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Specific Challenge:Hydrogen is an important raw material for chemical syntheses (ammonia, methanol etc.), metallurgical reduction reactions and oil refining. Nowadays, it is mostly generated by reforming hydrocarbons, which is associated with a significant carbon footprint.
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis has evolved into a mature technology with promising perspectives to play a key role for production of green hydrogen in the future energy landscape. However, the use of PEM electrolysers for producing a meaningful percentage of the annual hydrogen production rate in Europe would require the installations at gigawatt scale. The electrodes of state-of-the-art PEM electrolysers require a significant loading of platinum-group metals (PGMs), particularly iridium. Hence, such a large-scale deployment of PEM electrolysers raises major concerns about the availability and price of these raw materials. On the other hand, the electrodes of alkaline water electrolysers do not require PGMs. However, at present alkaline electrolysers operate at low current densities due to the high resistance of the relatively thick separators.
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Specific Challenge:Hydrogen is an important raw material for chemical syntheses (ammonia, methanol etc.), metallurgical reduction reactions and oil refining. Nowadays, it is mostly generated by reforming hydrocarbons, which is associated with a significant carbon footprint.
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis has evolved into a mature technology with promising perspectives to play a key role for production of green hydrogen in the future energy landscape. However, the use of PEM electrolysers for producing a meaningful percentage of the annual hydrogen production rate in Europe would require the installations at gigawatt scale. The electrodes of state-of-the-art PEM electrolysers require a significant loading of platinum-group metals (PGMs), particularly iridium. Hence, such a large-scale deployment of PEM electrolysers raises major concerns about the availability and price of these raw materials. On the other hand, the electrodes of alkaline water electrolysers do not require PGMs. However, at present alkaline electrolysers operate at low current densities due to the high resistance of the relatively thick separators.
Anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysis can potentially combine the beneficial features of the PEM and alkaline electrolyser technologies, i.e. a low cost, raw materials that do not raise concerns in terms of supply bottlenecks (electrodes that do not include PGMs, stainless steel current collectors), a compact design, the adoption of feeds based on non-corrosive liquids (low concentration alkali or DI water), and differential pressure operation. However, as of today AEM electrolysis is limited by AEMs exhibiting an insufficient ionic conductivity as well as a poor chemical and thermal stability. Moreover, most non-PGM electrocatalysts, in addition to poor electrical conductivity mentioned, are only stable above pH 12, and really active at pH 14. Therefore, new material breakthroughs and design concepts are needed before AEM technology can challenge PEM electrolysers. These include:
Increase in membrane and ionomer conductivity and stability;Decrease in membrane thickness while retaining good gas separation;Improve mechanical stability;Optimize chemical composition and activity of non-PGM electrocatalysts;Optimize electrocatalyst conductivity, dispersion and utilization in the electrode;Improved cell design.
Scope:The potential proposal should:
Develop and redefine new components for AEM electrolysers, including membrane, ionomers, PGM-free electrode packages, porous interconnectors and separators;Implement the newly developed components in a 1 kW stack with a minimum of 5 cells;Achieve current PEM electrolysis performances as defined by the MAWP, with diluted circulation of electrolytes but gradually move to pure DI water circulation (< 20 μS cm-1), reaching single-cell voltages of 2 V at 1 A cm-2 at 45°C and maintain stable performance at constant current for 2,000 h with a degradation gap of less than 50 mV;Make a clear correlation between the developed materials/components and the achieved cell performance and durability;Provide cost assessment for the developed technology and scale-up. The technology should clearly demonstrate component cost reduction compared to current PEM electrolysis technology. It is expected that the consortium include industrial companies capable of scaling up and commercializing the technology developed. The focus of the project should be clear on the combination between materials research and performance testing.
It is expected that the project will contribute towards the objectives and activities of the Hydrogen Innovation Challenge (as detailed under section 3.2.G. International cooperation). Promoting international collaboration beyond EU Member States and H2020 Associated Countries is therefore strongly encouraged.
The technology should start at TRL 2 and reach TRL 4 at the end of the project.Any safety-related event that may occur during execution of the project shall be reported to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) dedicated mailbox [email protected], which manages the European hydrogen safety reference database, HIAD and the Hydrogen Event and Lessons LEarNed database, HELLEN.
Test activities should collaborate and use the protocols developed by the JRC Harmonisation Roadmap (see section 3.2.B "Collaboration with JRC – Rolling Plan 2019"), in order to benchmark performance of components and allow for comparison across different projects.
The FCH 2 JU considers that proposals requesting a contribution of EUR 2 million would allow the specific challenges to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected duration: 3 years.
Expected Impact:The AEM electrolyser short stack including the newly developed components will offer a promising and cost-effective alternative to PEM electrolysis technology paving the way for larger systems. The expected impacts are:
Stable and cost-effective components for AEM water electrolysers that will reduce substantially the risk to incur in supply bottlenecks, the investment costs and thus the total €/kg H2;New knowledge with respect to the design and operation of an AEM electrolyser stack including the new components;Understanding of the correlation between degradation processes in materials and the operation conditions such as temperature and current density;Increased EU competitiveness in production of green hydrogen from renewable sources at large scale. The expected KPI to be achieved by AEMs are:1) Area specific resistance (ASR): ≤ 0.07 Ω cm2 (room temperature);2) OH- conductivity of membrane: 50 mS cm-1 (room temperature);3) Swelling ratio (dry/wet): [dimensional stability]
Machine Direction (MD): ≤ 1 %;Transverse Direction (TD): ≤ 4 %; 4) Mechanical strength: 15 MPa; elongation at break: 100 %;5) Ionomer conductivity: 20 mS cm-16) Stability: 2,000 h, ASR remains.
Type of action: Research and Innovation Action
The conditions related to this topic are provided in the chapter 3.3 and in the General Annexes to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018– 2020 which apply mutatis mutandis.
Cross-cutting Priorities:International cooperation
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Características de la financiación
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the H2020 main Work Programme.
The following exception applies (see 'chapter 3.3. Call management rules' from the FCH2 JU 2018 Work Plan and specific topic description):
For some actions, an additional eligibility criterion has been introduced to limit the FCH 2 JU requested contribution, as follows:
FCH-01-1-2019: Demonstrating the blueprint for a zero-emission logistics ecosystem
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-2-2019: Scaling up and demonstration of a multi-MW Fuel Cell system for shipping
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-1-2019: Combined el... 1. Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the H2020 main Work Programme.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the H2020 main Work Programme.
The following exception applies (see 'chapter 3.3. Call management rules' from the FCH2 JU 2018 Work Plan and specific topic description):
For some actions, an additional eligibility criterion has been introduced to limit the FCH 2 JU requested contribution, as follows:
FCH-01-1-2019: Demonstrating the blueprint for a zero-emission logistics ecosystem
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-2-2019: Scaling up and demonstration of a multi-MW Fuel Cell system for shipping
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-1-2019: Combined electrolyser-HRS and Power-to-Gas system
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-2-2019: Multi megawatt high-temperature electrolyser for valorisation as energy vector in energy intensive industry
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 7 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-3-2019: Continuous supply of green or low carbon H2 and CHP via Solid Oxide Cell based Polygeneration
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 3 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-6-2019: New materials, architectures and manufacturing processes for Solid Oxide Cells
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-7-2019: Development of highly efficient and flexible mini CHP fuel cell system based on HTPEMFCs
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 1.5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-03-1-2019: H2 Valley
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 20 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
For all actions of the call, the FCH 2 JU will activate the option for EU grants indicated under Article 30.3 of the Model Grant Agreement, regarding the FCH 2 JU’s right to object to transfers or licensing of results.
Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission tool below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the H2020 main Work Programme.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual.
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreement:
Information on the outcome of evaluation: maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5. Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
FCH JU Research and Innovation Action (FCH-RIA)
Specific rules and funding rates
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
FCH JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
FCH JU Innovation Action (FCH-IA)
Specific rules and funding rates
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
FCH JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
FCH JU Coordination and Support Action (FCH-CSA)
Specific rules and funding rates
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
FCH JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
6. Additional requirements:
Horizon 2020 budget flexibility
Classified information
Technology readiness levels (TRL)
Financial support to Third Parties
Members of consortium are required to conclude a consortium agreement, in principle prior to the signature of the grant agreement.
7. Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions.
Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.
Open access to research data
The Open Research Data Pilot has been extended to cover all Horizon 2020 topics for which the submission is opened on 26 July 2016 or later. Projects funded under this topic will therefore by default provide open access to the research data they generate, except if they decide to opt-out under the conditions described in Annex L of the H2020 main Work Programme. Projects can opt-out at any stage, that is both before and after the grant signature.
Note that the evaluation phase proposals will not be evaluated more favourably because they plan to open or share their data, and will not be penalised for opting out.
Open research data sharing applies to the data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications. Additionally, projects can choose to make other data available open access and need to describe their approach in a Data Management Plan.
Projects need to create a Data Management Plan (DMP), except if they opt-out of making their research data open access. A first version of the DMP must be provided as an early deliverable within six months of the project and should be updated during the project as appropriate. The Commission already provides guidance documents, including a template for DMPs. See the Online Manual.
Eligibility of costs: costs related to data management and data sharing are eligible for reimbursement during the project duration.
The legal requirements for projects participating in this pilot are in the article 29.3 of the Model Grant Agreement.
8. Additional documents
FCH JU Work Plan
FCH2 JU Multi Annual Work Plan and its addendum
FCH2 JU – Regulation of establishment
H2020 Regulation of Establishment
H2020 Rules for Participation
H2020 Specific Programme
Información adicional de la convocatoria
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