What is it about?
Hydrogen-based fuel cell systems (FCs), a cleaner alternative for aviation, may offer high energy efficiency and lead to reduced noise emissions. In this context, the NIMPHEA project will develop a new generation of high-temperature (HT) membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for hydrogen-based FCs that can power aircraft without emitting pollutants. While low-temperature MEA has attractive power density, its thermal management issues make it incompatible with aircraft environments. On the other hand, current HT-FCs operated at around 160 °C do not meet performance requirements for aviation application. Therefore, the NIMPHEA project aims to optimise the MEA’s main components (catalyst layer, membrane, and gas diffusion layer) to achieve a power density of 1.25 W/cm² at a nominal operating temperature of 120 °C.
Informative Material
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Contacts
NIMPHEA website
NIMPHEA Official email: nimphea_coordination[at]eurtd.com
