gen refill of about three minutes.   Toyota: Water electrolysis stack, hydrogen use Water electrolysis is the reverse reaction of fuel cells, extracting hydrogen from water through electrolysis, and can be configured by using the cells of a FC stack. The exhibit is a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolysis cell that utilizes cells from the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) installed in the Mirai, and 90% of the cell parts and m...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

o its capacity, is reasonable, the maximum power available is restricted. A capacitor can increase the power of the battery for a short time, for example during acceleration or braking energy recovery,” explains Prof. Achim Kampker, of the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University. The cost-benefit ratio is difficult to assess, because smaller vehicles also need less power. In addition, the increas...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/22

membrane production plant in China. The Investment agreement was signed with the Jiading District, Shanghai. The two parties plan to build a new catalyst coating membrane (CCM) plant, a key component of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). The company will produce CCMs for multiple proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell applications and PEM electrolyzers. The 22,000-square-meter facility, established in a hydrogen-related industrial park, will have an i...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/30

ysis of water to extract hydrogen, which is the reverse reaction of a fuel cell, so the cells of fuel cell stacks can be converted to make up water electrolysis cells. Cell stacks for water electrolysis equipment were on display at the venue. The exhibited product is a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolysis cell using components of the solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) installed in the Mirai, and the shape of the bipolar p...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/01

ation with Porsche, is working intensively on anodes with a very high proportion of silicon content of up to 80% [2]. Using computer tomography to characterize an electrode structure CATHODE AND SEPARATOR   According to a study by the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University, the cathode accounts for around 50% of the overall cost of a battery cell, which means that optimization in this area ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/10/20

er Beschäftigung bei Volkswagen. Online: https://www.iao.fraunhofer.de/de/presse-und-medien/aktuelles/automobiler-wandel-perspektiven-fuer-die-beschaeftigung-2030.html, access: January 10, 2023 Prof. Achim KampkerFounder and holder of the chair Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University 2 QUESTIONS FOR … Will electric mobility become a job killer for the German automotive industry? KAMPKER_ There h...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/26

ally by Toyota Motor Corporation as a sample unit to be installed in Tokyo R&D's commissioned development of FCVs.   ErlingKlinger Marusan/Celanese: FC stack ErlingKlinger Marusan's FC stack displayCelanese’s FC stack display   At the ErlingKlinger Marusan exhibition booth, the NM5-EVO PEM-type FC stack module for automotive use with a maximum output of 76kW was exhibited by EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH, a joint venture establish...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/13

is actually needed, Bosch sees great potential in hydrogen as renewable energy source.   Therefore, the company is planning not only to use this new fuel, but also to be one of the companies to produce it.   At the exhibition area, Bosch showcased its smart electrolysis module, consisting of the PEM electrolysis stack which is expected to enter production in 2025 and additional components, such as control units, power electronics and sensors, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/31

to extract hydrogen, which is the reverse reaction of a fuel cell, so the cells of a fuel cell stack can be converted to make up a water electrolysis cell. PEFC (Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell) components, exhibited products which are installed in the Mirai and sold externally, were used to create a PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) type water electrolysis cell.   The catalyst used in the fuel cell is platinum (Pt), but the catalyst used in the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/07

Cellcentric has developed for its truck customers.   He stressed that Cellcentric did not simply scale up the existing passenger car technology to higher performance, but rather built up a well-adapted system specifically for the demanding specifications of heavy-duty truck use. Cellcentric PEM fuel cell engine for heavy duty truck applications (21st CTI Symposium organized by © CTI - Car Training Institute - A division of Euroforum Deu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/01/20

ansportation 2022.   Biagi Brothers Inc., a logistics company from Napa, California, has been successfully testing the first Alpha versions of this truck from the spring of 2022. The first production models will be launched in the U.S. in the second half of 2023, and come to Europe in 2024.   The PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell of the FCEV truck is supplied by Bosch, the battery by Proterra and the e-Axle by Fiat. With a driving range...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/01/12

etter material performance and enable the bearings to have a longer fatigue life. The bearings with the new steel material will be lighter and feature advantages in strength, stability, and service life.(From a press release dated September 1, 2022)   Production technology VoltaChem program, PEM technology development Schaeffler, Bekaert, Johnson Matthey, and TNO announced that they are working on a shared research project to develop cells...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/12/09

g since many years on the development of efficient electrolyzer technologies, since it thinks that these will play an important role for hydrogen production.  Mr. Rechberger explained that there are three different types of electrolyzer technologies: two mature systems, which are AL (Alkaline) and PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane), and the new SOEC (Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell) system. which is still under development. Electrolyzer tech...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/06/28

ama, Kanagawa Prefecture)Headquarters - Germany Joining dissimilar materials - High tensile strength steel and CFRP B pillar Materials: High-tensile steel CFRPProcess: Riveting UACJ Corporation(Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) Front bumper assembly Material: 7000 series aluminum extrusionProcess: Welding PEM Japan Co., Ltd.(Machida City, Tokyo) Electric SUV ES8 by NIO, Inc. of ChinaFull aluminum frame Fastening material: Clinching bolts/nuts (steel)Pro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/06/06

gen tank for large commercial vehicles (Type 4)   EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH is a joint venture established in 2021 by Plastic Omnium and German auto parts manufacturer ElringKlinger AG. The joint venture is engaged in the development and manufacturing of fuel cell stacks.   Two types of PEMFC (polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell) stack modules were displayed in one corner of the Plastic Omnium booth: the NM12Twin, with a maximum ou...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/04/08

of the hydrogen economy and hydrogen mobility will open up great opportunities for us to speed up the development of hydrogen mobility. How great is the potential for a further increase in the efficiency of the fuel cell? STELLBERGER_ At 50 to 60 %, the efficiency of the energy conversion in the PEM fuel cell is already highly attractive today. Due to the boom that this technology has experienced in recent years, development activities have in...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/04/04

s an add-on type small hydrogen generator for large diesel internal combustion engines.   This diesel hydrogen-assist technology solution is for large diesel engines of 8 liters or more. By generating and supplying hydrogen from distilled water on demand through highly efficient electrolysis using PEM cells (proton exchange membrane), hydrogen can be injected into diesel equipment such as trucks, buses, heavy machinery, and ships to improve econ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/10/26

ke sensors for pressure and temperature, valves, water separators for the anode circuit and optional customer-specific functionalities. These are integrated into a special media module made of plastic, and help to simplify the integration of the stacks into customer systems significantly.   EKPO's PEMFC (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell) is a low-temperature fuel cell that converts chemical energy to electrical energy using hydrogen and oxygen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/09/30

plications in the second half of this decade. The NM12 fuel cell stack is the high performance design in the portfolio and will come to production in single and twin stack arrangements.   With over 20 years experience, ElringKlinger has a portfolio of different designs of proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks to cover a wide range of applications. The NM5-evo can provide 15 to 73 kW with up to 334 cells, the NM9 ranges from 50 to 100 k...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/11/20

AM RESENDE, AVL List GmbH AVL presentation by Mr. Resende   Mr. Resende started his presentation with an overview of AVL’s fuel cell expertise, which includes 150 fuel cell engineers in three technology centers (2x Europe, 1x Canada), 17 years experience with proton exchange membranes (PEM) and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), and over 150 projects in the fields of passenger cars, trucks, buses, trains and marine, aviation and stationa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/10/25