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European Consortium Aims to Speed Fuel-Cell Development
Europe’s new Project Inspire consortium aims to accelerate the commercialization of fuel-cell-powered vehicles and increase the regional competitiveness related to the emerging technology.
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Europe’s new Project Inspire consortium aims to accelerate the commercialization of fuel-cell-powered vehicles and increase the regional competitiveness related to the emerging technology.
The European Union-funded €7-million ($7.9 million) program will be led by London-based Johnson Matthey plc. Other members include BMW, Dana, Hydrogen Europe, SGL Carbon and other fuel cell component suppliers, academic institutions and industry experts.
The three-year project will focus on component integration and optimization regarding electrochemistry, mass reduction, heat transport and mechanical interactions. Several stack designs will be evaluated.
Dana's technology center in Neu-Ulm, Germany, will develop an advanced metallic bipolar plate design, which delivers hydrogen and air to membrane electrode assembly. Dana's patented metallic bipolar plate technology will help the fuel-cell industry meet its commercialization cost and performance targets.
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