The results within the DEMCOPEM-2MW project have been divided in 7 different categories, please click the category to view the available reports.
Most of the reports are confidential (CO), in those cases only a public summary is available, which can be quite short.
Result categories
- Design of the PEM fuel cell system
- Modelling of process, measurements and evalution
- Outside Battery Limits, maintenance and supervision
- Construction PEM-unit incl. stacks, converters and maintenance plan
- Development of colume manufacturing processes for MEAs and stack technology for durable stationary u
- Development, construction and maintenance of PEM stacks
- Dissemination and preparative exploitation
1. Design of the PEM fuel cell system
- Process Flow Diagram and Piping & Instrumentation Diagram by MTSA (CO)
- Lay-out of the integrated PEM-unit by MTSA (CO)
- Report on Process Operating System (PLC) and Data Acquisition System by MTSA (CO)
- Report on comparison and final decision on DC-DC or DC-AC converter by MTSA (CO)
- Report on the lay-out of the data acquisition system, including the measurement of cell voltages by MTSA (CO)
- Report of Hazard and Operability analysis by MTSA (CO)
- Report describing the design proposed for the 1st series of PEM Power Plants for the roll out phase by MTSA (CO)
2. Modelling of process, measurements and evaluation
- Validation of the computer code with help of data of the AkzoNobel and Solvay units by POLIMI (CO)
- Report on the computer model of the PEM-unit, comprising flow diagrams, and results of various simulations to optimize the design of the unit by POLIMI (CO)
- Report on the measuring system and comparison of measured data with simulations made with the computer model by POLIMI (CO)
- Final report on measurements obtained after 2 years of operation, analysis of component performances and recommendations for the integration of a PEM-unit into an existing chlorine production plant by POLIMI (CO)
3. Outside Battery Limits, maintenance and supervision
- Assessment of how to integrate the chlorine-unit with the PEM-generator by ANIC (CO)
- Design of all connections between chlorine unit and PEM system by MTSA (CO)
- Construction of all connections and purification of hydrogen by MTSA (CO)
- Workshop for instruction and training of personnel at the chlorine production plant by MTSA (CO)
- Report on the functioning of the PEM generator by MTSA (CO)
4. Construction PEM-unit incl. stacks, converters and maintenance plan
- Detailed Engineering by MTSA (CO)
- Specifications for ordering equipment and materials by MTSA (CO)
- Delivery, FAT and commissioning of 360 stacks for the PEM Power Plant with measuring equipment for cell voltages by NEDSTACK (CO)
- Finalize the construction by MTSA (CO)
- Perform and report tests at factory by MTSA (CO)
- Perform tests at chlorine production plant, commission the system, and report: M12,13 by MTSA (CO)
- Report on system performance, functioning, maintenance and technical improvements by MTSA (PU)
5. Development of volume manufacturing processes for MEAs and stack technology for durable stationary u
- Develop a capable volume manufacturing process for high quality MEAs by JMFC (CO)
- Delivery of MEAs for inclusion in NFCT stacks by JMFC (CO)
- Root cause analysis performed upon any early MEA failures by JMFC (CO)
- Report on MEA failure causes with recommendations for future product and process improvements by JMFC (CO)
- Report on strategy of volume product roll out, with recommendations for full platinum lifecycle (procurement through to recovery through to new product) and any potential cost reductions by JMFC (CO)
- Improved seal for PEM Power Plant stacks by NEDSTACK (CO)
- Protocols for advanced stack voltage monitoring by NEDSTACK (CO)
- Report on stack failure causes by NEDSTACK
6. Development, construction and maintenance of PEM stacks
- Delivery of a set of 24 stacks with measuring equipment for cell voltages by NEDSTACK (CO)
- Report on stack performance and repairs by NEDSTACK (PU) – expected July 2018
7. Dissemination and preparative exploitation activities
- Project website by ANIC (PU)
- Dissemination plan by ANIC (CO)
- Exploitation plan by ANIC (CO)
- E-newsletters by ANIC (PU)
- Workshop M30 by ANIC (PU)
- Workshop M42 by ANIC (PU)
