Projekt PEMBrennstoffzellen Sachsen

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co-operative
Fuel Cells Development in Eastern Germany
Options for Biogenous Gases Dr. Georg
Wagener-Lohse, Centre for Energy Technology
Brandenburg

• What is going on in Germany roughly speaking
• Examples from Mecklenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and
  Saxony
• Fuel Cell for Biogas in Potsdam Bornim
• A proposal for the 3rd FP6 call
• Some information on CEBra

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roughly speaking

• Developments are going on in the fields of
  portable, stationary and mobile fuel cells.
• Most Technologies (PEMFC, DMFC, SOFC, MCFC) play
  a role in RD work.
• Scientific institutes and companies are work-ing
  in close collaboration.
• Several Bundesländer have formed networks to
  coordinate their developments.
• Market actors in the Eastern Bundesländer have
  founded a network AFG under the leadership of
  co-ordinators and FEE recently.

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the race is on
HIAT Hydrogen Institute for Applied Technology,
Schwerin
ZBT Centre for FC Technology Duisburg
Clean Energy Project, Vattenfall Europe, Berlin
Vaillant, Remscheid
Biogas based fuel cells, ATB, Potsdam
IZES Institute for Future Energy Systems,
Saarbrücken
TGZ Technology and Start-Up Centre,
GlaubitzIKTS Institute for Ceramics, Dresden
ZSW Centre for Solar and Hydrogen Research,
StuttgartDaimler-Chrysler
Start-Up companies, Munich
ISE Institute for Solar Technology, Freiburg
MTU, Friedrichshafen
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all in one boat
Members of the working and research community AFG
3.4 Mio.
2.6 Mio.
1.8 Mio.
4.5 Mio.
2.7 Mio.
2.5 Mio.
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target oriented
German Associations for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Started to Prepare Roadmap

• In recent years several associations for the
  promotion of the hydrogen society have been
  formed.
• On the initiative of Prof. Garche, ZSW, and the
  world fuel cell council all parties met in Ulm on
  March 26th for the foundation of an informal
  platform to define a German roadmap within the EU
  Hydrogen networking activities.
• AFG took part in most of the working groups for
  industrial, home and mobile applications.
• Brandenburg has a considerable interest to
  promote all biomass related applications (solid,
  liquid, gaseous).
• European programs like EIE, 6FP or PHARE should
  form the basis for future cooperation.

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market development

• Different projects before or in pilot phase
• Limited range of unique developments for main
  components
• Core competence mostly in the US and Canada
• Ready configured FC-appliances
• Regional, national, global market with strong
  dynamic
• Annual needs in Germany for reconstruction
  400,000 and for new applications 300,000
  units,expected market share 15,000
• Need for stand alone solutions, APU, combinations

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high tech
DeepC
High Pressure Tank
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basic research
Miniplant at MPI
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)

• Collaborations
• ZSW, Ulm Membrane-electrode-assemblies
  (MEA)
• ICTP, Prague Combination with
  electromembrane reactor
• Prof. Tobiska, Uni Magdeburg Simulation of
  fluid dynamics
• Prof. Scott, Uni Newcastle Exchange of
  experiences

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simulation
Hot Module at Uni Hospital Magdeburg
Simulated Step Response of Temperatures

• BMBF Joint Research Project
• Uni Magdeburg 2D/3D-Modelling of MCFC
• MPI-Magdeburg Process Control
• Uni Bayreuth Numerical Mathematics
• IPF-Berndt MCFC-operation
• MTU-Friedrichshafen MCFC-manufacture

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self made

• Fuelcell
• Reformer

Own development ofsr Berlin built 2001 4 kWel,
Intelligent Stack (integrated Sensors)
Bought fromenergy partners USA built 1995 5 kWel
Compact stack
2003
1995/1998
1998 Volume 2.7 m3 5.2 m3/h H2 for FC 5 kWel
2002 Volume 1.2 m3 4.4 m3/h H2 for FC 4 kWel
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well developed
PEM-Fuelcell-Module
Reformer-Module
Integrated PEMFC-System
Components Blower, AC/DC inverter, heat
exchanger, pumps, humidifier, cooling water,
catalysts, automatic control...
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hard work
PEMFC- Stack
surfaceburner
Integrated reformer
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Vaillant, Germany Fair ISH 2003 4.5 kWel, PEMFC

Competitors
Sulzer Hexis, Swiss 1 kWel, 1000C SOFC
American Power Corp. 3 kWel PEMFC
Strategic Decision technological dependent or
interrelated own production
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schematic
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manifold
Benefits of interrelated own production

• Basic innovation in decentralized energy
  production
• Develop core competences in Germany (stack,
  reformer, peripheral parts)
• Innovative push by interrelated development of
  components
• Cooperative development of SMEs with RD
  institutions
• Customer oriented adapted appliances
• High job creation potential (10 plants one job)

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renewable
The growing use of Bioenergy is one of the
objectives of Brandenburgs Energy Strategy
2010 The Agro-Technology Institute
Potsdam-Bornim is working on Fuel Cells utilizing
Biogas
1 kW Test facility with SR Fuel Cell
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interrelated
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promising
The influence of CH4-content is low at low power
densities (0.2 W/cm²) A high difference in single
cell performance was found Max. H2 yield is
reached under partial load
Steam reformer
Results functional tests
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much to do, together
adapted supply solutions
Modular combinations
Stack-production
Construction, engineering
Air supply, blower
Forming, casting
Material- optimization
Automation control
Heatexchanger humidification
Catalysts, Desulfurization
Burner devlpmnt. and production
AC/DC-Inverter
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good perspectives
demoplants (exclusive market)
transfer market
Fin. needs of SMEs
30 Mio.
30 Mio.
5 Mio.
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150
ca. 15.000
No. of appl.
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strong offer
Electrolyser

• a fully designed concept to demonstrate hydrogen
  production from surplus wind energy between
  Berlin and Hamburg
• A regional utility in East Germany being keen on
  proving its contri-bution to grid integration of
  wind power
• East German SMEs integrating their technology
  developments for sustainable transport
• Integration to the first approach of German
  light-house project on large scale hydrogen
  infrastructure

Compressor
H2 - Storage
Fuel cell 2nd Phase
Motor - Generator 1st Phase
Gridintegration
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thank you !
hope to get in touch soon Centre for Energy
Technology Brandenburg GmbH Friedlieb-Runge-Straße
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Silke Goerlich, 49 355 69 3302 Dipl. Pol. Dieter
Sasse, 49 3334 65 183 Dipl. Ing. Wolfram
Koehler, 49 3395 301 836 Dr. Georg
Wagener-Lohse, Mob49-173-53 53 105,
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