PEM vehicle related projects and companies funded by US-DoE

 

Company Subject Specifications Partners
Ford direct-hydrogen-fueled PEMFC system for transportation I: H2 infrastructure, II: 2 subcontractors deliver 50 kW (net) system (goal: 2,7 kg/kW, 0,25 mg Pt/cm2) DTI, Plug Power, IFC
GM R&D on PEMFC for transportation methanol reformate 30 kW (net) system 3 * Delphi, Delco Electr.
IFC integrated power system for transportation compact ambient pressure standalone FC system with reformer ADL, Texaco
Plug Power LLC integrated power system for transportation PEM stack, flexible fuel processor, balance-of plant for 50 kW (net) system (40% at partial load, 0,25 kW/l, 2.000 h) ADL, Masco, Texaco
Allied Signal - AES R&D on 50 kW, high efficiency, high power density, CO-tolerant PEMFC system 50 kW (net) FC system for methanol/gasoline reformed hydrogen (40% at partial load, 0,35 kW/l, 0,35 kW/kg, 100 $/kW) Allied Signal-ASRT, Allied Signal Automotive
Energy Partners development of composite bipolar collector plates and advanced reformate FC stack design for transportation bipolar collector plates (graphite, binder, flow field design, molding, heating&cooling, economic analysis, manufacturing for mass production), stack design for reformate (collector plates, MEA, architecture). I: 10 cell stack, II: 50 kW (net) system  
ADL advanced fuel processor development 50 kW fuel gasoline, ethanol reformer Universal Ott Prod., Texaco, Modine Manufact.
HBT fuel flexible UOB fuel processor system development 50 kW integrated fuel flexible reformer and 50 kW humidified low temperature shift reactor  
3M Co. High performance, low cost membrane electrode assemblies for PEMFC 5 layer EA based on new nanostructured thin film catalyst and support, Continuous low cost process vor high volume manufacture, CO tolerance IFC, Energy Partners
ElectroChem layered bipolar plates for PEMFC stacks new separator plate design and manufacturing, resistive to corrosion, impermeable, high electric conductivity, lower cost. 6" by 6" prototype stack  
IGT development of 10 kW bipolar separator plate low cost graphite molded composite separator plate (230 cm2) with high cost reduction. Manufacturing line design. Superior graphite, Stimsonite
Foster-Miller low-cost, high temp., SPE membrane for fuel cells low-cost, high temperature (150-200°C) SPE membrane. 90% reduction in fuel crossover, improved strength and ion exchange capacity. (320 cm2 in 1 kW stack). Giner Inc.
Spectracorp. Ltd. Development and optimization of porous carbon papers suitable for gas diffusion electrodes porous carbon fibre based gas diffusion electrodes (pore size, distribution, density, conductivity and thickness) tested on 160 cm2 MEA.. Physical Science
Allied Signal - AES turbocompressor for PEMFC compact low-weight efficient air compressor concentrated at improving low flows.  
ADL development of 2nd generation scroll compressor expander module for PEMFC pressurization compact, reliable and efficient scroll compressor/expander module (CEM). Scroll Corp., Acentech Inc.
Meruit Inc. Electrically boosted gas bearing turbocompressor for fuel cells gas bearing in combined journal and thrust bearings Test Devices Inc.
Vairex Corp. variable displacement compressor development 3.2 const. P ratio, mass delivery variation 10:1  
Thiokol Corp. high-pressure conformable hydrogen storage for FC vehicles conformable tank geometry for 300 bar Aerotech Corp.
Thermo Power Corp., Tecogen Div. advanced chemical hydride hydrogen generation /storage system for PEMFC vehicles 50 kW equivalent H2 supply chemical hydride/organic slurry storage system  
Argonne Nat’l Lab. Catalytic partial oxidation reformer for gasoline catalytic partial oxidation reformer for gasoline, methanol, ethanol, natural gas. Highly dynamic, no warming up. Bifunctional catalyst, T= 750°C, 80% for premium gasoline. Test in 10 kW prototype reformer. Integrate with shift and CO clean-up.  
Los Alamos Nat’l Lab PEMFC and CO cleanup R&D CO tolerance of PEMFC, methanol FC, innovative PEM components and systems, PROX system.  
LBNL electrode kinetics and electrocatalysis new catalyst research by surface preparation and analysis. Pt1-x Mx alloy surfaces. Goal: 0,1 % CO.  
Oak Ridge Nat’l Lab carbon fiber/CVI bipolar plate slurry molded carbon fiber material with a carbon chemical vapor infiltrated (CVI) sealed surface as bipolar plate.  
Pacific Northwest Nat’l Lab microchannel fuel processor development onboard fuel processor, vaporization of methanol 400 ml/min in 4 micro channel heat exchangers for 50 kW auto system.