Roll to Roll (R2R) Manufacturing of Electrolysis Electrodes for Low Cost Hydrogen Production: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-18-00780
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
NREL, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which are also referred to collectively herein as the "Contractors" will perform electrode ink development and characterization, focusing on 1) inks with appropriate properties for R2R (gravure and slot-die) coating onto PFSA membrane and 2) catalysts suitable for electrolysis. Participant will develop acceptance criteria and characterization methods for direct coating on the membrane. The purpose of this project is to show feasibility for cost reduction of the electrode through increased throughput and improved material utilization. Successful completion of this project will result in more affordable hydrogen production via proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis by substantially reducing the anode precious metal content and catalyst-coated membrane processing costs. Assists laboratory in achieving programmatic scope, adds new capability to the laboratory's core competencies. This project uses and enhances the laboratory's core competencies, and enhances U.S. competitiveness by utilizing DOE developed intellectual property and/or capabilities. This project will benefit the Fuel Cell subprogram within the EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) by actively developing materials, formulations, components, and processes for PEM electrolyzer stacks for overcoming critical technical barriers to widespread hydrogen production for zero-emission transportation applications. Through this JWS, NREL, ANL and ORNL are assisting a key domestic industry partner, Proton Energy Systems, Inc., in the area of low-cost electrolyzer electrode formulation and coating technology. After completion of this project, NREL, ANL and ORNL will be able to verify whether the direct deposit coating processes investigated are suitable for producing CCMs for PEM electrolyzers, which is of great interest and benefit to the DOE EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) and H2@Scale missions.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Advanced Manufacturing Office (EE-5A); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (EE-3F)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; AC36-08GO28308; AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1874255
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-5900-83194; NREL/CRD-18-00780; MainId:83967; UUID:cd75d492-9a13-4ba3-a3f0-b04fac61915e; MainAdminID:64690
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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