What about the end of life of equipment and plants based on fuel cells and hydrogen (FCH) technologies? Within the vision of decarbonising Europe through, among others, large-scale deployment of FCH technologies, considerations about end of life cannot be disregarded.

How will the components be recovered and recycled? Can existing methodologies be transferred? Are there any inherent challenges to be addressed  What novel approaches should be developed?

FCH JU project HYTECHCYCLING, started this year in May, will study the options and deliver reference documentation on dismantling and recycling of FCH – based equipment. This will be integrated in related life-cycle analysis studies enabling to further substantiate the arguments on the technologies’ sustainability.

This Coordination and Support Action (CSA) will last 3 years and is coordinated by the Spanish Fundación para el Desarollo de las Nuevas Tecnologias del Hydrogeno en Aragon.

Read more about the project here.