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HEATSTACK

Production Ready Heat Exchangers and Fuel Cell Stacks for Fuel Cell mCHP

Coordinator	SENIOR FLEXONICS CZECH S.R.O. ; SENIOR UK LTD ; VAILLANT GMBH ; University of Birmingham ; I.C.I CALDAIE SPA ; PNO CONSULTANTS LIMITED ; SUNFIRE GMBH
Grant period	2016-04-01 - 2020-02-29
Funding body	European Union
Call number	H2020-JTI-FCH-2015-1
Grant number	700564
Identifier	G:(EU-Grant)700564

Note: Fuel cells have shown great promise for residential micro-Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) generation due to their high electrical efficiency and ability to run on conventional heating fuels. Technology leaders in this sector are nearing commercial deployment following extensive field trials but high capital costs remain a key challenge to the advancement of this sector and mass market introduction in Europe. The HEATSTACK project focuses on reducing the cost of the two most expensive components within the fuel cell system; the fuel cell stack and heat exchanger, which together represent the majority of total system CAPEX. Cost reductions of up to 60% for each component technology will be achieved by: - Advancing proven component technologies through the optimisation of design, materials and production processes for improved performance and quality; - Developing and applying novel tooling for laser welding and automated production lines to remove manual processing steps; - Improving cycle times and reducing time to market; - Demonstrating design flexibility and production scalability for mass manufacturing (10.000 units per annum); and - Developing core supply chain relationships to allow for competitive sourcing strategies. The HEATSTACK project represents a key step towards achieving commercial cost targets for fuel cell mCHP appliances, bringing together leading technology providers in the fuel cell mCHP supply chain with extensive industrial expertise to accelerate the development towards volume production of the fuel cell stacks and heat exchangers. Cost reductions will be achieved through advanced design, development and industrialisation of core manufacturing processes. Improvements to component performance with advanced materials will reduce system degradation and improve overall system efficiency and lifetime.

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