Transaction Description:
ECOLECTRO, INC. - ''REVISE STATEMENT OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES''
CONTROL #: 1858-3556
PROJECT TITLE: ''MODULAR ULTRASTABLE ALKALINE EXCHANGE IONOMERS
TO ENABLE HIGH PERFORMING FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYZER SYSTEMS''
ALKALINE EXCHANGE IONOMERS (AEIS) ARE A KEY ENABLING
COMPONENTS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
NEW AND LOWER COST-CURVE FOR FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYZER
TECHNOLOGIES. DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS
THAT ARE RESILIENT TO THE HARSH ALKALINE OPERATING CONDITIONS
EXPERIENCED DURING FUEL CELL AND/OR
ELECTROLYZER OPERATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE PREVENTING
WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF AEMS IN
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED,
I.E. AEIS, NEED TO PERFORM AT THE
SAME PERFORMANCE METRICS AS CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES. THE WORK
PROPOSED AND TO BE EXECUTED THROUGH
THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND PROVIDE A
PATHWAY TO VIABILITY IN REAL-WORLD
APPLICATIONS. THE AEIS DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS WORK WILL BE
THOROUGHLY EVALUATED BY BEST-PRACTICE
INDUSTRY STANDARDS TO CONFIRM THAT THEY POSSESS THE NECESSARY
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVICES.
ULTIMATELY, SYNTHETIC PATHWAYS GENERATED WILL BE: (1)
STRAIGHTFORWARD; (2) COST EFFECTIVE; AND (3)
AMENABLE TO LARGE SCALE PROCESSING. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE AEIS
WILL BE HIGH PERFORMING IN FUEL
CELL AND ELECTROLYZER SYSTEMS, DEMONSTRATING COMPARABLE
DURABILITY AND IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES
VERSUS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES
(PEM). A COLLABORATION BETWEEN
ECOLECTRO, THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY AND PROTON
ONSITE WILL CONDUCT THE
PROPOSED EFFORTS AND ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE OPEN 2018
CALL.