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FuncHy – 3rd International Workshop Dresden, 20/11/2008

Helmholtz Association: Scientific programmes and strategies concerning hydrogen storage and fuel cellsBernd Emonts, IEF-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

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NATIONAL LABS WITH A MISSION

Solving grand challenges with cutting-edge research

Developing and operating complex infrastructure and large-scale facilities for the national and international scientific community

Creating wealth for society and industry using knowledge transformation and innovation

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CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE IN NETWORKS The six research fields

Energy

Earth & Environment

Health

Key Technologies

Structure of Matter

Transport & Space

Costs* for research and developmentExternal funding in millions of euro:

481

Core public funding in millions of euro:

1,125* Data without infrastructure and special task costs (Source: Annual Report 2007)

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KEY TECHNOLOGIES

€

106 million total costs

896 members of staff** in FTE (full-time equivalent)

Research centres involved:Forschungszentrum JülichForschungszentrum KarlsruheGKSS Research Centre Geesthacht

Scientific Computing

Information Technologywith Nanoelectronic SystemsNano-

and

Microsystems

Advanced EngineeringMaterials■

Light-weight Materials ■

Mechanics and Joining ofLight-weight Materials

■

Functionalised Materials

15 %

41 %

23 %

21 %

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Advanced Engineering Materials Topic: Functionalised Materials

Hydrogen storage■

Development and investigation of novelH2

carrier materials –

nanoscale dopantsand nanocomposites

(FZK)

■

Development of novel nanostructuredmaterials for H2

storage –

hydrides,hydride composites and catalysts (GKSS)

Activities from other research fields■

Tank design and systems integration ofsolid-state H2

storages –

simulation tooland experimental validation (DLR)

■

Research on H2

storage in solid materials –

energy transportstorage in nanostructured

materials (HZ Berlin)

+

+H2

Gas

New Compound

Hydride I Hydride II

↕

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ENERGY

€

261 million total costs

1,935 members of staff** in FTE (full-time equivalent)

Research centres involved:Deutsches

Zentrum

für

Luft-

und RaumfahrtForschungszentrum JülichForschungszentrum Karlsruhe

Nuclear SafetyResearch

Nuclear Fusion

Renewable Energies

Efficient EnergyConversion■

Fuel Processing andGas Cleaning

■

Power Plants■

Fuel Cells■

Superconductivity■

Energy-efficient Processes

12 %

58 %

14 %

16 %

Helmholtz Centre PotsdamHelmholtz Centre Berlin forMaterials & EnergyMax-Planck-Institut

für

Plasmaphysik

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SOCIAL TASK AND SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGE

Short-, medium-

and long-term security of■

provision of energy

■

climate protection

Broad-based energy research programme for■

industrial sector

■

mobile sector■

private sector

Focus is a combination of■

electricity

■

fuel (road and air traffic)■

heat

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EFFICIENT ENERGY CONVERSION Topic: Fuel Cells

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)■

Planar cells with thin functional layers for reducedtemperature operation and longer lifetime (FZJ)

■

Cell development (DLR)

■

Development of advanced methods for metal-supported cell fabrication using plasma spaying (DLR)

■

kW-class stack technology with improvedperformance, reliability and productionmethodologies (FZJ)

■

Integrated stack module development and systemstechnology with a rating of > 10 kWel

(FZJ)

■

Stack integration (DLR)

Solid oxide fuel cells (FZJ)

20 kW test facility (FZJ)

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EFFICIENT ENERGY CONVERSION Topic: Fuel Cells

Low-temperature fuel cells■

Direct-methanol fuel cells for lighttraction (FZJ)

■

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells withan extended operating temperaturerange of -30 –

120 °C (DLR)

■

High-temperature polymer electrolytefuel cells (HT-PEFC @ > 160 °C)for on-board power supply (FZJ)

■

Fuel processing systems for theproduction of H2 from middledistillates for fuel cells (FZJ)

Forklift runningwith DMFC

(FZJ)

Fuel processing units(FZJ)

Fuel cell backpack(DLR)

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EFFICIENT ENERGY CONVERSION Topic: Fuel Cells

Cross-cutting areas■

Analytics, diagnostics andmodelling (DLR)

■

Integration of fuel cells intoexternal systems withexceptional complexity andrequirements (DLR)

-143

-122

-102

Segment current / mA

MeOH

air

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FURTHER HYDROGEN-RELATED TOPICSHydrogen production■

Concentrated power for H2

generation (DLR)■

Mobile and non-central H2

production and infrastructure (DLR)■

Microporous

membranes for H2

separation (FZJ)■

High-pressure electrolysis (FZJ)

■

H2

production from wet biomass –

gasification in supercritical water (FZK)■

Small-scale H2

production –

reforming and gas clean up (FZK)■

Membrane materials for alternative H2

production processes (GKSS)■

Photovoltaic H2

generation –

biomimetic

water splitting, H2

generationmembrane and photohydrolysis

of water (HZ Berlin)

Hydrogen distribution■

Cryogenic H2

infrastructure with pipelines –

microstructure andthermoelectric devices (FZK)

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FURTHER HYDROGEN RELATED TOPICSHydrogen applications■

H2

combustion technologies –

rocket combustors (DLR)■

Development of vehicle drive trains (DLR)

■

Membrane and electrode development for fuel cells (GKSS)■

Pt-free O2

reduction catalyst for PEM fuel cells (HZ Berlin)■

Development of new membranes for fuel cells (HZ Berlin)

■

Tensile water in nanostructures –

water splitting and generation (HZ Berlin)■

Water and hydrogen in neutron radiography (HZ Berlin)

Hydrogen safety■

Investigation of H2

distribution and combustion phenomena (FZK)■

Integrity of materials and structures in H2

environments (FZJ)

Environmental impact of hydrogen■

H2

in the atmosphere –

global atmospheric H2

cycle and budget (FZJ)

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