Canada-Germany joint research initiative on durable, cost-effective fuel cells

加拿大-德国关于耐用、具有成本效益的燃料电池的联合研究计划

• 批准号: 563350-2021
• 负责人: Kjeang, Erik
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: Simon Fraser University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=722137
• 关键词: Canada; Germany; joint; research; initiative

Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are gaining significant momentum worldwide due to the increasingly urgent need for decarbonization of energy systems and zero-emission transportation systems across all sectors. Large-scale adoption of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, however, still requires significant cost reductions prior to their diffusion within the consumer market. The cost of hydrogen fuel and infrastructure availability are major factors for market adoption. For automotive fuel cells, production and operational costs are also intimately linked to material durability for the intended use conditions. The overarching goal of the proposed research is to reduce cost and enhance durability of fuel cell systems by means of strategic catalyst layer design and production methods. The project will form a new international research consortium in this field, involving leading organizations in Canada and Germany led by Simon Fraser University (SFU) Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL) in Canada and Fraunhofer Center for Applied Nanotechnology (CAN) in Germany, covering the required expertise, facilities, and knowledge translation to generate transformative results and outcomes. Specifically, this partnership will merge FCReL's vast expertise and research tools on fuel cell design and durability with CAN's capabilities on design and scalable synthesis of nanostructured electrocatalytic materials. The outcomes will mutually benefit Canada and Germany by strengthening the international competitiveness of the world-leading hydrogen and fuel cell industry sector in both countries, in accordance with the collective ambitions of their respective national hydrogen strategies and associated goals for decarbonization of transportation and heavy industry.

氢和燃料电池技术由于越来越迫切需要能源系统脱碳和所有部门的零发射运输系统的脱碳化，因此在全球范围内获得了巨大的动力。但是，大规模采用氢燃料电池电动汽车仍然需要大幅降低成本，然后再在消费市场中扩散。氢燃料和基础设施可用性的成本是采用市场的主要因素。对于汽车燃料电池，生产和运营成本也与预期使用条件的物料耐用性密切相关。拟议研究的总体目标是通过战略催化剂层的设计和生产方法来降低成本并提高燃料电池系统的耐用性。该项目将在该领域组成一个新的国际研究联盟，涉及加拿大和德国的领先组织由西蒙·弗雷泽大学（SFU）燃料电池研究实验室（FCREL）和德国弗劳恩霍夫应用纳米技术中心（CAN）领导，并涵盖了所需的专业，设施，设施，以及产生变形型和淘汰的知识。具体而言，这种伙伴关系将合并FCREL的庞大专业知识和燃料电池设计和耐用性的研究工具，以及CAN在设计和可扩展综合电催化材料方面的功能。这些结果将通过加强两国世界领先的氢和燃料电池行业的国际竞争力，从而使加拿大和德国相互利益，这是根据其各自的国家氢策略的集体野心以及交通运输和重型产业的脱碳化目标的集体野心。