FITUP
"Fuel cell field test demonstration of economic and environmental viability for portable generators, backup and UPS power system applications"
| Coordinatore | ELECTRO POWER SYSTEMS
Organization address
address: VIA DIGIONE 13 BIS contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Totale costo | 5˙289˙900 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙475˙825 € |
| Programma | FP7-JTI
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives |
| Code Call | FCH-JU-2009-1 |
| Funding Scheme | JTI-CP-FCH |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-11-01 - 2014-04-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ELECTRO POWER SYSTEMS
Organization address
address: VIA DIGIONE 13 BIS contact info |
IT (TORINO) | coordinator | 680˙309.00 |
| 2 |
FUTUREE FUEL CELL SOLUTIONS GMBH
Organization address
address: Kisslingstrasse 1 contact info |
DE (NURTINGEN) | participant | 668˙531.21 |
| 3 |
FACHHOCHSCHULE ZENTRALSCHWEIZ - HOCHSCHULE LUZERN
Organization address
address: WERFTESTRASSE 4 contact info |
CH (LUZERN) | participant | 288˙047.00 |
| 4 |
PARCO SCIENTIFICO E TECNOLOGICO PER L'AMBIENTE - ENVIRONMENT PARK SPA
Organization address
address: Galleria San Federico 54 contact info |
IT (TORINO) | participant | 216˙657.00 |
| 5 |
Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
Organization address
address: Alte Tiefenaustrasse 6 contact info |
CH (Worblaufen) | participant | 195˙152.92 |
| 6 |
TUV SUD INDUSTRIE SERVICE GmbH
Organization address
address: Westendstrasse 199 contact info |
DE (MUNCHEN) | participant | 103˙130.00 |
| 7 |
ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITESI
Organization address
address: KAZIM KARABEKIR CAD 2/13 ISTANBUL ESKI SILAHTARAGA ELEKTRIK SANTRALI SANTRAISTANBUL KAMPUSU contact info |
TR (EYUP ISTANBUL) | participant | 82˙221.47 |
| 8 |
UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Organization address
address: "VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, WAGRAMERSTRASSE 5" contact info |
AT (VIENNA) | participant | 75˙847.40 |
| 9 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA
Organization address
address: VIA ORAZIO RAIMONDO 18 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 61˙671.00 |
| 10 |
WIND TELECOMUNICAZIONI S.P.A.
Organization address
address: VIA VIOLA CESARE GIULIO 48 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 54˙813.00 |
| 11 |
Kanton Nidwalden
Organization address
address: Kreuzstrasse 1 contact info |
CH (Stans) | participant | 49˙445.00 |
| 12 |
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Organization address
address: Rue de la Loi 200 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 13 |
Kanton Luzern
Organization address
address: "Sekretariat des Kantonsrates, Bahnhofstrasse 15" contact info |
CH (Luzern) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'A total of 19 market-ready fuel cell systems from 2 suppliers (ElectroPS, FutureE) will be installed as UPS/ backup power sources in selected sites across the EU. Real-world customers from the telecommunications and hotel industry will utilize these fuel cell-based systems, with power levels in the 1-10kW range, in their sites. These units will demonstrate a level of technical performance (start-up time, reliability, durability, number of cycles) that qualifies them for market entry, thereby accelerating the commercialisation of this technology in Europe and elsewhere. The demonstration project will involve the benchmarking of units from both fuel cell suppliers according to a test protocol to be developed within the project. It will employ this test protocol to conduct extensive tests in field trials in sites selected by final users in Italy, Switzerland and Turkey. The performance will be logged and analysed to draw conclusions regarding commercial viability and degree to which they meet customer requirements, as well as suggesting areas for improvement. A lifecycle cost analysis using data from the project will be carried out to determine economic value proposition over incumbent technologies such as batteries or diesel generators. The system producers use the results to obtain valuable first hand feedback from customers, optimise their systems as needed, and demonstrate commercial viability. On the other hand, final users from the telecommunications and hotel industry will experience first-hand the advantages of fuel cells for their applications under real world conditions. The optimisation potential is expected from the production process itself, from the installation of a significant amount of fuel cell systems and from the testing. The project will also develop a certification procedure valid in the EU27 under the lead of TÜV Süd.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Fuel cell systems capable of providing uninterruptible power supply (UPS) have been installed successfully in several sites across Europe. The EU-funded FITUP project has confirmed that these fuel cell power systems will soon be ready for market entry, which should accelerate commercialisation of this innovative technology.