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EMPOWER SIGNED

European methanol powered fuel cell CHP

Total Cost €

EC-Contrib. €

Partnership

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EMPOWER project word cloud

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Project "EMPOWER" data sheet

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Coordinator	Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy Organization address address: VUORIMIEHENTIE 3 city: Espoo postcode: 2150 website: www.vtt.fi contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	Finland [FI]
Total cost	1˙499˙876 €
EC max contribution	1˙499˙876 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.3.3.8.1. (Increase the electrical efficiency and the durability of the different fuel cells used for power production to levels which can compete with conventional technologies, while reducing costs)
Code Call	H2020-JTI-FCH-2019-1
Funding Scheme	FCH2-RIA
Starting year	2020
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Partnership

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy Organization address address: VUORIMIEHENTIE 3 city: Espoo postcode: 2150 website: www.vtt.fi contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FI (Espoo)	coordinator	449˙995.00
2	BLUE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES APS BLUE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES APS Organization address address: LAVAVEJ 16 city: AALBORG OST postcode: 9220 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DK (AALBORG OST)	participant	435˙000.00
3	CATATOR AB CATATOR AB Organization address address: ODLAREVAGEN 10 city: LUND postcode: 226 60 website: www.catator.se contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	SE (LUND)	participant	235˙000.00
4	UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO Organization address address: PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA city: PORTO postcode: 4099 002 website: http://www.up.pt contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	PT (PORTO)	participant	194˙881.00
5	THT CONTROL OY THT CONTROL OY Organization address address: ETELAPUISTO 2 C city: TAMPERE postcode: 33200 website: www.thtcontrol.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FI (TAMPERE)	participant	185˙000.00

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Project objective

In the EMPOWER project a methanol fuelled 5 kWe mini-CHP system based on HTPEMFC technology is developed, manufactured and validated in a relevant environment. The system efficiency over 50% (DC, LHV) is achieved with novel ideas of thermal integration with a two-stage reformer setup and by using thermoelectric generators (TEG), utilising the high temperature heat of HTPEMFC stack.

An aqueous phase reformer (APR) for methanol pre-reforming is applied for the first time in a commercial scale HTPEMFC system. The use of APR and its thermal integration in the FC system enables efficient utilisation of the stack waste heat and enables reformer efficiency approaching 95%. The best available catalysts will be screened and adapted for the reformer, both for the APR and for the 2nd stage reformer, which employs commercialised reformer technology from project partner Catator and recently developed methanol-reforming catalyst from partner University of Porto.

The system efficiency is further improved by increasing the fuel utilization to above 95% in the HTPEMFC stack. This is enabled by improving anode gas flow distribution in the cells as well as improving the stack end plates. The new end plate design will also enable stack pressurising and improving stack efficiency over 55 %.

The improvements in the HTPEM system design for mini-CHP use are validated in relevant environment, coupled to the heating and power system of a detached house, so that reliable data of the operation and stability can be generated.

The accelerated test will be carried out for a period of 6 months and for at least 2,000 h of operation. Lastly, the project includes planning for scaling both the reformer solution and CHP system to 50-100 kWe size, including the addition of expanders.

The technical work is complemented with a business analysis, including all the relevant elements of the methanol FC value chain, for the use of the developed technology in micro-CHP, CHP and maritime sectors.

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