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IPHE Project Recognition Program
Profiles
of first 10 projects selected for IPHE
Recognition
At the IPHE Steering Committee meeting in
Kyoto, Japan on 14-15 September 2005, ten
outstanding hydrogen and fuel cell research,
development and demonstration projects were
endorsed by the sixteen members of the
International Partnership for the Hydrogen
Economy (IPHE). “These efforts have the
potential to significantly advance the move
towards a hydrogen economy,” according to U.S.
Undersecretary of Energy David Garman. Garman
and U.S. Deputy Administrator for
Transportation Eric Peterson served as IPHE
Co-Chairs for the Steering Committee meeting.
The
projects endorsed by the Steering Committee
are a product of the IPHE Implementation –
Liaison Committee led by Germany and Iceland.
They cover a broad range of topics, including
fuel cell development, hydrogen safety, the
use of natural gas as a catalyst, and hydrogen
production using solar energy. All projects
are collaborative in nature with multiple IPHE
members as sponsors. Results and lessons
learned from the projects will be disseminated
to all IPHE members and will be made available
to the public. This selection is the first
international recognition provided to
collaborative research projects on hydrogen
and fuel cell development.
The following 10
projects were selected:
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Preparing For The Hydrogen Economy By Using
The Existing Natural Gas System As A
Catalyst
The project will define the conditions under
which hydrogen can be mixed with natural gas
for delivery by the existing natural gas
system and later withdrawn selectively from
the pipeline system by advanced separation
technologies. The socio-economic and life
cycle consequences of this hydrogen delivery
approach will be mapped out.
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Solar
Driven High Temperature Thermochemical
Production Of Hydrogen
In this project, the most promising
thermochemical cycles for hydrogen
production will be identified, and one or
two cycles will be down-selected for
demonstration. Lower cost solar
concentrating technology will be developed,
as well as solar receiver and thermochemical
reactor technology to demonstrate a fully
integrated thermochemical process on-sun.
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Reversible Solid State Hydrogen Storage For
Fuel Cell Power Supply System
The project
develops reversible solid state hydrogen
storage and purification systems and their
integration with fuel cell power supplies.
Integration results in appearance of new
possibilities to increase the overall energy
efficiency of the power supply systems
together with identification and development
of new technical challenges.
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Advanced Membranes
The technical goal
of this project is to develop membranes for
polymer electrolyte fuel cells to lower the
cost and enhance the durability of
hydrogen-air and direct methanol polymer
electrolyte fuel cell systems. The
objective of developing the IPHE program is
substantially enhanced collaboration between
parties to the project to ensure maximum
leveraging of resources through researcher
and material exchanges and joint meetings.
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Fuel
Cell Testing, Safety And Quality Assurance
(FCTESQA)
The project addresses pre-normative
research, benchmarking, and validation
through round robin testing of harmonised,
industry-wide test protocols and testing
methodologies. This activity will contribute
to the early and market-oriented development
of specifications and pre-standards.
FCTESQA results will be discussed, debated
and agreed in co-operative progress meetings
and dedicated international workshops under
the IPHE auspices.
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Application Of Gradient Porous Composite
MEAs For Different Types Of Fuel Cells
This project develops a new design of thin
monolithic multilayer more efficient and
reliable MEA for different types of fuel
cells (DMFC, Compact Mixed-Reactant Direct
Methanol Fuel Cells (CMR-DMFC)) with the
focus on small fuel cells for portable
application, testing methodology for MEA as
well as possible ways for FC
miniaturization.
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HyWays - The Development And Detailed
Evaluation Of A Harmonised “European
Hydrogen Energy Roadmap”
In spring 2004, the EU 6th Framework project
HyWays was launched in order to develop a
European hydrogen roadmap, to meet
scientific, technical, strategic, and
political concerns. The project partnership
consists of 32 organisations from industry,
institutes, governments and SMEs from 9 EU
member states (B, D, E, F, GB, GR, I, NL, P)
and one associated state (N).
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HySafe – Safety Of Hydrogen As An Energy
Carrier
HySafe will focus on safety issues relevant
to improve and co-ordinate the knowledge and
understanding of hydrogen safety and support
the safe and efficient introduction and
commercialisation of hydrogen as an energy
carrier of the future, including the related
hydrogen applications. To this end the
project will prepare the foundation of the
European Hydrogen Safety Centre.
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Solar
Hydrogen From Reforming Of Methane
The project aims to design, test and
demonstrate a unique, low temperature, steam
reforming reactor using concentrated solar
energy. A world-class solar facility for
international collaboration in hydrogen
production from solar sources will be
constructed to integrate the system.
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Clean
Urban Transport For Europe - Ecological
City TranspOrt System
(CUTE - ECTOS)
The CUTE – ECTOS project is an ambitious
field trial of 30 fuel cell buses and
hydrogen infrastructure in 10 participating
European cities. Accompanying studies
investigate the benefits of hydrogen and
fuel cells in transport applications.
Education, training, dissemination, quality
and safety as well as permits & approvals
are integral elements of the project.
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