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Direct Methanol Fuel Cell System for Car Applications

Project

DREAMCAR - Direct Methanol Fuel Cell System for Car Applications

Funding origin:
European
European Union
STRIA Roadmaps:
Transport electrification (ELT)
Transport electrification
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Vehicle design and manufacturing
Transport mode:
Road
Road
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Passenger transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/02/2001,
End date: 01/01/2005
Status: Finished
Funding details:
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Overview

Background & policy context:

The project is part of the EUCAR cluster, which has the general objective to obtain a matching set of components needed to assemble complete fuel cell car demonstrators.

 

Objectives:

The proposal goal is to develop a complete 5 kW Direct Methanol Fuel Cell stack operating over 140 C. for use in cars.

Methodology:

In order to meet the objectives, innovative cell components, hybrid membranes and catalysts, will be developed aiming at a power density of 300 mW/cm2. In the first Phase a 1.25 kW module will be designed, assembled and tested. The adjusted cell components, thermal, mechanical, electrical and water managements will be optimised. New catalysts and membranes will be developed. In Phase II the optimised components will be selected and the module design refined and upgraded to a 5 kW stack.

 

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