Novel MEA for enhanced durability and high performance polymer electrolyte fuel cell

新型 MEA 可提高耐用性和高性能聚合物电解质燃料电池

• 批准号: 561086-2020
• 负责人: Karan, Kunal
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 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=723377
• 关键词: Novel; MEA; enhanced; durability; performance

The proposed project is concerned with stimulating the end-user market for hydrogen energy. The landmark 2019 report (Future of Hydrogen) by none other than International Energy Agency (IEA) underlines the massive opportunity for hydrogen highlighting the "unprecedented political and business momentum". Hydrogen energy offers multiple opportunities for Alberta and Canada: (i) strengthen Alberta's energy leadership and economic security; (ii) provide technological solutions for decarbonization of various sectors including long-haul transport, chemicals, and iron and steel (ii) contribute to improving air quality and wellness of Albertans, Canadians and other global jurisdiction through adoption of hydrogen energy. A large fraction of this $2.3 Trillion hydrogen market by 2050 is hinged on the ability to "expand hydrogen in transport through fleets, freight and corridors" by making fuel-cell vehicles more competitive (2019 IEA Report). A key hurdle for hydrogen fuel cell adoption in heavy duty trucks and buses is that their durability must increase five-folds compared to hydrogen fuel cells for light weight vehicles (25000 hours versus 5000 hours). A further scrutiny identifies the achiles heels for fuel cells durability to be the durability of the polymer electrolyte membrane. In this two-year long project, a novel concept of membrane electrode assembly (MEA), realizable with existing expertise and incorporating recent materials innovation by the team, will be integrated into a benchtop fuel device to assess its superiority for durability and performance compared to conventional MEA design/materials. The outcome will be a technology readiness level 4 knowledge/ product that could solve the durability issue expediting adoption of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

拟议的项目与刺激氢能的最终用户市场有关。 《国际能源局（IEA）》（IEA）的《地标2019年报告》（氢气的未来）强调了氢气的巨大机会，强调了“前所未有的政治和商业动力”。氢能为艾伯塔省和加拿大提供了多种机会：（i）加强艾伯塔省的能源领导力和经济安全； （ii）提供技术解决方案，用于通过采用氢能通过氢能来改善艾伯塔省，加拿大人和其他全球管辖区的空气质量和健康，包括长途运输，化学物质以及铁和钢（II）的各个部门的脱碳化。到2050年，这2.3万亿美元的氢市场中有很大一部分取决于“通过机队，货运和走廊在运输中扩大氢的能力”，这使燃油电池汽车更有竞争力（2019 IEA报告）。重型卡车和公共汽车采用氢燃料电池的一个关键障碍是，与轻型车辆的氢燃料电池相比，其耐用性必须提高五倍（25000小时与5000小时）。进一步的审查确定了燃料电池耐用性的Achiles高跟鞋是聚合物电解质膜的耐用性。在这个为期两年的项目中，具有现有专业知识可实现的膜电极组件（MEA）的新颖概念，并将团队的最新材料创新纳入了台式燃料设备，以评估其与传统MEA设计/材料相比的耐用性和性能的优势。结果将是技术准备就绪的4级知识/产品，可以解决加快氢燃料电池车辆采用的耐用性问题