Nuvera wins DOE stack project awards

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Port of LA orders Vision fuel cell truck

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n California, Vision Industries has been awarded a purchase order – worth up to $280 000 – from the Port of Los Angeles, for a zero-emission Class 8 fuel cell hybrid electric truck. The truck will be one of only a handful of zero-emission Class 8 hybrid trucks in operation anywhere in the world. The Port of LA has been negotiating with Vision Industries for the purchase and evaluation of Vision’s hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks [FCB, February 2010]. The heavyduty big-rigs will be tested for their suitability in short and medium distance cargo-hauling (drayage) operations. ‘This truck will be used for moving the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s TransPORTer exhibit,’ explains John Holmes, deputy executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. ‘We continue to negotiate with Vision for the purchase and evaluation of Vision’s hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks.’ Vision Industries will work with the Port of LA to evaluate the performance of its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric truck in the port trucking environment. The trucks are powered by a combination of a hydrogen fuel cell and lithium batteries. The company is also developing the plug-in electric/hydrogen fuel cell hybrid Tyrano™ truck, utilizing PEM fuel cell modules from Canadian-based Hydrogenics [FCB, November 2009]. Vision Industries Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA. Tel: +1 310 450 0299, www.visionindustriescorp.com

Both projects support Nuvera’s product development plans to reduce fuel cell capital and life cycle costs for both advanced automotive technology and its next-generation PowerEdge™ materials handling products. The overall value of these programs – scheduled for completion in 2012 – is $11.1 million, of which DOE is directly funding $8.4 million. The objective of the first Nuvera project, called SPIRE, is to study and identify strategies to assure the durability of fuel cells designed to meet DOE 2015 cost targets. Specifically, this program will develop a practical understanding of the degradation mechanisms that impact the durability of fuel cells with low platinum loading operating at high power density. It will also develop approaches for improving the durability of these stack designs. Partners on this program are Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, and Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. The objective of Nuvera’s second project, AURORA, is to optimize the efficiency of stacks designed to meet the same DOE 2015 cost targets. Specifically, the project will demonstrate stable and repeatable high performance on a full-format fuel cell stack with very low platinum loading operating at high power density. The key deliverable of this program is a performance model validated over a range of stack architectures operating at high power. Partners on this program are UK-based Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, Pennsylvania State University, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California. Nuvera Fuel Cells is a leading developer of PEM fuel cell systems and fuel processors. The company provides clean and efficient products for industrial vehicles and equipment, and is developing power systems for automotive and transportation applications. Nuvera Fuel Cells, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA. Tel: +1 617 245 7500, www.nuvera.com

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AMI wins funding to develop SOFCs for Nuvera wins DOE stack leisure market project awards ichigan-based Adaptive Materials MOBILE APPLICATIONS

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assachusetts-based Nuvera Fuel Cells has received two technical research awards from the US Department of Energy, to increase the durability and performance of PEM fuel cell stacks designed to meet DOE’s 2015 cost and durability targets. The DOE targets for automotive fuel cell stack cost and durability are $15/kW and 5000 hours, respectively.

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Inc, a leading developer and manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells for portable power, has been awarded $3 million through the state’s Centers of Energy Excellence Program (COEE). AMI will use the funding to support the commercialization of its SOFCs in the consumer leisure market. Adaptive Materials currently manufactures two different SOFCs: a 50 W fuel cell that deliv-

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