Descrizione del progetto
Realizzare celle a combustibile a idrogeno con costi molto ridotti
La tecnologia delle celle a combustibile a idrogeno offre una fonte di energia alternativa pulita e affidabile per un numero crescente di applicazioni, tra cui il trasporto di energia e potenza di riserva fissa, portatile e di emergenza. Nonostante il suo promettente potenziale, la tecnologia non ha acquisito sufficiente slancio per una svolta commerciale, in gran parte a causa del suo costo e della sua complessità. Il progetto EHSTACK, finanziato dall’UE, mira a rimuovere questi ostacoli alla diffusione su larga scala della tecnologia. Riducendo i componenti ausiliari, il progetto mira a semplificare l’architettura generale delle celle a combustibile e a renderla più efficiente dal punto di vista energetico. La densità di potenza dovrebbe essere 1,5 volte superiore alla tecnologia delle celle a combustibile della concorrenza. Infine, integrerà anche lo sviluppo di macchinari proprietari che ridurranno drasticamente i costi di produzione di una pila da 30 kW da 1 000 EUR/kW a meno di 50-100 EUR/kW.
Obiettivo
EH Group Engineering (EHG) aims to become a leading player in the emerging hydrogen economy. This is via the commercialisation of a low temperature fuel cell (FC) based on a radical new design and the development of a transformative manufacturing technique that dramatically reduces costs:
- A uniquely simplified and re-designed FC stack at the micro level, making it significantly more compact, lightweight and efficient. It also simplifies the overall FC system architecture by reducing or eliminating auxiliary components, making it more efficient and cheaper. It delivers a power density of 1.5 times leading competitors’ products.
- A completely new concept of fuel cell stack design and assembly with high micro precision, integrating proprietary machinery that will enable the production at scale of a 30kW stack in less than a minute at a cost of less than 100EUR/kW (currently over 1,000EUR/kW). Radical cost reduction in fuel cell by process innovation in production with a sharply lower capex.
- Our FC technology can operate with minimal effects of gravity and in any orientation, making it a great candidate in the automotive sector as a power generator.
EH Group is focused on B2B; equipment manufacturers purchasing our FC to integrate them into their product offerings. Two patents have been filed with further three planned for late 2019. Our leadership team combines more than 50+ years of collective expertise in the field of engineering, fuel cells, low/high temperature materials, institutional finance and entrepreneurship.
The fuel cell market has been expanding at 25-40%p.a. in stationary and mobile applications, and is projected to reach 25bio USD by 2025. The electrification of heavy transport, such as buses, trucks and maritime vessels where batteries cannot compete on range, weight and refueling time are strong candidates for the deployment of our technology, as we forge towards the imperative of a low carbon future.
Campo scientifico
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurship
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringnaval engineeringsea vessels
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy
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H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3
Meccanismo di finanziamento
SME-2b - SME Instrument (grant only and blended finance)Coordinatore
1197 Prangins
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