STAYERS
STAYERS Stationary PEM fuel cells with lifetimes beyond five years
| Coordinatore | NEDSTACK FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY BV
Organization address
address: Westervoortsedijk 73 - Building 533 73 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Netherlands [NL] |
| Totale costo | 4˙305˙717 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙938˙497 € |
| Programma | FP7-JTI
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives |
| Code Call | FCH-JU-2009-1 |
| Funding Scheme | JTI-CP-FCH |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-01-01 - 2014-06-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NEDSTACK FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY BV
Organization address
address: Westervoortsedijk 73 - Building 533 73 contact info |
NL (ARNHEM) | coordinator | 689˙839.00 |
| 2 |
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
Organization address
address: VIALE LOMBARDIA 20 contact info |
IT (BOLLATE) | participant | 379˙856.00 |
| 3 |
SOLVICORE GMBH & CO KG
Organization address
address: RODENBACHER CHAUSSEE 4 contact info |
DE (HANAU) | participant | 372˙250.00 |
| 4 |
STIFTELSEN SINTEF
Organization address
address: Strindveien 4 contact info |
NO (TRONDHEIM) | participant | 320˙147.00 |
| 5 |
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Organization address
address: Rue de la Loi 200 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 176˙405.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Economical use of PEM fuel cell power for stationary applications demands a lifetime of the fuel cells of at least 5 years, or more than 40,000 hours of continuous operation. The prospect of large scale application for automotive use has focused PEM research on low cost production techniques with practical lifetimes of the fuel cells of 5,000 hours. For the stationary use, especially in the chemical industry and in remote areas, robustness, reliability, and longevity are often more important than the cost of the initial investment. For stationary generators the yearly cost of maintenance and overhaul are expected to be much larger than for intermittent applications such as automotive- and back-up power.
To reach the high goals of the project, basic material research is given maximum attention. The durability of all components of a stack of PEM fuel cells, especially that of the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA), rims and seals, cell (bipolar) plates, and flow field is of paramount importance for a stationary power generator.
Project STAYERS is dedicated to the goal of obtaining 40,000 hours of PEM fuel cell lifetime employing the best technological and scientific means. Apart from materials research it also requires a detailed investigation of degradation mechanisms and their mitigation during continuous operation. Factors relevant for the balance of plant (BOP) will also be addressed. These are the operating temperature, degree of humidification of fuel and air, and the excess ratio with respect to the stoichiometry of the supplied gases. The effect of possible contaminants should be taken into account.
A lifetime of 40,000 hours, if defined as the time elapsed until 10 % of the initial voltage is lost, is equivalent with an average voltage decay rate of 1.5μV/h. To establish this lifetime within the 26,000 hours of a three years project advanced materials research and development will be combined with models and accelerated tests.'