First International Workshop

Motivation
Water electrolysis is a key component for sustainable and efficient hydrogen production. With the growing use of renewable energies, the interest in water electrolysis has increased considerably in recent years. In particular, PEM water electrolysis based on polymer electrolyte membranes is under development of different companies and research projects. With the technological progress, issues about durability, degradation mechanisms and accelerated stress tests are of high interest. This international workshop is organised within the NOVEL project. It is the goal to initiate an exchange of experiences and to start a discussion between different industrial and scientific stakeholders.

Programme: Day 1 |March 12th, 2013

08:30	Registration
09:00	Welcome to the meeting Tom Smolinka \| Fraunhofer ISE \| Germany
09:10	The Role of Hydrogen in a Renewable Energy Economy Christopher Hebling \| Fraunhofer ISE \| Germany

	Session 1: Industrial view on life-time of PEM electrolysers Chair: Tom Smolinka
09:30	R&D Focus Areas Based on 60,000 hr Life PEM Water Electrolysis Stack Experience Everett Anderson \| Proton OnSite \| USA
10:00	PEM Electrolyser Degradation Mechanisms and Practical Solutions Nicholas van Dijk \| ITM Power \| Great Britain
10:30	Coffee break
11:00	Recent Advances in PEM Water Electrolysis Joseph Cargnelli \| Hydrogenics\| Canada
11:30	CETH2‘s Technology Roadmap and Life-time Expectations in PEM Electrolysis Fabien Auprêtre\| CETH2 \| France
11:50	Corrosion Resistant Metallic Components for Electrochemical Devices Conghua Wang \| TreadStone Technologies \| USA
12:20	Panel discussion: Moderation: Tom Smolinka
13:00	Lunch break

	Session 2: Scientific perspective on degradation and endurance Chair: Christopher Hebling
14:30	Degradation issues in NEXPEL and NOVEL Magnus Thomassen \| SINTEF \| Norway
15:00	The BBC Membrel Process - A retrospective view. Günther Scherrer \| Paul Scherrer Institute \| Switzerland
15:30	In-situ electrochemical characterization of PEM Water Electrolysis electrodes Pierre Millet \| Université Paris-Sud \| France
16:00	Coffee break
16:30	High pressure PEM electrolysers: efficiency, life-time and safety issues Vladimir Fateev \| NRC "Kurchatov Institute“ \| Russia
17:00	Panel discussion: Moderation: Christopher Hebling
17:30	Enquiry on degradation and life-time issues Completion of a questionnaire
18:00	End of day one
19:30	Evening event Dinner at Freiburg’s restaurant “Wolfshöhle” (Meeting point: Lobby Hotel “Stadt Freiburg” at 18:40)

Programme: Day 2 |March 13th, 2013

	Session 3: Accelerated stress tests for PEM electrolysis Chair: Magnus Thomassen
09:00	Approaches and methodology on accelerated stress tests in fuel cells Nada Zamel \| Fraunhofer ISE \| Germany
09:45	Accelerated stress tests in PEM fuel cells: What can we learn from it? David Wilkinson \| University of British Columbia \| Canada
10:30	Coffee break
11:00	Results of the questionnaire Tom Smolinka \| Fraunhofer ISE \| Germany
11:30	Discussion on further activities Moderation: Magnus Thomassen
12:30	Lunch break
13:30	Lab tour - if desired - incl. hydrogen filling station Emile Tabu Ojong \| Fraunhofer ISE \| Germany (Meeting point: Foyer SIC at 13:15)

First results from the questionnarie

Published March 22, 2013