High Temperature, Low Relative Humidity Polymer-Type Membranes

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	Federal Grant Title:	High Temperature, Low Relative Humidity Polymer-Type Membranes
	CFDA Number:	81.087
	CFDA Description:	Renewable Energy Research and Development
	Federal Agency Name:	Headquarters
	Category of Funding Activity:	Energy
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-PS36-05GO95020
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 01, 2005
	Creation Date:	Aug 01, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 18, 2005
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Oct 02, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,500,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Additional Information on Eligibility

Information not provided

Grant Description

The Department of Energys Golden Field Office invites applicants to develop high temperature, low relative humidity polymer electrolyte type membrane materials suitable for use in a polymer electrolyte type hydrogen membrane fuel cell. Development of alternative materials with performance at 120/degrees/C and 25 to 50 percent relative humidity exceeding that of Nafion (R) (at 80/degrees/C and 100 percent relative humidity) is desired. Current polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) used in fuel cells depend on the presence of water to obtain high proton conductivity. Therefore, fuel cells based on these membranes are limited to operating temperatures of 60 to 80/degrees/C and require external humidification to maintain optimum performance. Maintaining these temperatures under automotive conditions, especially at peak power, requires oversized cooling equipment. In addition, the humidification requirements add increased volume, weight, and complexity to the system. These issues would be reduced or eliminated if the fuel cell could be operated at higher temperatures (approximately 120/degrees/C) and at lower humidity. Additional benefits of operation at elevated temperatures and reduced humidity are a reduction in the occurrence of cathode flooding at peak power, and a possible improvement in cell performance due to increased rate of the oxygen reduction reaction. If the pressure of the system is increased, adequate humidification can be achieved during high temperature operation, however, this leads to significantly reduced lifetimes and system efficiencies. High temperature, low humidity membranes are expected to improve thermal management and ease or eliminate the need for membrane water management in automotive systems. Higher temperature operation will also aid in achieving success in combined heat and power applications for stationary fuel cells. Membranes that conduct protons at low relative humidity (RH) (i.e., 25 to 50 percent RH) and temperatures ranging from room temperature to 120/degrees/C have been identified as critical components in achieving system targets for automotive fuel cell applications. Based on the early stage of development of such membranes, this Announcement seeks innovative research leading to new candidate materials.

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https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/AF80C6ACE46D321F85257050007C4281?OpenDocument

Grant Announcement Contact

Contact the DOE Contract Officer with questions regarding the funding opportunity GOMembrane@go.doe.gov James Damm

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