Advent Technologies has secured funding approval for a research and development project from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP), according to a news release.
The project, titled ‘Modular Efficient Power Generation with Advanced Fuel Cell Power Converters’, has secured approximately $1.83m to date and is scheduled to kick off in the second quarter of 2024, spanning a three-year duration.
Funded by EUDP, the project will be overseen by a consortium that will also include Aalborg University – Department of Energy, TKT Electronics ApS and DanTrafo A/S.
“This initiative will pioneer the development of a cutting-edge modular, scalable, and high-density DC-DC power converter, specifically tailored for Advent’s next-generation High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell applications,” the release states. “Advent’s next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell applications are built on the groundbreaking Ion-Pair™ Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) technology.”
That technology is commercialized by Advent, made available through the company’s participation in the US Department of Energy’s L’Innovator program, and developed in collaboration with US research institutions, such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
“Advent’s Ion-Pair™ MEA technology aims to revolutionize the global fuel cell market by extending the expected lifetime of fuel cells to at least three times longer and delivering double the power density of Advent’s earlier fuel cell systems,” the release states. “This makes them ideal for heavy-duty mobility applications.”
Manufacturing of the fuel cell systems will take place in Kozani, Greece, as part of the EU-approved Green HiPo IPCEI Project.
Green HiPo encompasses the development, design, and manufacture of HT-PEM fuel cell systems and electrolyzer systems to produce power and hydrogen, respectively. Green HiPo will significantly contribute to the region of Western Macedonia’s transition from a coal-based economy to a greener economic model, with a new facility in Kozani serving as the production hub for fuel cells and electrolyzers.
