Co-operation Profile

The Fuel Cells Group (FCG) is part of the Department of Chemical engineering in the School of Engineering, formed in early 2000 by Professor Kevin Kendall. The FCG has been working in the field of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) for many years and is now commencing research and development in the field of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) and Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA). It has had numerous publications relating to this area of fuel cells technology. The group is internationally recognised for its expertise in Fuel Cells. The major FCG research areas are in the: - Performance and Durability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) for domestic and automotive applications - Supply Chain Research Applied To Clean Hydrogen - SCRATCH - DBERR Project – Hydrogen Vehicles - Development of Fuel Cells demonstration projects - Development of novel MEA and sub-components (individual multi-layer) for PEMFC - Design and optimisation of Micro-SOFC for use on Hydrocarbon Fuels - Modelling of Single Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SC-SOFCs) - Development of novel nano-sized electrocatalysts materials by Chemical synthesis, Microwave and Sonoelectrochemistry

In particular we are seeking external expertise through partnerships with developers and manufacturers of the following: Electrocatalysts Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) Polymeric membranes for MEAs