Back up fuel cell systems) project aims at improving the performance, life time and cost of balance of plant (BOP) components of back up fuel cell systems specifically developed to face back-out periods of around 1,000h/year for specific markets: USA, Africa and North Europe where hard operative conditions are present (high and low temperatures). The improvement of system components addressed in this project will benefit both back-up and CHP applications.The project focuses on new design and improvement of BOP components for utilization in PEMFC based stationary power applications, aimed at:- improving BOP components performance, in terms of reliability;- improving the lifetime of BOP component both at component and at a system level;- reducing cost in a mass production perspective;- simplifying the manufacturing/assembly process of the entire fuel cell system.While in recent years the performance and durability of the PEMFC have increased and the cost has decreased at the same time, performance, durability and costs of BOP components have basically stayed the same. So, for improvements on performance, durability and cost of the fuel cell system, R&D dedicated on BOP components have become essential. The project is focussed on the most critical BOP components with the largest potential for performance improvement and cost reductions:- Air and fluid flow equipments, including subcomponents and more specifically blower and recirculation pumps- Humidifier- Heat exchangerSpecific targets in terms of efficiency, lifetime and cost have been pointed out for each BOP component to be developed.The project will have a duration of 3 years to guarantee the achievement of all project targets.The consortium consists of large and small entities which are R&D centres, BoP components developers and manufacturers, fuel cells stack and fuel cell system developers and manufacturers. Partners are located throughout the EU: Italy, Spain, The Netherland and Slovenia. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and powerengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2011.3.3 - Component improvement for stationary power applications Call for proposal FCH-JU-2011-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CP-FCH - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) Coordinator ELECTRO POWER SYSTEMS MANUFACTURINGSRL Address Piazza del tricolore 4 20129 Milano Italy See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ilaria Rosso (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 404 372,20 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DOMEL ELEKTROMOTORJI IN GOSPODINJSKI APARATI D.O.O. Slovenia EU contribution € 509 440,00 Address Otoki 21 4228 Zelezniki See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Gorenjska Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Natasa Dolenec (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window TUBIFLEX SPA Italy EU contribution € 347 914,00 Address Strada torino 25 10043 Orbassano See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marco Casiraghi (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PARCO SCIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO PER LAMBIENTE ENVIRONMENT PARK TORINO SPA Italy EU contribution € 140 600,00 Address Galleria san federico 54 co finpiemonte 10100 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Graizzaro Alessandro (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN Slovenia EU contribution € 236 200,00 Address Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Administrative Contact Gregor Dolanc (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FUNDACION PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS DEL HIDROGENO EN ARAGON Spain EU contribution € 182 388,00 Address Cr zaragoza n 330a km 566 cuarte 22197 Huesca See on map Region Noreste Aragón Huesca Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Luis Correas (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NEDSTACK FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY BV Netherlands EU contribution € 249 588,00 Address Westervoortsedijk 73 gebouw 533 6827 AV Arnhem See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Arnhem/Nijmegen Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Huiting Lute (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ONDA SPA Italy EU contribution € 78 400,00 Address Via vittoria 158 a 36065 Mussolente See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sella Cristina (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Slovenia EU contribution € 278 067,00 Address Kongresni trg 12 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mihael Sekavčnik (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Belgium EU contribution € 56 000,00 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. Brussel-Hoofdstad Administrative Contact Josephina Pijls (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
