Partner
GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER
GERMANY
The Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Centre is active
in the fields of renewable energy research and technology development for efficient and
low emission energy conversion and utilisation. The department of Electrochemical
Energy Technology has long-term experience in fuel cells (SOFC, PEFC; DMFC and
AFC), production technologies e.g., plasma technology, rolling and cold dry spraying
techniques.
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
ITALY
The CNR-ITAE Institute, located in Messina (Italy), belongs to the Italian National Council
of Research, Department of Energy and Transportation. The CNR-ITAE has a long and
proven experience (around 30 years) in all categories of fuel cells having contributed to
the penetration of fuel cell technology into Europe since the early 80s. The research
approach of CNRITAE is based on a mixture of basic and applied research, achieved by a
multi-disciplinary approach, innovating the fuel cells technology with the up-to-date
knowledge in materials science, catalyst preparation, micro and nano- technologies,
polymer science, system engineering.
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE-
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
BELGIQUE
The Institute for Energy and Transport (IET) is part of the Directorate General Joint
Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. Its mission is to provide scientific
and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of
community policies related to energy. Special emphasis is given to the security of energy
supply and sustainable and safe energy production.
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
GERMANY
The internationally renowned Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) is located in Germany’s
capital city at the heart of Europe. One of its main research focuses is the development
and characterization of engineering materials. Two of the main research topics of the
Department of Materials Science and Technology are the development and application of
imaging methods based on (synchrotron) X-rays, neutrons, electrons and ions. The field of
application includes porous lightweight materials and energy relevant materials used in
fuel cells and batteries.
INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE
TOULOUSE FRANCE
INPT (Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse) is a technical university focussing on
engineering sciences. Within INPT, IMFT (“Toulouse Institute of Fluids Mechanics”) is a
joint research laboratory run by the CNRS, the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
(INPT) and the Paul Sabatier University (UPS). The porous media group GEMP (Groupe
d’Etudes sur les Milieux Poreux) is one of the six research groups of IMFT and is
Nationally and internationally known for its research on transport phenomena in porous
media.
GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
GIST is research-oriented graduate school that focuses on the essential fields of applied
science and engineering. This institute was established by the Korean government in 1993
to meet the nation’s need for advanced research and to enhance the development of
higher education in science and engineering. Ertl center and Electrochemical Reaction
and Technology Laboratory (ERTL) at GIST is one of the most active and distinguished
research groups in electrochemistry with basic understanding of underlying processes in
low temperature fuel cells and relevant fundamental electrochemical reactions.
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
FRANCE
CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) is a research state agency for nuclear energy,
employing a staff of 16000 people. LITEN (Laboratory of Innovations on Technologies for
new Energies and Nanomaterials) as a part of CEA´s Research and Technology Division
(DRT) deals with the new technologies for energy and nanomaterials.
ZENTRUM FUER SONNENENERGIE- UND
WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG, BADEN-
WUERTEMBERG
GERMANY
ZSW is a non-profit Research and Development Organization working in the field of
Renewable Energies. Its research laboratories are situated in Stuttgart and in Ulm. The
interdisciplinary and application-oriented approach offers a high overall competence in
finding industrially viable solutions. This defines the role of ZSW as a mediator in the
development and transfer of technologies from basic research to industrial applications.
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY
S.P.A.
ITALY
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A., a society of the Solvay Group, results
from the acquisition of Ausimont by Solvay in 2002. Ausimont was born in 1982 as the
society of the Montedison Group devoted to fluorine chemistry. SOLVAY SPECIALTY
POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A. is now the second world producer in fluoromaterials.
The Fluoropolymer Group possesses as a primary resource specialists in polymer design,
polymerization, polymer post-treatment and processing technologies.
HOCHSCHULE ESSLINGEN
GERMANY
The UAES is one of the largest and best-ranked Universities of Applied Sciences in
Germany. It has about 5000 students at 3 sites in and around Esslingen in the southwest
of Germany (Baden-Württemberg). UAES consists of 11 faculties and several Institutes.
The “Institute of Fuel Cell Technology (IBZ)” where the Laboratory of Physics in the faculty
of Basic Sciences is a member, is dedicated to application and research in the field of fuel
cells.
JOHNSON MATTHEY FUEL CELLS LIMITED
UNITED KINGDOM
Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Ltd (JMFC) is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier
of fuel cell catalysts, membrane electrode assemblies and other catalysed components to
fuel cell developers worldwide. JMFC is a partly owned subsidiary of Johnson Matthey plc,
a speciality chemicals company and world leader in advanced materials technology with
over 9,000 employees in over 30 countries, and was formed in 2002 to bring together the
Group’s fuel cell expertise into a separate subsidiary company.
ITM POWER (TRADING) LIMITED
UNITED KINGDOM
ITM Power is a dynamic innovative company committed to clean sustainable energy
solutions based around water electrolysis and hydrogen fuel cells using Polymer-
Electrolyte-Membrane (PEM) technologies. ITM has grown from its original platform of
novel hydrophilic polymeric electrolytes (for water electrolysis and hydrogen fuel cells) to
that of a technology provider. ITM now has both a strong base of intellectual property and
engineering expertise for providing hydrogen solutions.
© DLR-TT-ECE 2014
European Project
IMPACT
Improved Lifetime of Automotive Application Fuel Cells with
ultra low Pt-loading