Project description
Soaring efficiency for simultaneous heat and power generation
Meeting the world's growing energy demands in a sustainable way is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Micro combined-heat-and-power (micro-CHP) generation is a low-carbon technology for individual homes and buildings that generates heat and electricity simultaneously. Systems based on high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (HTPEMFCs) are among the most promising for very high efficiency and low emissions. The EU-funded EMPOWER project is developing significant enhancements to this valuable technology, to deliver an HTPEMFC-based micro-CHP system fuelled by methanol that is suitable for the CHP and maritime sectors, too. EU funding is supporting the optimisation and technical validation of the technology as well as the business analysis required to prepare for commercialisation.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and power
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcohols
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells
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Funding Scheme
FCH2-RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
02150 Espoo
Finland
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Participants (4)
9220 Aalborg Ost
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
226 60 Lund
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
4099-002 Porto
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33200 Tampere
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.