Objective Water electrolysis based on PEM technology has demonstrated its applicability to produce hydrogen and oxygen in a clean and safe way. Systems have been demonstrated in a wide range of niche applications with capacities from << 1 Nl/hrs to 30 Nm^3/hrs.PEM electrolysers offer efficiency, safety and compactness benefits over alkaline electrolysers. However, these benefits have not been fully realised in distributed hydrogen generation principally due to high capital costs.Principal reasons for high capital costs of present state of the art PEM electrolyser are:- use of expensive materials (noble metals, perfluorinated ion-exchange membranes),- high material usage (e.g. catalyst loading, thickness of bipolar plates),- limited durability of the main components (membrane, electrode, current collectors and bipolar plates),- complex stack designThis project will take advantage of the progress beyond the state of the art achieved by the partners involved in the NEXPEL project. In the initial phase of this project, durability studies of electrolyser stacks developed in NEXPEL will be performed. The stacks will be run at different operating conditions (low pressure, constant load, fluctuating load coupled with RES). Invaluable data and post mortem analyses can be extracted from this demonstration part of NEXPEL and fed into the further development of novel materials for and design of cost competitive, high efficiency, small scale PEM electrolysers for home/community use.The functionality of the novel materials will be proved on the laboratory scale with a small electrolysis stack in the 1-kWel range. By minimising electrochemical losses in the stack, a system design will be developed which enables an overall efficiency > 70 % (LHV). The improved materials will also be made available to current developers of PEM electrolysers to allow them to quantify the benefits, and to provide early feedback that will drive ongoing performance improvements Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysis Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2011.2.7 - Innovative Materials and Components for PEM electrolysers 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 STIFTELSEN SINTEF Address Strindveien 4 7034 Trondheim Norway See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Tove Lillian Hønstad (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 522 088,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 328 830,00 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maximilian Steiert (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES France EU contribution € 415 123,00 Address Rue leblanc 25 75015 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Yves Hussenot (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window AREVA STOCKAGE D'ENERGIE SAS France EU contribution € 324 815,00 Address Bâtiment jules verne, domaine du petit arbois 13545 Aix-en-provence See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Pierre Bolenor (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window JOHNSON MATTHEY HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 321 376,00 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) Administrative Contact Graham Hards (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window TEER COATINGS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 345 302,00 Address West stone house west stone berry hill industrial estate WR9 9AS Droitwich See on map Region West Midlands (England) Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire Worcestershire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kevin Cooke (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window BENEQ OY Participation ended Finland EU contribution € 13 690,00 Address Olarinluoma 9 02200 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Risto Laakso (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT Switzerland EU contribution € 392 133,00 Address Forschungstrasse 111 5232 Villigen psi See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Aargau Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Irene Walthert (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ELOGEN France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 8 avenue du parana - za de courta boeuf 91940 Les ulis See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Catherine Martin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
