NORWEGIAN  NATIONAL  RESEARCH  CENTRE  AND  INFRASTRUCTURE  ON  HYDROGEN  AND  FUEL  CELLSMagnus  Thomassen,Nordic  Hydrogen  and  Fuel  CellsSandviken,  Sweden26.10.2016

Scandinavia's  largest  independent  research  organization

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Buildings  andinfrastructure

ICTClimate  and  environment

Industry

Oil  and  gas

Ocean  space

Society

Micro-­‐,  nano-­‐ and  biotechnology

Health  and  welfare Transport

Renewable  energy Materials

Expertise  from  ocean  space  to  outer  space:

• World-­‐leading  within  a  range  of  technology  areas

• From  nano and  micro  electronics  to  the  world's  largest  multiphase  flow  laboratory  and  ocean  laboratory  

Laboratories  and  test  facilities

Open  Access  InfrastructureFuel  Cells  and  Electrolysers  

Magnus  Thomassen,  SINTEF

IEA  Annex  30  workshopKjeller,  Norway21.10.2016

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Background

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Part  of nationalinfra-­‐roadmap

in  2015  

Funding for  establishment  phase received

2016

Establishment  phase

2016-­‐2018

Operating  phase

2017-­‐2026

Centre  structure

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Access  and  use of the infrastructure

• Access  will  be  provided  to  academic,  institute  and  industrial  user  groups  outside  the  host  institutions• Access  will  be  provided  on  a  fair  and  reasonable  basis,  with  priority  to  publicly  funded,  collaborative  research  projects.  • All  publications  based  on  work  performed  at  thecentre  is  expected  to  appropriately  credit  thecentre.  • User  registration and  booking  of resources will be  availableonline:  www.nfch.no

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• Joint  labs  NTNU  and  SINTEF  in  Trondheim

Research  activities:• Fundamental  research  on  

structure-­‐activity  relationships  in  electrocatalysis

• Characterisation and  design  of  novel  materials  and  components

• Evaluation  of  cell  and  stack  performance  and  degradation  processes

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• PEM/AEM  fuel  cell  and  electrolyser  test  stations  400-­‐500  W  • 4  fuel  cell  • 2 electrolyser• 4  – 50W  fuel  cell  (not  shown)

• DMFC  fuel  cell  test  station  40W

• PEM  fuel  cell  and  electrolyser  stack  test  stations  10-­‐12  kW• 1  fuel  cell  • 1  electrolyser

Location  

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• Located  at  SINTEF  facilities  in  Oslo

Research  activities:• Materials  development  and  manufacturing  

for  proton  conducting  SOFC  (PCFC/PCEC)  at  400-­‐900  °C

• Flat  and  tubular  cells  • Studier  of  performance  and  lifetime• Durability  and  impurity  testing  (dedicated  

H2S  lab)

Infrastructure

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• SOFC/SOEC  test  stations  100-­‐300  W  • 2  test  stations

• Probostat test  stations  ~10W• 4  test  stations  

• SOFC  fuel  cell  and  electrolyser  stack  test  stations  2  kW• 1  station

Systems  Laboratory:  Localisation  &  Layout

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System  1:  Water  Electrolyzer

• Overall  system  design• Initial  conversations  with  potential  suppliers• Type  of  WE  stack  to  be  decided  by  Q4,  2016

• Preparation  of  infrastructure• Existing  15  foot  container  will  be  used  as  host  for  new  water  electrolyzer  test  rig  

• Preparation  of  container  has  started(existing  WE  module  has  been  decommissioned)

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System  2:  Gas  Supply  &  Monitoring

• Purpose:• Emulate  reformate  gas  mixtures  for  HRS  and  FC• Detection  of  pollutants  in  gas  streams

• Overall  system  design• Work  not  yet  started  (System  1  &  3  prioritized)• Initial  conversations  with  partners  on  HRS:HYOP,  Justervesenet,  IFE’s  Analysis  Group

• Gas  monitoring  equipment  planned• Mass  spectrometry  (MS)• Gas  chromatography

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System  3:  Hybrid  Fuel  Cell  /  Battery  System• Electrical  system  

• AC/DC  converter  between  local  DC  and  public  AC  grid  purchased• DC/DC  converters   for  FC  stack  and  battery:  quote  ready  in  week  42

• PEFC  stack:  purchase  order  sent  to  PowerCell,  13  kW• Use  for  validation  of  system

• Balance  of  Plant  (BoP):  Air  blower,  H2  recirculation  pump,  measurement  equipment• Equipment  to  be  ordered  after  FC    documentation  has  been  reviewed

• Instrumentation  &  Control  system  • National  Instruments  cRIO,  temperature,  pressure,  gas  analysis,  currents,  voltages,  etc.

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MoZEES – Mobility Zero EmissionEnergySystems

MoZEESMobility Zero  Emission Energy  SystemsResearch  for  Development  &  Innovation  (RDI)  on  new  battery  and  hydrogen  materials,  components,  and  technologies  for  existing  and  

future  transport  applications  on  road,  rail,  and  sea.

Battery  &  Hydrogen  Technology  for  Transport

MoZEES – Mobility Zero EmissionEnergySystems

Research  Areas

MoZEES – Mobility Zero EmissionEnergySystems

Research  PartnersNorwegian  Research  PartnersIFE   Institute  for  Energy  Technology  (Host)

SINTEF Stiftelsen SINTEF

UiO University  of  Oslo

NTNU Norwegian  University  of  Science  and  Technology

FFI Norwegian  Defense  Research  Establishment

HiT Telemark University  College

TØI Institute  of  Transport  Economics

International  Research  Partners

Uppsala  University  (Sweden)

Fraunhofer ISE  (Germany)

RWTH  Aachen  (Germany)

VTT  (Finland)

University  of  Genova  (Italy)

UC  Davis  (California)

25  Commercial  &  Industrial  User  Partners,  7  Public  User  Partners,  2  NGOs

Technology  for  a  better  society