Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking or Clean Hydrogen Partnership is a unique public-private partnership supporting research and innovation (R&I) activities in hydrogen technologies in Europe. It builds upon the success of its predecessor, the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Proposals should cover the development of a high-power stack for maritime applications and should address in particular either PEM or Solid Oxide technologies, which are considered the most promising technologies for maritime sector as already proven by the already funded projects MARANDA, HyShip, FLAGSHIPS, and ShipFC.
A large FC stack for maritime applications should be developed by the end of the project according to either one of the following minimum requirements:
- A PEM stack with nominal power in the range of 250-500 kW at beginning of life and with scalability at system level to several tens of MW;
or - A Solid Oxide (SO) stack with nominal power in the range of 100-250 kW at beginning of life and with scalability at system level to tens of MW.
Detailed Call Description
Above mentioned power capacity levels should be targeted at single stack level (not at subsystem level, overcoming stacks currently validated in the projects HyShip, FLAGSHIPS, MARANDA and ShipFC) with a robust testing campaign to prove stack reliability.
Research should be undertaken based on the newly developed stacks in view of outlining a pathway for a fuel cell system of high power (multi-MW range) that can be adapted to maritime applications (building on the project outcomes and integrating stacks developed in this project), with spill overs towards stationary applications.
The focus should be at stack level where versatility (in terms of responsiveness to load demand of different on-board services and type of vessels) is key. Nevertheless, the proposed solutions should be conceived as multi-modular connected stacks. Development of a proper power electronics/conversion architecture to be developed hand-in-hand with proposed stack and development of single stack to be used into the connected stack system below should be integral part of the project. Therefore, the following specifications should be considered:
- Development should include a multi-modular connection for single stacks into one connected stack system with power from 1 to 5 MW;
- The multi-modular connected stack boundary should be designed in a way that the system integrator uses it as a single fuel cell stack;
- Multi-modular connected stack VI curve and more in general electrical characteristics should be compatible with the commonly used power electronic in the marine application for the 1 to 5 MW range;
- Clear plan for further progress of the technologies towards systems integrated in their powertrain applications should be outlined;
- Clear plan for future capability of the proposed SOFC Stack to operate with fuels different than pure hydrogen should be developed (e.g. ammonia, methanol, natural gas (NG), liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC)… – which could serve as transition fuels for the sector in the near future) should be developed.
Further details in the Funding & Tenders portal
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
EU Contribution per project: € 7,500,000
Number of proposals: 1
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Shipping - Marine Transports
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Each project should develop one stack technology (PEM or SO) and therefore, at least one FC stack manufacturer should be part of the consortium.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
Email: info@clean-hydrogen.europa.eu
Phone number: +32 22218148
Postal address: Avenue de la Toison d’Or 56-60, 1060 Brussels, Belgium
(Publish Date: 01/03/2023-for internal use only)