{"id":6137,"date":"2010-01-20T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod.zbt.compositas.io\/?post_type=news&p=6137"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:36:21","slug":"german-canadian-fuel-cell-project-under-way-at-zbt","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/news\/german-canadian-fuel-cell-project-under-way-at-zbt\/","title":{"rendered":"German-Canadian fuel cell project under way at ZBT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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German-Canadian fuel cell project under way at ZBT<\/h2>\n
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The ZBT Center for Fuel Cell Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany has been awarded \u20ac380 000 (US$535 000) for its HiPerLoCo project, on the Development of High Performance and Low-Cost PEM Fuel Cells.<\/p>\n

Renewable\u00a0Energy Focus<\/b>\u00a0ZBT will collaborate with the National Research
\nCouncil Canada \u2013 Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

The project is funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy for
\nthe German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW), under the NRW-EU
\nObjective 2 program. The award is part of the state government\u2019s support for
\nthe development of versatile, low-cost polymer electroloyte membrane
\n(PEM) fuel cells that could be used in the future for power generation or in
\ntransportation.<\/p>\n

ZBT will work closely with the NRC-IFCI, a leading fuel cell research center.
\nThe international cooperation aims to exchange materials and scientists,
\nand to enhance knowledge in a variety of technologies and processes.
\nThe project will in parallel develop NRW as a focal point for the North
\nAmerican fuel cell sector. The technical and scientific exchange will be
\nboosted through the involvement of companies in the NRW region, to create
\nand consolidate jobs in research and industry.<\/p>\n

\u2018Over the next three years, using mass production techniques, we will
\nexplore in the project how to create versatile, practical, low-cost fuel cell
\nsystems,\u2019 says ZBT Director, Professor Dr Angelika Heinzel. \u2018Applications
\ninclude, for example, mobile drive applications with battery hybrid
\ntechnologies, as well as stationary power generation.\u2019<\/p>\n

The project focus is technology development for system components and
\noperational performance in the 5\u201310 kW range. Of particular interest are
\nmobile power applications with battery hybrid technologies.
\nThis ties in with the Electric Mobility Strategy of the EnergieRegion.NRW, in
\nwhich batteries and fuel cells are seen as complementary technologies.
\nOther activities within this strategy in the Rhine-Ruhr electric mobility region
\ncan also benefit from this project. In addition, stationary applications for
\nhigh-quality power supply (e.g. UPS systems) will be optimized.
\nThe ZBT Center for Fuel Cell Technology provides services in applied
\nresearch, development and innovation. Its scientific and technical
\ndepartments are conducting industry-related fuel cell research. Supported
\nby funding from NRW and the European Union, the ZBT is a bridge
\nbetween university research and the demands of industry in terms of
\npossible applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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