2018 Annual Merit Review Proceedings

Fuel Cell R&D

View presentations and posters from the Fuel Cell R&D session at the Annual Merit Review in June 2018.

Fuel Cell R&D Overview, Dimitrios Papageorgopoulos, U.S. Department of Energy

Fuel Cell R&D Presentations

  1. Fuel Cell Performance and Durability
  2. Catalysts and Electrodes
  3. Testing and Technical Assessment
  4. Membranes/Electrolytes

A. Fuel Cell Performance and Durability

  1. FC-PAD: Fuel Cell Performance and Durability Consortium, Rod Borup, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  2. Novel Ionomers and Electrode Structures for Improved PEMFC Electrode Performance at Low PGM Loadings, Andrew Haug, 3M
  3. Durable High-Power Membrane Electrode Assemblies with Low-Pt-Loading, Swami Kumaraguru, General Motors
  4. High-Performance PEFC Electrode Structures, Mike Perry, United Technologies Research Center
  5. Fuel Cell Membrane-Electrode-Assemblies with Ultra-Low Pt Nanofiber Electrodes, Peter Pintauro, Vanderbilt University

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B. Catalysts and Electrodes

  1. Tailored High Performance Low-PGM Alloy Cathode Catalysts, Vojislav Stamenkovic, Argonne National Laboratory
  2. Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts, Jia Wang, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  3. Extended Surface Electrocatalyst Development, Bryan Pivovar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  4. Highly Active, Durable, and Ultra-Low PGM NSTF Thin Film ORR Catalysts and Supports, Andrew Steinbach, 3M
  5. Highly Accessible Catalysts for Durable High-Power Performance, Anu Kongkanand, General Motors
  6. Corrosion-Resistant Non-Carbon Electrocatalyst Supports for PEFCs, Vijay Ramani, Washington University
  7. ElectroCat (Electrocatalysis Consortium), Deborah Myers, Argonne National Laboratory
  8. Advanced Electro-Catalysts through Crystallographic Enhancement, Jacob Spendelow, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  9. Vapor Deposition Process for Engineering of Dispersed PEMFC ORR Pt/NbOx/C Catalysts, Jim Waldecker, Ford Motor Co.
  10. ElectroCat: Durable Mn-Based PGM-Free Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells, Hui Xu, Giner, Inc.
  11. ElectroCat: Advanced PGM-Free Cathode Engineering for High Power Density and Durability, Shawn Litster, Carnegie Mellon University
  12. ElectroCat: Highly Active and Durable PGM-Free ORR Electrocatalysts through the Synergy of Active Sites, Yuyan Shao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  13. ElectroCat: PGM-Free Engineered Framework Nanostructure Catalysts, Prabhu Ganesan, Greenway Energy, LLC
  14. Highly Efficient and Durable Cathode Catalyst with Ultra-Low Pt Loading through Synergetic Pt/PGM-Free Catalytic Interaction, Di-Jia Liu, Argonne National Laboratory

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C. Testing and Technical Assessment

  1. Fuel Cell System Modeling and Analysis, Rajesh Ahluwalia, Argonne National Laboratory
  2. Fuel Cell Systems Analysis, Brian James, Strategic Analysis, Inc.

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D. Membranes/Electrolytes

  1. Advanced Materials for Fully Integrated MEAs in AEMFCs, Yu Seung Kim, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  2. Advanced Ionomers and MEAs for Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells, Bryan Pivovar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. Polymer-Based Fuel Cells that Operate from 80-220 C, Yu Seung Kim, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Fuel Cell R&D Posters

  1. MEAs, Cells, and Other Stack Components
  2. Catalysts and Electrodes
  3. Membranes/Electrolytes

A. MEAs, Cells, and Other Stack Components

  1. FY15 SBIR Phase II Release 2: Ionomer Dispersion Impact on PEM Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer Durability, Hui Xu, Giner, Inc.
  2. Facilitated Direct Liquid Fuel Cells with High-Temperature Membrane Electrode Assemblies, Emory DeCastro, Advent Technologies, Inc.
  3. Advanced Catalysts and MEAs for Reversible Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells, Hui Xu, Giner, Inc.
  4. FY16 SBIR Phase II Release 1: Regenerative Fuel Cell System, Paul Matter, pH Matter LLC
  5. FY17 SBIR Phase I Release 2: Over-Molded Plates for Reduced Cost and Mass of PEM Fuel Cells, Daniel O'Connell, American Fuel Cell
  6. Lab Call FY18 (Reversible FC): Microstructured Electrodes and Diffusion Layers for Enhanced Transport in Reversible Fuel Cells, Jacob Spendelow, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  7. Lab Call FY18 (Reversible FC): Bipolar Membrane Development to Enable Regenerative Fuel Cells, Todd Deutsch, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  8. Lab Call FY18 (Reversible FC): Technology-Enabling Materials, Cell Design for Reversible PEMFCs, Nem Danilovic, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  9. FY18 SBIR Phase I: Development of Innovative Gas Diffusion Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells, Jason Morgan, AvCarb Material Solutions, LLC
  10. FY18 SBIR Phase I: High-Performance Gas Diffusion Layer, Minette Ocampo, pH Matter, LLC
  11. FY18 SBIR Phase I: GDL Media Development for Improved PEM Fuel Cell Performance, Ashok Damle, Techverse, Inc.
  12. FY18 SBIR Phase I: Advanced Manufacturing of Gas Diffusion Layers with Highly Engineered Porosity, David Driscoll, Glacigen Materials, Inc.
  13. FY18 SBIR Phase I: Controlled Porosity and Surface Coatings for Advanced Gas Diffusion Layers, Christopher Lang, Physical Sciences Inc.
  14. FY18 SBIR Phase I: Nanostructured Carbon-Based Gas Diffusion Layers for Enhanced Fuel Cell Performance, Girish Srinivas, TDA Research, Inc.
  15. FY18 SBIR Phase I: Innovative Bilayer Microporous Layer for PEM Fuel Cells, Chao Lei, Giner, Inc.

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B. Catalysts and Electrodes

  1. FY18 SBIR Phase I: New Fluorinated Ionomers for Enhanced Oxygen Transport in Fuel Cell Cathodes, Robert Lousenberg, Compact Membrane Systems
  2. FY18 SBIR Phase I: Novel Fluorinated Ionomer for PEM Fuel Cells, Hui Xu, Giner, Inc.
  3. FY18 SBIR Phase I: New Approaches to Improved PEMFC Catalyst Layer, Earl Wagener, Tetramer Technologies LLC

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C. Membranes/Electrolytes

  1. FY17 SBIR Phase II Release 1: Novel Hydrocarbon Ionomers for Durable PEMs, William Harrison, Nanosonic, Inc.
  2. Lab Call FY18 (Membrane): Spirocyclic Anion Exchange Membranes for Improved Performance and Durability, Bryan Pivovar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. Lab Call FY18 (Membrane): Stable Alkaline Membrane Based on Proazaphosphatranes Organic Super Base, Gao Liu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  4. Lab Call FY18 (Membrane): High-Performing and Durable Pyrophosphate-Based Composite Membranes for Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells, Cortney Kreller, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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