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Water electrolysis supplied by renewable energy is the foremost technology for producing “green” hydrogen for
fuel cell vehicles. The ability to follow rapidly an intermittent load makes this an ideal solution for grid balancing.
To achieve large-scale application of PEM electrolysers, a significant reduction of capital costs is required together
with a large increase of production rate and output pressure of hydrogen, while assuring high efficiency and safe
operation. To address these challenges, a step-change in PEM electrolysis technology is necessary. The NEPTUNE
project develops a set of breakthrough solutions at materials, stack and system levels to increase hydrogen pressure
to 100 bar and current density to 4 A cm-2 for the base load, while keeping the nominal energy consumption
fuel cell vehicles. The ability to follow rapidly an intermittent load makes this an ideal solution for grid balancing.
To achieve large-scale application of PEM electrolysers, a significant reduction of capital costs is required together
with a large increase of production rate and output pressure of hydrogen, while assuring high efficiency and safe
operation. To address these challenges, a step-change in PEM electrolysis technology is necessary. The NEPTUNE
project develops a set of breakthrough solutions at materials, stack and system levels to increase hydrogen pressure
to 100 bar and current density to 4 A cm-2 for the base load, while keeping the nominal energy consumption
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| Web resources: | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/779540 |
| Start date: | 01-02-2018 |
| End date: | 30-04-2022 |
| Total budget - Public funding: | 1 927 335,00 Euro - 1 926 221,00 Euro |
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Water electrolysis supplied by renewable energy is the foremost technology for producing “green” hydrogen forfuel cell vehicles. The ability to follow rapidly an intermittent load makes this an ideal solution for grid balancing.
To achieve large-scale application of PEM electrolysers, a significant reduction of capital costs is required together
with a large increase of production rate and output pressure of hydrogen, while assuring high efficiency and safe
operation. To address these challenges, a step-change in PEM electrolysis technology is necessary. The NEPTUNE
project develops a set of breakthrough solutions at materials, stack and system levels to increase hydrogen pressure
to 100 bar and current density to 4 A cm-2 for the base load, while keeping the nominal energy consumption
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CLOSEDCall topic
FCH-02-1-2017Update Date
26-10-2022
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H2020-EU.3.3.8.1. Increase the electrical efficiency and the durability of the different fuel cells used for power production to levels which can compete with conventional technologies, while reducing costs
H2020-EU.3.3.8.2. Increase the energy efficiency of production of hydrogen mainly from water electrolysis and renewable sources while reducing operating and capital costs, so that the combined system of the hydrogen production and the conversion using the fuel cell system can compete with the alternatives for electricity production available on the market
