Hydrogen storage next big challenge, says NAVC
- Book ID
- 104434761
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 2003
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-2859
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✦ Synopsis
Hosokawa Micron working on SOFC electrode material
Osaka-based Hosokawa Micron Corporation has begun a joint effort with an Osaka University professor to develop a better electrode material for solid oxide fuel cells, according to the Nikkei Business Daily.
The project aims to leverage the company's nanoparticle technology to make electrodes that enable SOFCs to operate at a relatively low 600°C while retaining their high energyconversion efficiency. Such electrodes would enable the use of inexpensive stainless-steel separators and lead to SOFCs that take just a few minutes to reach operating temperature.
The government-backed Japan Science & Technology Corporation is providing an annual grant of around ¥30m (US$270 000) for the project, which aims to have a practical electrode material ready by next spring.