ITM Power Publishes High Fuel Cell Power Density Results
05 Oct 2011
ITM Power has released the latest results from its project
aiming to increase fuel cell power density. Using a single cell
system, containing ITM Power's hydrocarbon membrane, power
densities greater than 5.5 W/cm2 have been demonstrated
under certain conditions.
The
project has been supported by the Carbon Trust as part of the
Polymer Fuel Cells Challenge and the next phase of the project will
be to gather additional test data and calculate the full life cycle
cost of these cells.
Increasing the power density of fuel cells is seen as key to
enabling smaller and more powerful systems in the future. This
project has targeted automotive fuel cells, where the benefits of
increasing power density include lower costs and reduced weight per
kW delivered. ITM's hydrocarbon membrane also facilitates recycling
of the fuel cell at the end of its life avoiding the potential
fluorine emissions from conventional perfluorinated PEMFC
membranes.
ITM's full release can be read here.
Image: An ITM Hydrocarbon Membrane (FLICKR - ITM POWER)
Fuel Cell Today spoke to ITM CEO Graham Cooley about the
achievements and what they mean for ITM, the video of which is
below.
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