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.

由于对能源系统脱碳和所有行业零排放运输系统的需求日益迫切，氢和燃料电池技术在全球范围内获得了巨大的发展势头。然而，氢燃料电池电动汽车的大规模采用在其在消费者市场中扩散之前仍然需要显著降低成本。氢燃料的成本和基础设施的可用性是市场采用的主要因素。对于汽车燃料电池，生产和运营成本也与材料在预期使用条件下的耐久性密切相关。拟议研究的总体目标是通过战略催化剂层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。该项目将在这一领域形成一个新的国际研究联盟，涉及加拿大和德国的领先组织，由加拿大西蒙弗雷泽大学（SFU）燃料电池研究实验室（FCReL）和德国的弗劳恩霍夫应用纳米技术中心（CAN）领导，涵盖所需的专业知识，设施和知识转化，以产生变革性的结果和成果。具体而言，该合作伙伴关系将把FCReL在燃料电池设计和耐用性方面的丰富专业知识和研究工具与CAN在纳米结构电催化材料的设计和可扩展合成方面的能力相结合。这些成果将使加拿大和德国互惠互利，根据各自国家氢战略的集体雄心以及运输和重工业脱碳的相关目标，加强两国世界领先的氢和燃料电池行业的国际竞争力。