Objective Designed as a joint EU and US collaborative effort in the framework of the EU-US Cooperation Agreement on fuel cells, NextGenCell aims to bring domestic fuel cell microCHP (1-5kWel) next step towards commercialisation. In FP5 Vaillant, Plug Power, and othe r European partners have demonstrated low temperature PEM fuel cell microCHP systems.Three major hurdles were identified:1. Costs must be reduced significantly,2. Reliability must be improved via system simplification,3. System temperature must be increased.High Temperature (HT) PEM MEA technology at 160-180°C has the potential to overcome those hurdles. R&D on MEA, Fuel Cell System, components development and integration will lead to a developed and tested 1-5kW HT PEM fuel cell prototype microCH P system with modular design for global markets.Specific objectives relevant to TP 6.1 at production volumes are:1. Total system costs < 400 EUR/kW:- Significant system simplification (no CO clean-up and water management)- Increase mechanical stability of MEA- Reduction of system costs (e.g. of Balance of Plant, fuel processor, maintenance/recycling) and low cost bi-directional inverter development2. Modular system design:- modular system design for different market applications (CHP and future tri-generation)- Increase electrical efficiency up to 35% with 85% total efficiency3. Durability > 40.000 hours:- MEA Development with more stable cathode material and corrosion-resistant cathodes4. Electronic control systems for optimal heat and power management and reduced costs;- CHP hydraulics concept Development (system scalability 1-5kW)- Embedded controller with 70% less cost- microCHP Controls optimisation in a Virtual Power PlantThe team is based on strong industrial and scientifically partnership, includes a SME and participants from Acceding Country Bulgaria and Slovenia as one of the new member states. Five participants have expressed to join the Joint Technology Platform (JTI) Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and powerengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Keywords EU and US collaborative effort High Temperature PEM MEA fuel cell microCHP system modular system design for different market applications in Europe and US Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-1.2.1 - Fuel cells and their applications Call for proposal FP6-2005-ENERGY-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator VAILLANT GMBH Address Berghauser str. 40 Remscheid Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DOMEL, ELEKTROMOTORJI IN GOSPODINJSKI APARATI, D. D. Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Otoki 21 Zelezniki See on map Links Website Opens in new window GAIA POWER OY Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bulevardi 6 a Helsinki See on map Links Website Opens in new window IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE EU contribution € 0,00 Address Exhibition road, south kensington campus London See on map Links Website Opens in new window INSTITUT OF POLYMERS - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Bulgaria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Acad. bonchev-str. block 103a Sofia See on map PEMEAS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Industriepark hoechst Frankfurt See on map Links Website Opens in new window PEMEAS U.S.A., INC. United States EU contribution € 0,00 Address 39 veronica avenue Somerset nj See on map Links Website Opens in new window PLUG POWER HOLLAND B.V. Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Wilmersdorf 50 Apeldoorn See on map Links Website Opens in new window PLUG POWER INC. United States EU contribution € 0,00 Address 968 albany shaker road Latham, new york See on map
