IMPALA

IMprove PEMFC with Advanced water management and gas diffusion Layers for Automotive application

Coordinatore	COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES    more  Organization address address: RUE LEBLANC 25 city: PARIS 15 postcode: 75015 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Yves Cognome: Hussenot Email: send email Telefono: +33 4 3878 3226 Fax: +33 4 3878 5132
Nazionalità Coordinatore	France [FR]
Totale costo	5˙081˙586 €
EC contributo	2˙640˙535 €
Programma	FP7-JTI Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives
Code Call	FCH-JU-2011-1
Funding Scheme	JTI-CP-FCH
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-12-01   -   2015-11-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES  Organization address address: RUE LEBLANC 25 city: PARIS 15 postcode: 75015 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Yves Cognome: Hussenot Email: send email Telefono: +33 4 3878 3226 Fax: +33 4 3878 5132	FR (PARIS 15)	coordinator	886˙684.00
2	DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV  Organization address address: Linder Hoehe city: KOELN postcode: 51147 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Carolin Cognome: Dolde Email: send email Telefono: +49 711 6862 536 Fax: +49 711 6862 747	DE (KOELN)	participant	628˙821.00
3	PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT  Organization address address: Villigen city: VILLIGEN PSI postcode: 5232 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Irene Cognome: Walthert Email: send email Telefono: +41 56 310 26 64	CH (VILLIGEN PSI)	participant	516˙102.00
4	INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE  Organization address address: ALLEE EMILE MONSO 6 city: TOULOUSE CEDEX 4 postcode: 31029 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Hervé Cognome: Perthuis Email: send email Telefono: +33 5 34323122 Fax: +33 5 34323113	FR (TOULOUSE CEDEX 4)	participant	259˙388.00
5	NEDSTACK FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY BV  Organization address address: Westervoortsedijk 73 - Building 533 73 city: ARNHEM postcode: 6827 AV contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Lute Cognome: Huiting Email: send email Telefono: +31 26 319 7622 Fax: +31 263197601	NL (ARNHEM)	participant	182˙380.00
6	SGL CARBON GMBH  Organization address address: Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 18 city: MEITINGEN postcode: 86405 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Herbert Cognome: Kessler Email: send email Telefono: +49 8271 83 2343 Fax: +49 8271 83 2326	DE (MEITINGEN)	participant	167˙160.00
7	JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Organization address address: Rue de la Loi 200 city: BRUSSELS postcode: 1049 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Josephina Cognome: Pijls Email: send email Telefono: 31224565656	BE (BRUSSELS)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The purpose of the IMPALA project is to manufacture improved GDL to increase performance (up to 1 W/cm²) and durability of PEMFC for automotive applications. Two approaches will be followed: i) Homogeneous GDL will be modified to ensure a better water management on anode and on cathode side (formulation of the MPL, wettability, stability of the hydrophobic treatment, hydrophilic layers, and conductive additives). Most of these modifications should be transferable to industry. ii) More innovative non uniform GDL will be manufactured to adjust their local properties to the non uniform local operating conditions of a PEMFC (gradients of porosity and of wettability, patterns of hole). This is a higher risk approach as some modifications could be difficult to transfer to industry but the improvements should be higher and lead to breakthrough GDL. This technological work will be supported by a deep water management analysis combining the most advanced two-phase models (Pore Network Modelling) and the most advanced experimental diagnostics (liquid visualisation by X-Ray, local instrumentation). This will allow having a much better understanding on water management and on the link between main properties of GDL (thickness, pore size and wettability distribution…) and their performance in PEMFC. This will ensure important scientific progress and provide recommendations for design. The project is focused on standard automotive conditions but special attention will be paid to ensure the improvements will be valid for higher operating temperatures and different stack design for back-up applications. The consortium gathers the necessary international complementary leading expertise to reach the project targets: INPT: two-phase modelling, PSI: X-Ray visualisation, JRC: modelling and tests, CEA: performance modelling, tests and modification of GDL, DLR: characterization, SGL: manufacturing performing GDL, and NEDSTACK: stack tests for automotive and back-up application.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Researchers are improving the performance of one component of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology to move this technology towards commercialisation.