Ammonia powered fuel cell system focusing on superior efficiency, durable operation and design optimisation
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The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (hereinafter “EuroHPC JU”), will contribute to the ambition of value creation in the Union with the overall mission to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union an integrated world class supercomputing and quantum computing infrastructure and to develop and support a highly competitive and innovative High Performance Computing (HPC) ecosystem, extreme scale, power-efficient and highly resilient HPC and data technologies.
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Summary
The scope of this topic is to design, manufacture and validate in relevant environmental an ammonia fuelled fuel cell system with a total electrical power output of 5-15 kWel. The system should operate for at least 3,000 hours and be also validated for operation at partial loads. The system requires innovative scientific and engineering solutions. The focus of research may include innovative fuel cell design and should include BoP components and integrated ammonia cracker, safe and durable operation.
Detailed Call Description
Balance of plant (BoP) components needed for ammonia-driven fuel cells determine overall efficiency and durability of the system and should be designed taking into consideration the following requirements:
- Ammonia cracker integration into the system without external power should allow a fully autonomous operation;
- System design and integration of BoP should enable to maximise heat recovery;
- System should demonstrate dynamic load and relevant operating conditions in respect to the intended application;
- Power consumption for internal needs should be minimised.
Proposals should address the following:
- System design and development utilising existing fuel cell manufacturing technologies;
- Development of ammonia-tolerant BoP components;
- Dynamic modelling of system performance;
- Identification of degradation mechanisms in fuel cells and BoP components (including ammonia purity and degree of ammonia cracking), and effect of operation parameters;
- Risk assessment of safety aspects in relation to the future certification of the system;
- Techno-economical assessment for a selected application;
- System operation / state of health monitoring;
- System operation with various grades of ammonia, including concentrations of ammonia in the feeding gas and impurities/contaminants;
- System dynamic load and transient behaviour according to the end-user load profile(s) for selected application(s).
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Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Industry
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Consortia are expected to gather comprehensive expertise from the European research and industrial community. Participation of end user(s) for the selected system application is also expected.