Novel intermediate temperature proton-conducting fuel cell with integrated hydrogen storage and processing

氢气和可再生能源途径有望成为提高能源效率、能源可持续性和安全性、减少温室气体和城市污染的唯一全面的长期解决方案之一。加拿大在燃料电池和氢技术的研究和开发方面一直处于世界领先地位，并处于有利地位，可以利用这一领先地位并从中受益。拟议的研究项目将侧重于缩小目前存在的一些重大技术差距，使用可持续燃料和燃料电池。这包括燃料电池的运行条件、可靠性和材料成本，以及氢和替代燃料基础设施、其他可再生燃料向氢的转化和能量存储。这项研究项目集中在三个相互关联和密切相关的领域：(1)开发一种中等温度(100-300oC)的陶瓷基质子导电电解质燃料电池及其相关材料；(2)将金属氢化物存储集成到燃料电池中；(3)开发用于氢气生产、纯化和压缩的处理器。这包括开发新的先进材料和氢存储和处理的新方法。这项技术解决了传统的固体氧化物和聚合物电解质膜燃料电池的一些问题，并为燃料储存和处理提供了新的方法。预计这项研究将有助于为未来燃料电池技术和氢处理和储存的方法提供基础和方向。

The hydrogen and renewable energy pathway provides the promise of being one of the only comprehensivelong-term solutions to improvement of energy efficiency, energy sustainability and security, reduction ofgreenhouse gases and urban pollution. Canada has been a world leader in the research and development of fuelcell and hydrogen technology and is in an excellent position to exploit and benefit from this leadership.The proposed research project will focus on closing some of the significant technology gaps that exist todaywith the use of sustainable fuels and fuel cells. This includes issues with fuel cell operating conditions,reliability and material cost, as well as hydrogen and alternative fuel infrastructure, conversion of otherrenewable fuels to hydrogen and energy storage.This research project focuses on three linked and closely related areas: (1) Development of an intermediatetemperature (100-300oC), ceramic-based, proton conducting electrolyte fuel cell with associated materials; (2)Integration of metal hydride hydrogen storage into the fuel cell; (3) Development of a processor for hydrogenproduction, purification and compression. This involves the development of new advanced materials and newapproaches to hydrogen storage and processing. This technology addresses a number of the issues forconventional solid oxide and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cels, and allows new approaches to fuelstorage and processing.It is anticipated that this research will help to provide a basis and direction for future approaches to fuel celltechnology and hydrogen processing and storage.