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The FCH JU project Beingenergy successfully constructed and tested a prototype high temperature PEM fuel cell system fuelled with methanol. The prototype system achieved a high electrical efficiency of 38% over its testing period and Serenergy, which is one of the partners involved in the project, has declared that they will continue their research and development activities to build on these very promising results. Additionally INNOVCAT, a Portuguese company dedicated to development and... Read more
Within FCH JU project HAWL, 36 new hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts have recently been deployed at the FM Logistic warehouse in Neuville-aux-Bois, near Orléans in the Loiret department. They add to another 10 units that had already been deployed 18 months ago in this same location. Among FCH JU projects, Neuville-aux-Bois is now the warehouse with the highest number of forklifts in operation, closely followed by Prelocentre in Sain-Cyr-en-Val, near Orleans (Loiret department), within... Read more
On the 23 September 2016, the FCH JU held its annual Coordinator's day. Following the evaluations' outcome, the FCH JU organizes one information day with the project coordinators in order to provide all details on the preparation and signature of a grant agreement, This event was organized in the FCH JU premises in Brussels from 9.30 to 14.00. Presentations from the meeting can be downloaded from the links below: 09:00   Registration of participants... Read more
On the Tuesday 27 September, a workshop entirely dedicated at disseminating findings of FCH JU project ene.field will take place in Brussels, Salons Waerboom, in Groot-Bijgaarden. Started in 2011, project ene.field is the largest European demonstration of the latest smart energy solutions for private homes: micro-CHP, i.e. small size "combined heat and power" units. The devices use a fuel cell to produce heat and electricity from natural gas on a scale suitable for individual homes, with the... Read more
Stack costs are still a limiting factor to the uptake of fuel cell technologies, which have otherwise proven their very interesting behaviour in, among others, combined heat and power applications. FCH JU project SOSLeM aims at addressing this very aspect for solid oxide stacks through optimised production techniques. A close look will be given to, among others, cassette production, glass curing, stack conditioning, materials, wastewater treatment and manufacturing set-up. All in all, the... Read more
On the occasion of the Low Carbon Vehicle event held in Millbrook on the 14-15 September 2016, the H2 Aberdeen initiative won the "Grand Prix" Award. Within this initiative, the Aberdeen H2 Bus project deployed  Europe’s largest fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses and delivered UK’s largest hydrogen production and bus refuelling station, financed throught 2 FCH JU projects: HyTransit and High V.LO-City The Champions Awards judging panel was comprised of 22 senior executives from... Read more
The hydrogen economy is ready. FCH JU project BIG HIT will prove it. Set on the small Scottish archipelago of the Orkney islands, the project is going to demonstrate the possibility of comprehensively relying on hydrogen as a way to maximize the use of their renewable energy resources. Electricity produced from wind and tidal installations is to be converted into hydrogen through two water electrolysers. The hydrogen will act as an energy-storage medium and will be converted back, through... Read more
An overview of the evaluation results for the 2016 Call (Flash Call Info) is now available. More information can be found on our website under the Calls for Proposals section  and in this document. FCH JU recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals. The number of proposals that can finally be funded depends on the available budget and the formal approval of grant agreements by the FCH 2 Joint Undertaking. It is... Read more
While off-grid electricity generators based on traditional fossil fuels can be turned on and off according to demand, stand-alone renewable energy facilities require to be coupled to an energy storage system in view of balancing the variable electricity supply with the demand. Electrolysers, coupled with tanks, a fuel cell and a control system, offer the possibility to do so through the storage of energy in the form of hydrogen: the hydrogen is produced from water by the electrolyser when... Read more
Adopting new domestic solutions for heat and power is essential in view of reducing energy dependency and CO2 emissions. Stationary fuel cells can produce both electricity and heat at different scales (from homes to industrial applications) while significantly reducing the environmental footprint and the energy bill. As part of the many issues addressed by its research and innovation programme, the FCH JU  looks at the different options for fuel cells production and... Read more
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