Fuel Cells Incorporating Nanomaterials in Electrode SubStratEs (FINESSE)

目的是证明燃料电池膜电极组件的新型原型气体扩散层（GDL）的商业就绪性，其能够以比当前材料低50%的成本生产。非织造碳纤维基材设计包括新型纳米材料添加剂，其提供合适的非原位性质，而不需要传统的高能量使用高温热处理工艺。虽然GDL的主要目标是为固定和便携式动力燃料电池市场设计，但也将为长期汽车市场探索更高性能的变体。这项新技术将在与应用相关的燃料电池条件下进行演示，并将与全面的成本分析相结合，以表明它符合成本降低目标。其他好处包括建立英国的制造能力，提高英国在低二氧化碳排放能源发电技术方面的竞争力。

The objective is to demonstrate commercial readiness of a novel prototype gas diffusion layer (GDL) of a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly which is capable of being produced at a 50% lower cost than current materials. The non-woven carbon fibre substrate design comprises novel nanomaterial additives that provide suitable ex-situ properties without the requirement for conventional high energy usage high temperature heat treatment processes. Although the main thrust is a GDL designed for stationary and portable power fuel cell markets, a higher performance variant will also be explored for longer term automotive markets. The new technology will be demonstrated under application-relevant fuel cell conditions and will be coupled with a full cost analysis to show that it meets the cost reduction target. Additional benefits include establishing a UK manufacturing capability and increased UK competitiveness in lower CO2 emission energy-generation technology.