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EFOY ProCube power in wind park construction
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Ballard closes $80m tech solutions deal with VW
Symbio FCell range-extender for Renault truck
Ballard modules for California and Ohio buses
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SMALL STATIONARY
IE-CHP, Hyteon to commercialise domestic CHP
FCO Power next-gen SOFC stack for apartments
Cascadiant fuel cell R&D with Indonesia agency
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Stop & Shop installs Bloom Energy SOFC unit
FCEs university micro-grid unit for NRG Yield
AFC operation of 101-cell stack trial at gas plant
Nedstack China order for first 2 MW PEMFC plant
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ENERGY STORAGE
ITM next-gen P2G PEM electrolyser for RWE
McPhy links Enertrag P2G plant to gas grid
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COMMERCIALISATION
Ballard deals for wearable power, automotive
CFCL in administration, despite tech progress
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RESEARCH
DOE invests $10m in 11 incubator projects
NPL, ITM new electrode for PEM electrolysers
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Aberdeen opens UKs largest hydrogen
production, fueling station
for expanding bus fleet
Tubular direct carbon SOFC with ceramic
separation membrane to remove CO2
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When the vehicle is running, the electric
motor is fed by two complementary energy
sources; the fuel cell is capable of delivering
a maximum power of 20 kW and, once that
threshold has been reached, the batteries kick
in to supply whatever power is still required,
explains project supervisor Christophe Vacquier.
When idle, the fuel cell is available to recharge
the battery as needed.
The Maxity Electric truck with the fuel cell
range-extender was delivered in February to the city
of Dole, in the Jura department of the FrancheComt region. The test is scheduled to last 12
months, so that the vehicles capabilities can be
fully assessed in all seasons, including the regions
especially harsh winter weather. The vehicle will be
used on a mainly rural mail and package collection
route that is approximately 70 km (44 miles) long.
March 2015
SMALL STATIONARY
EDITORIAL
Steve Barrett
NEWS
2 kW power output. Hyteon has been supplying
its mCHP systems to energy companies in
Europe, Japan, and Canada since 2004.
IE-CHP is developing and bringing to
market power and heating products for the
residential sector in the UK and Ireland. It
was formed in 2008 as a joint venture between
SSE, the UKs second-largest energy utility, and
Intelligent Energy, the hydrogen PEM fuel cell
developer [FCB, May 2008, p5]. Two years ago
IE-CHP received CE certification for its 10 kW
CHP unit, apparently utilising PEM fuel cell
technology from parent company Intelligent
Energy [FCB, April 2013, p4], so this deal with
Hyteon is presumably to offer more options for
systems with lower power outputs.
In other news, Calum Wilson has been
appointed as MD of IE-CHP, to replace the
retiring Mark Bugler. Wilson was formerly a
commercial director at SSE, and led their joint
venture in Forth Ports.
IE CHP (UK & Eire) Ltd, Bellshill, Lanarkshire,
Scotland, UK. Tel: +44 1698 849090, www.ie-chp.com
Hyteon Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tel: +1 450 973 2022 ext. 242, www.hyteon.com
Cascadiant expands
fuel cell R&D with
Indonesia tech agency
LARGE STATIONARY
March 2015
NEWS / IN BRIEF
of our operations on our communities, says
Don Sussman, president of Stop & Shop New
York Metro division. It will also increase the
resiliency of our stores, and enable us to serve
our customers during grid interruptions.
Last autumn Morgan Stanley unveiled a 250
kW Bloom Energy SOFC power plant installed
at the financial services giants headquarters in
Purchase, New York [FCB, December 2014,
p7], and a 750 kW Bloom Energy system
will power Danbury Fair Mall in Connecticut
[FCB, November 2014, p7].
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, USA.
Tel: +1 408 543 1500, www.bloomenergy.com
Stop & Shop: www.stopandshop.com
New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority: www.nyserda.ny.gov
March 2015
AFC breakthrough in
operation of 101-cell
stack trial at gas plant
IN BRIEF
Kansai plans to become hydrogen airport
Kansai International Airport (KIX) near Osaka,
Japan plans to transform itself into a hydrogen
airport, with the conversion of its materials
handling fleet to fuel cell powered forklifts,
a hydrogen station to supply fuel cell electric
vehicles, and the use of hydrogen-powered
limousine buses connecting to other airports.
A proof-of-concept trial is under way at the
airport located on a manmade island in Osaka
Bay to use wind and solar power generation
to produce hydrogen, deploying large-scale
hydrogen use at the airport, and using hydrogenpowered forklifts and other measures. Also
moving forward is the Hydrogen Grid Project,
led by the KIX Smart Ai-Land Hydrogen Grid
Committee, a public-private partnership with
members such as Iwatani, Toyota Motor, Toyota
Industries, Mitsui, Toyota Tsusho, Kansai Electric
Power, the Osaka prefectural government, and
the New Kansai International Airport Company.
In February the airport began operational
trials of hydrogen-powered infrastructure and
fuel cell forklifts. Forklifts are essential pieces
of equipment at airports where large volumes of
cargo are handled, and we currently employ [400]
of them at KIX, half of them gasoline-powered
and half electric, says Kiyotaka Nakaoka of the
New Kansai Airport International Company.
After the fuel cell forklifts are deployed, the
airport plans to switch to hydrogen for towing
tractors used to haul freight containers to aircraft.
We also want to power our hydrogen
generators using renewable energies like solar
and wind power, store the hydrogen in tanks and
fuel cells, and then provide that energy to the
airport terminal buildings, continues Nakaoka.
Even if the electrical grid goes down as the result
of a disaster, this system will allow us to stay up
and running.
NEESC releases plans for hydrogen and
fuel cells in US Northeast
The Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage
Cluster (NEESC, www.neesc.org) in the US
has released the 2015 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
Development Plans for the eight northeastern
states: www.ccat.us/energy/section/Publications
The plans have been created individually
for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode
Island, and Vermont, with support from the
US Small Business Administration (SBA) and
input from industry stakeholders including
automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers,
and hydrogen and fuel cell companies.
The plans cite cumulative goals for the
Northeast states: approximately 1300 MW of
stationary fuel cell capacity, 10 800 fuel cell
electric vehicles, 640 fuel cell buses, and 110
hydrogen fueling stations to support FCEVs
and buses.
NEWS
needs of smaller energy requirements (in
multiples of 10 kW). The company is in
discussions with potential customers and
partners who are assessing opportunities sized
at the single cartridge size, which widens
the companys possible market potential and
commercialisation potential in the short term.
AFC has just signed a milestone 50 MW
deal with Samyoung and Changshin for the
commercial deployment of alkaline fuel cell
technology in South Korea [see page 1].
The milestone in our technology
development places AFC in a strong position
to now generate robust technical data that
will support our aggressive commercialisation
strategy, says Adam Bond, CEO of AFC Energy.
AFC Energy is leading the Power-Up
project, funded by the European Fuel Cells
and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU),
to demonstrate the worlds largest alkaline fuel
cell system at the Air Products industrial gas
plant in Stade [FCB, November 2013, p6]. The
demonstration of the 240 kW KORE system
at this site has been fast-tracked to December
2015. This represents the final phase of AFCs
pre-commercialisation technical development
programme, and creates the platform for global
commercial deployment.
continues to be a leader in the market for largescale stationary PEM fuel cell applications.
Nedstack is working with AkzoNobel Industrial
Chemicals and industrial integrator MTSA
Technopower in the Chinese project, with
support from the European Unions Fuel Cells
and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU). A
delegation of all parties involved attended the
signing ceremony in early January in Shanghai.
Nedstack is an independent Dutch fuel cell
manufacturer of PEM fuel cells for stationary
applications such as telecom backup and
PEM power plants, as well as for heavy-duty
transportation. The company was founded in
1998 as a spin-off from specialty chemicals giant
AkzoNobel. Nedstack has deployed significant
numbers of PEM fuel stacks around the world,
gaining extensive experience on PEM fuel
cell operation for different applications, and
demonstrating very long lifetimes for its products
in PEMFC power plants [see the Nedstack feature
in FCB, August 2014].
Nedstack fuel cell technology BV, Arnhem, The
Netherlands. Tel: +31 26 319 7600, www.nedstack.com
MTSA Technopower: www.mtsa.nl
European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking:
www.fch-ju.eu
Intelligent Energy
acquires portable fuel
cell tech from Bic
March 2015
NEWS
Mobile accessibility is critical for everyone,
and the demand for charging solutions for mobile
phones, tablets, and cameras is increasing, says
Bjrn Westerholm, CEO of myFC. The dramatic
reduction of the size of both the fuel and charger
allows for the charger to be slimmer, so as to
nicely fit inside a jacket pocket, for example.
myFC is developing energy solutions using
PEM fuel cell technology. Last summer the
company launched its second-generation
PowerTrekk 2.0 portable fuel cell charger for small
electronic devices such as cell phones, cameras,
and tablets [FCB, July 2014, p7]. Last autumn
myFC conducted a large user test of fuel cell
chargers, in association with mobile operator 3
Sweden, with selected users given the opportunity
to beta-test two types of fuel cell powered charger
from myFC [FCB, November 2014, p8].
myFC AB, Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46 8 5000 0200,
www.myfcpower.com
March 2015
FUELING
NEWS
recognised leader in the Japanese industrial gas
market, to serve the materials handling industry
in that region of the world.
Japans keen interest in hydrogen fueling
for the automotive market provides a natural
extension to hydrogen fueling for materials
handling, continues Kiczek, adding that the
alliance is already in discussion with multiple
high-profile customers for the first deployment.
Suzuki Shokan has a long history of
supplying the hydrogen business, including
engineering, equipment and parts design, piping
construction, and knowledge of laws and safety
regulations. The company expects that using this
and its nationwide sales and marketing resources,
in conjunction with Air Products technology,
will see fuel cell powered forklifts make steady
progress in the Japanese market.
Air Products SmartFuel technology is daily
fueling more than 2500 materials handling
vehicles in the US, supplying over 20 sites
and dispensing hydrogen indoors at nearly 70
dispensers, some of them operating 100 times
a day. The Suzuki Shokan agreement is Air
Products second with a Japanese company
relating to hydrogen fueling. A year ago it hooked
up with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipeline &
Engineering, to collaborate on Japans developing
hydrogen fueling infrastructure market for
automotive customers [FCB, March 2014, p8].
Suzuki Shokan supplies high-pressure gases
to various industries, hospitals, R&D labs, and
universities. In the fuel cell electric vehicle sector
the company provides parts and equipment for
pressures up to 1000 bar, and services that test
parts in the hydrogen environment.
Air Products, Materials Handling Hydrogen Fueling:
www.airproducts.com/h2forklift
Air Products, Hydrogen Energy:
www.airproducts.com/h2energy
Suzuki Shokan: www.suzukishokan.co.jp/english
H2 Logic partners to
grow hydrogen fueling
network in Denmark
OK: www.ok.dk/global/english
Strandmllen: www.strandmollen.dk [in Danish]
European Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking:
www.fch-ju.eu
March 2015
NEWS
recognised leader in the Japanese industrial gas
market, to serve the materials handling industry
in that region of the world.
Japans keen interest in hydrogen fueling
for the automotive market provides a natural
extension to hydrogen fueling for materials
handling, continues Kiczek, adding that the
alliance is already in discussion with multiple
high-profile customers for the first deployment.
Suzuki Shokan has a long history of
supplying the hydrogen business, including
engineering, equipment and parts design, piping
construction, and knowledge of laws and safety
regulations. The company expects that using this
and its nationwide sales and marketing resources,
in conjunction with Air Products technology,
will see fuel cell powered forklifts make steady
progress in the Japanese market.
Air Products SmartFuel technology is daily
fueling more than 2500 materials handling
vehicles in the US, supplying over 20 sites
and dispensing hydrogen indoors at nearly 70
dispensers, some of them operating 100 times
a day. The Suzuki Shokan agreement is Air
Products second with a Japanese company
relating to hydrogen fueling. A year ago it hooked
up with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipeline &
Engineering, to collaborate on Japans developing
hydrogen fueling infrastructure market for
automotive customers [FCB, March 2014, p8].
Suzuki Shokan supplies high-pressure gases
to various industries, hospitals, R&D labs, and
universities. In the fuel cell electric vehicle sector
the company provides parts and equipment for
pressures up to 1000 bar, and services that test
parts in the hydrogen environment.
Air Products, Materials Handling Hydrogen Fueling:
www.airproducts.com/h2forklift
Air Products, Hydrogen Energy:
www.airproducts.com/h2energy
Suzuki Shokan: www.suzukishokan.co.jp/english
H2 Logic partners to
grow hydrogen fueling
network in Denmark
OK: www.ok.dk/global/english
Strandmllen: www.strandmollen.dk [in Danish]
European Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking:
www.fch-ju.eu
March 2015
NEWS
Fuel Cell and Natural Gas Vehicles. The
workshop, held in September 2014,
considered common opportunities and
challenges in expanding the use of
hydrogen and compressed natural gas
(CNG) as transportation fuels.
The workshop was organised by Sandia, the
American Gas Association and Toyota, and
included participants from the automotive
industry, freight delivery fleets, gas suppliers, gas
storage developers, utilities, academia, industry
associations, national laboratories, and federal
and state governments. Participants identified
several areas where companies can better
capitalise on synergies between the two fuels.
Stakeholders identified substantial potential
for co-locating natural gas and hydrogen stations,
rather than building them separately. Natural
gas and hydrogen fuels are unlikely to compete
for the same market segments (natural gas for
fleets, and hydrogen for consumers), and station
operators could cater to both types of users.
Because hydrogen production can use natural gas
as a feedstock, selling both fuels could also take
advantage of common supply chains.
The workshop report also says that if
companies shift away from separate approaches
and towards using common equipment, similar
pressures, and the same manufacturing processes,
they could enable economies of scale for storage
equipment and handling. Common equipment
could further improve the business case for
co-locating infrastructure, driving down the costs
and expanding the market for both fuels.
Other observations in the report include:
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suit different niches.
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unpredictable, early station development can
provide lessons that aid long-term expansion.
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assessments are needed to quantify the benefits
of co-developing natural gas and hydrogen.
The report also says that different policies may
be more effective for different fuels. For example,
aggressive deployment programmes for natural
gas vehicles have stimulated the development
of complementary, unsubsidised fueling
infrastructure. In contrast, zero-emission vehicle
mandates and public investment in early hydrogen
infrastructure have motivated automakers to
produce hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
Download the report:
http://tinyurl.com/sandia-h2-NG-report
DOE Vehicle Technologies Office:
http://energy.gov/eere/vehicles
DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Systems Analysis:
http://energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/systems-analysis
March 2015
ENERGY STORAGE
NEWS
subsidiary further optimised this technology,
now known as Alcaline 2.0 electrolysis, and has
developed in-depth experience in integrating it
into energy infrastructures such as electrical or
natural gas networks.
McPhy recently announced a technology
partnership agreement with the De Nora
group in Italy, under which McPhy will
launch a range of new-generation alkaline
water electrolysers using De Noras activated
electrodes [see page 8].
McPhy Energy, La Motte-Fanjas, France.
Tel: +33 4 7571 1505, www.mcphy.com
Enertrag, Hybrid Power Plant: http://ow.ly/b5UY0
COMMERCIALISATION
RESEARCH
March 2015
NEWS / IN BRIEF
March 2015
IN BRIEF
DOE launches emergency response
hydrogen training resource
The Fuel Cell Technologies Office of the US
Department of Energy has launched a free
online national hydrogen safety training resource
for emergency responders (http://h2tools.
org/fr/nt). Developed by Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory and the California Fuel
Cell Partnership, the resource provides a single
up-to-date repository of credible and reliable
information related to hydrogen and fuel cells,
and eliminates duplicate work. This approach
will enable government and private training
organisations in the US to develop their own
training programmes with consistent content
and standards relating to hydrogen and fuel cells.
A properly trained first-responder community is
critical to the successful introduction of hydrogen
fuel cell applications such as fuel cell electric
vehicles, fuel cell powered materials handling
equipment, and emergency backup power. Using
this national emergency response hydrogen
training resource, hydrogen and fuel cell-related
training can be delivered locally by first-responder
trainers to protect life and preserve property.
These free training materials are adaptable to the
specific needs of first-responders and training
organisations, and are meant to complement the
extensive training programmes already in place.
Ricardo-AEA, E4tech run UK hydrogen
fueling station funding competition
The UK governments Office for Low Emission
Vehicles (OLEV) has launched a grant scheme
for hydrogen refueling station infrastructure,
under which grant funding of up to 5.5
million (US$8.2 million) will be made available
to support a UK hydrogen fueling network
capable of servicing fuel cell electric vehicles by
2016/2017. Grant funding of 3.5 million will
be provided to develop up to seven new, fully
functional, hydrogen stations, with a further 2
million available to upgrade up to eight existing
demonstration stations.
Automotive consultancy Ricardo-AEA
(www.ricardo-aea.com) and sustainable energy
consultancy E4tech (www.e4tech.com) have
been appointed as delivery partners for the
funding competition. Ricardo-AEA will
oversee submission of infrastructure proposals,
before technical review of the applications and
making formal recommendations to OLEV.
Technical experts within Ricardo-AEA and
E4tech will judge applications on how well
they meet a range of criteria, including the role
they will play in an early hydrogen network.
Ricardo-AEA will then work with government
to deliver the grant payments to successful
infrastructure candidates, and monitor and
report on the installation of new hydrogen
refueling stations.
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March 2015
NEWS FEATURE
March 2015
More information
H2 Aberdeen: http://tinyurl.com/h2-aberdeen
High V.LO-City project: www.highvlocity.eu
HyTransit project:
http://tinyurl.com/hytransit-scot-buses (FCH JU)
Hydrogen Transport Economy for the North
Sea Region project: www.hytrec.eu
European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking:
www.fch-ju.eu
BOC, Hydrogen Refueling:
http://tinyurl.com/boc-h2-refueling
The Linde Group, Hydrogen Energy:
http://tinyurl.com/linde-hydrogen-energy
Van Hool, Hydrogen Buses:
http://tinyurl.com/vanhool-h2
Ballard Power Systems: www.ballard.com
Element Energy: www.element-energy.co.uk
Hydrogenics: www.hydrogenics.com
Innovate UK: www.innovateuk.org
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NEWS FEATURE
High performance at
high temperatures
Integrated ceramic
separation membrane
Although batteries are ubiquitously used in
portable electronic devices, they are still far from
being highly efficient power supplies. Recurrent
issues are poor energy densities and safety, both
of which particularly concern the widely used
lithium-ion batteries. A team led by Professor
Zongping Shao based in the College of
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at Nanjing
Tech University, and with the Department of
Chemical Engineering at Curtin University
chose a different approach, by developing
electrochemical power supplies on the basis of
solid oxide fuel cells using solid carbon as a fuel.
Their novel carbonair battery has its fuel
container catalytically activated carbon
integrated with the anode support [Figure 1]. Its
most prominent feature, however, is the addition
of a ceramic membrane that has been specially
designed to allow efficient CO2 separation and
thus increase the fuel utilisation efficiency.
Reference
1. Binbin Yang, Ran Ran, Yijun Zhong, Chao
Su, Moses O. Tad, and Zongping Shao: A
carbonair battery for high power generation,
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54
(23 January 2015) 37223725,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201411039
For more information, contact: Professor Zongping
Shao, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry &
Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University,
Nanjing, China. Tel: +86 25 8317 2256,
Email: shaozp@njtech.edu.cn
March 2015
RESEARCH TRENDS
Research Trends
Electrochemical gaselectricity
cogeneration through direct carbon
SOFCs
Y. Xie et al.: J. Power Sources 277
(1 March 2015) 18.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.12.016
Degradation of HT-PEMFCs
containing tungsten oxide catalyst
anode support material
C. Heinzl et al.: J. Electrochem. Soc. 162(3)
(March 2015) F280290.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0541503jes
Promoting effect of Sn in Pt
electrocatalysts for DMFCs
N.S. Veizaga et al.: J. Electrochem. Soc. 162(3)
(March 2015) F243249.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0181503jes
60 s microwave-assisted synthesis
of Ni foam, for impregnation of
porous scaffolds for SOFC/SOEC
E. Ruiz-Trejo et al.: J. Electrochem. Soc. 162(3)
(March 2015) F273279. [Open Access]
http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0531503jes
Functional nanostructure
engineering of SOFC cathode by
solution infiltration
S. Lee: ECS Electrochemistry Letters 4(3)
(March 2015) F1720.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0051503eel
Preparation of graphene-based
PVA/chitosan nanocomposite
membrane for alkaline DMFC
J.-M. Yang et al.: J. Membrane Science 477
(1 March 2015) 4957.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2014.12.028
Pt nanoparticles supported on
nitrobenzene-functionalised MWNT
as efficient methanol oxidation
catalysts in DMFCs
L. Tao et al.: Electrochimica Acta 157
(1 March 2015) 4653.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2015.01.054
Co/CeO2-decorated carbon
nanofibres as non-precious
electrocatalyst for DMFC
application in alkaline medium
Z.K. Ghouri et al.: Ceramics International 41(2)
Pt. A (March 2015) 22712278.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.10.031
Temperature-controlled growth of
single-crystal Pt nanowire arrays
for catalyst electrodes in PEMFCs
Y. Lu et al.: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
164 (March 2015) 389395.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.09.040
March 2015
PATENTS
Patents
PEMFC separator comprising
lamellar graphite foil with etched
flow-field channel and impregnated
hydrophobic layer
Assignee: FuelCellPower Inc, Korea
[Doosan Fuel Cell]
Inventors: H.-S. Kim et al.
Patent number: US 8865372
Published: 21 Oct. 2014 (Filed: 3 Aug. 2004)
Inventor: Y. Yamamoto
Patent number: US 8871405
Published: 28 Oct. 2014 (Filed: 3 Feb. 2010)
Highly proton-conductive
crosslinked vinylsulfonic acid
composite electrolyte membranes,
and preparation method for DMFCs
March 2015
PATENTS
Improved efficiency and stability
of PEMFC system by pulsed supply
of stack offgas to heating unit that
heats reformer
Assignee: Samsung SDI Co, Korea
Inventor: W.-C. Shin
Patent number: US 8877395
Published: 4 Nov. 2014 (Filed: 27 May 2010)
March 2015
Flexible, multi-cartridge,
reconfigurable/selectable ambient
air contaminant control system and
method to supply PEMFC cathodes
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PATENTS
Automotive PEMFC stack discrete
header manifolds with durable
alignment mechanism, providing
integration flexibility
Assignee: General Motors, USA
Inventors: T.D. Bogumil et al.
Patent number: US 8883365
Published: 11 Nov. 2014 (Filed: 22 Feb. 2010)
Organic/inorganic composite
blend membrane compositions
of polyelectrolyte blends with
Zr-based nanoparticle fillers, for
HT-PEMFCs (100200C)
Assignee: Arkema Inc, USA
Inventors: J.C. Meredith et al.
Patent number: US 8889316
Published: 18 Nov. 2014 (Filed: 14 June 2010)
March 2015
PATENTS
Uniform gas flow velocity in active
area of PEMFC stack, with bipolar
plate inlet feed channels smaller
and/or fewer than on non-inlet side
Assignee: Ford, USA
Inventors: T.A. Wagner et al.
Patent number: US 8889318
Published: 18 Nov. 2014 (Filed: 11 May 2010)
March 2015
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CALENDAR
EVENTS CALENDAR
1317 April 2015
21st Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells
+ Batteries, within Hannover Messe 2015
Hannover, Germany
More information: www.h2fc-fair.com
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
More information:
www.electrochem.org/meetings/satellite/glasgow
69 September 2015
Toledo, Spain
More information: www.hypothesis.ws
Saint-Malo, France
More information: http://topical17.ise-online.org
Lyon, France
More information:
http://tinyurl.com/smart-spec-fch2
Millbrook, Bedfordshire, UK
More information: www.cenex-lcv.co.uk
36 May 2015
6th International Conference on
Hydrogen Production, ICH2P-2015
36 May 2015
EVS 28, 28th International Electric
Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition,
including Fuel Cells & Fuel Cell Systems
Goyang, Korea
More information: www.evs28.org
67 May 2015
49 October 2015
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
More information: www.all-energy.co.uk
Yokohama, Japan
More information: www.ichs2015.com
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Dresden, Germany
More information:
www.zukunftenergie-dresden.de/en.html
March 2015