fuel cell membrane News
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SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 1 Topics Announced—Includes Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cell Membrane Topics
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 2016 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 1 Topics, including hydrogen production from organic waste streams and fuel cell membranes, through the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. Hydrogen Production—Novel research and development to develop microbial electrochemical ...
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SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 Awards Announced—Includes Fuel Cell-Battery Electric Hybrid Truck and Fuel Cell Manufacturing Quality Control Processes
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 Awards, including projects demonstrating fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and developing a real-time, in-line optical detector for the measurement of fuel cell membrane thickness. US Hybrid Corporation of Torrance, California, will ...
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SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 2 Topics Announced—Includes Hydrogen Delivery and Two Technology Transfer Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 2016 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 Topics, including magnetocaloric materials development for hydrogen delivery and two technology transfer opportunities (TTO). The first TTO is focused on durable, high activity electrocatalyst with low platinum content and low cost for ...
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Chemists discover recipe to design a better type of fuel cell
Fuel cells are often touted as one method to help decrease society's addiction to fossil fuels. But there is still a lot of work to be done before fuel cells will be ready for mass market to be used in transportation, home heating and portable power for emergencies. U of C chemists Jeff Hurd and George Shimizu have taken the science behind a specific type of fuel cell towards a higher level of ...
By ScienceDaily
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SBIR/STTR Release 2 Funding Opportunity Deadline December 15—Includes Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2015 Phase I Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0001227) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. This FOA includes two hydrogen- and fuel cell-related topics: fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and in-line quality control devices for polymer electrolyte membrane ...
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SBIR/STTR Release 2 Topics Announced—Includes Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
The 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 topics have been released and include two hydrogen and fuel cell related topics: fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and in-line quality control devices for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) aims to build on other early niche ...
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Axion’s laboratory-based process development proves ‘ideas can work’
Axion Consulting’s expertise in laboratory-based process development and optimisation work can help turn clients’ recycling concepts into commercial reality, contributing to the recovery of valuable resources within the Circular Economy. A great example of this is the collaborative RECOVER R&D project with fuel cell components manufacturer Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Ltd and ...
By Axion Group
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Pioneering project develops new process to recycle fuel cell components
A pioneering recycling process to recover high-value materials from waste fuel cells has been developed in a collaborative project between resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting, Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Limited and Technical Fibre Products (TFP). Funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, the objective of the Recover project is to establish the technical and economic ...
By Axion Group
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Fuel Cells Etc Develops Membrane Electrode Assembly Custom Pricing Calculator
FuelCellsEtc has released an online pricing tool that gives users instant price quotes for custom 5 – Layer or single sided Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs). This marks the first time such a tool has been made available to the fuel cell industry. The tool allows the user to customize sizing, catalyst configuration, and membrane type, with dynamically updated pricing, and the ability ...
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UK closed-loop fuel cell component recycling is a step closer
Advanced techniques for recovering a high-value polymer from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) has brought closed-loop recycling of these components a step closer, according to Axion Consulting. The Manchester-based resource recovery specialist developed the process in the collaborative RECOVER R&D project with fuel cell components supplier Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells ...
By Axion Group
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DOE Announces Webinars on Investment Funds for Clean Energy Programs, EERE`s Small Business Innovation Research Program, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars December 13: Live Webinar on ...
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SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 2 Release 2 Awards Announced—Includes Projects to Increase Fuel Cell Performance and Durability
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase II Release 2 Awards, including projects focused on fuel cell durability, performance, and efficiency with the ultimate goal of lowering costs. Giner, Inc. of Newton, Massachusetts, will develop advanced membrane and electrode components to ...
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Energy Department Invests $10M Through the Fuel Cell Technologies Incubator Funding Opportunity to Support Innovations in Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Fuel Technologies
The Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) has selected 11 projects to receive up to $10M in funding in support of innovations in fuel cell and hydrogen fuel technologies. The intention of these selections is to identify high-impact technologies that are not already addressed in FCTO’s strategic plan or mainstream project portfolio. The selected projects will support research and development ...
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DOE Announces Webinars on Engaging Students in Energy, Challenges in Hydrogen Infrastructure, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars December 13: Live Webinar on ...
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NREL receives numerous accolades from industry and DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its employees have garnered awards and recognition from industry groups for advancing energy research as well as furthering the lab’s sustainable operating practices. Bryan Pivovar Named Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator by the Electrochemical Society The Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator ...
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Alumna of NREL’s teaching program honored by white house
A high school physics teacher who spent three summers studying hydrogen fuel cells at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been named one of the math and science teachers of the year by a White House panel. Kristen Record, who teaches at Bunnell High School in Stratford, Conn., spent her summers in 2005, 2007 and 2008 at NREL in the ...
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The Value of the Global Fuel Cell Stack Supply Chain Will Reach $2.2 Billion in 2017, Forecasts Pike Research
The fuel cell supply chain, made up of companies that provide high-quality, economically competitive critical components for the fuel cell stack, is an area that has been somewhat overlooked. Indeed, the fuel cell industry faces a fundamental quandary: without a growing industry, the supply chain cannot benefit from component standardization, volume ...
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Hobbled by High Cost, Hydrogen Fuel Cells Will Be a Modest $3 Billion Market in 2030
The dream of a hydrogen economy envisioned for decades by politicians, economists, and environmentalists is no nearer, with hydrogen fuel cells turning a modest $3 billion market of about 5.9 GW in 2030, says Lux Research. Although the cost of hydrogen impacts fuel cell market adoption, hydrogen fuel accounts for only 35% of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for stationary applications and 21% ...
By Lux Research
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Energy Department Announces up to $4.6 Million through the Fuel Cell Technologies Incubator Funding Opportunity Announcement to Support Innovations in Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Fuel Technologies
The Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) today announces up to $4.6 million in funding in support of innovations in fuel cell and hydrogen fuel technologies. The FCTO Incubator Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to identify potentially impactful technologies that are not already addressed in FCTO's strategic plan or project portfolio. The FOA is open to any and all impactful ideas ...
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Development of an advanced system of fuel cell cogeneration of heat and power (micro-chp)
A micro-CHP system is a small heat engine that provides all the power for a home: heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electricity. Many times, the electricity generated can be sold to the grid using the natural gas that gets to the houses. TECNALIA is working in a system that consists of two parts: a reactor to produce heat and hydrogen from natural gas, and a fuel cell that converts ...
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