Spanish Hydrogen Association

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technologies

Projects

Here we include an overview of international projects with participation of Spanish companies or research centres. Contact us at aeh.web@ariema.com with your suggestions.

BIO-HYDROGEN: Development of a Biogas Reformer for Production of Hydrogen for PEM Fuel Cells. Coordina: Profactor.  Participación española: Besel S.A., Matadero Frigorífico del Nalón. (2005-2007).

CHRISGAS: (www.chrisgas.com) Clean Hydrogen-rich Synthesis Gas. Coordina: Väsxjo University (Suecia). Participación española: CIEMAT. (2004-2009)

HYTHEC: Hydrogen Thermochemical Cycles. Coordina: CEA (Francia). Participación española: Empresarios Agrupados. (2004-2007).

NEMESIS:New Method for Superior Integrated Hydrogen generation System. Coordina: Antje Wörner (Alemania). Participación española: Repsol YPF S.A. (2005-2008)

SOLHYCARB: Hydrogen from solar thermal energy. Coordina: CNR (Francia). Participación española: Solucar Energía, SA. (2006-2010)

CACHET: (www.cachetco2.eu) Carbon dioxide capture and H2 production from gaseous fuel. Coordina: BP EXPLORATION OPERATING COMPANY LTD, Participación española: CSIC, Endesa Generación S.A. (2006-2009).

HYDROSOL-II: Solar Hydrogen via Water Splitting in Advanced Monolithic reactors for Future Solar Power Plants. Participación española: CIEMAT. (2005-2009).

Hydrosolar 21: Main goals of this project are the production and storage of energy by using hydrogen technology, and the production of solar coding. CHydroSolar 21 is an energy innovation project that will be carried out in Burgos, under the coordination of the Asociación Plan Estratégico of Burgos and with the active support of the research team of the University of Burgos and the colaboration of Instituto de la Construcción, Instituto Tecnológico de Castilla y León, City Council of Burgos, Agencia Provincial de la Energía and CEEI Burgos. More info at http://www.hydrosolar21.com/hydrosolar-ingles.htm.

Euro-Quebec Hydro Hydrogen: Hydrogen production for hydropower at Quebec, and transport to Europe for its final use. Coordination: LBST (D). Spanish participation: Unión Fenosa. (1989-2000)

HYTRAIN: (www.imr.salford.ac.uk/hytrain/) Hydrogen Storage Research Training Network. Coordina: University of  Salford Institute for Materials Research (United Kingdom). Participación española: Universidad de Alicante. (2005-2008).

STORHY: Hydrogen Storage systems for automotive applications. Coordina: MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO KG ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT (Austria). Participación española: Fundación para la investigación y desarrollo en Transporte y Energía, INTA. (2004-2008)

APOLLON-B: Basic materials and industrial process research on functional materials for fuel cells. Coordina: FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS, INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESSES. Participación española: CSIC. (2006-2009).

CARISMA: (www.carisma-network.eu) Coordination Action for Research on Intermediate and high temperature Specialised Membrane electrode Assemblies. Coordina: CNRS (Francia) Participación española: Fundación CIDETEC. (2007-2008).

GENFC: Generic Fuel Cell Modelling Environment. Coordina: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH (Alemania) Participación española: REDHADA SL. (2005-2008)

IMPRESS: Intermetallic Materials Processing in Relation to Earth and Space solidification. Coordina: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (Francia). Participación española: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas, Fundación INASMET, Tratamientos Superficiales Iontech SA. (2004-2009).

PEMTOOL: Development of novel, efficient and validated software-based tools for PEM fuel cell component and stack-designers: Coordina: KUNGL TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN (Suecia). Participación española: Fundación INASMET. (2005-2007)

SOFCSPRAY: (www.sofcspray.com) Development of Low Temperature Cost-Effective Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Coordina: NTDA Energía. Participación española: NTDA Energía; Inasmet. (2005-2007).

SOFC 600: SOFC development for operation at 600º C. Coordina: Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). Participación española: NTDA Energía. (2006-2010).

DMFC electrodes: Direct methanol fuel cells with new methanol anodes and air cathodes. Coordination: CNRS (F). Spanish participation: Universidad de Alicante. (1990-1996).

FCMO: Development of fuel cell for methanol. Coordination: CIEMAT (E). Spanish participation: CIEMAT, CSIC, SEAT. (1998-2000)  

FUNTY: High temperature fuel cells. Coordination: Bertin et Cie (F). Spanish participation: BWE (1998-2000)  

POLYELECTROLYTES: Development of new membranes for PEMFC. Coordination: Universidad de Helsinki. Spanish participation: Universidad de Valencia. (1998-2000).

APOLLON: Advanced PEMFC for hydrogen and methanol with high efficiency and cost effective. Coordination: ICEHT (GR). Spanish participation: ICV-CSIC. (2001-2004).

FEMAG: Flexible Ecological Multipurpose Advanced Generator. Coordina: LABOR SRL (Italia). Participación española: IBE Ingeniería Bioenergética S.L. (2004-2006).

FlameSOFC:(www.flamesofc.org)  Fuel Flexible, Air-regulated, Modular, and Electrically Integrated SOFC-System. Coordina: VDI/VDE INNOVATION + TECHNIK GMBH. Participación española: FAGOR ELECTRODOMESTICOS S. COOP. LTDA., IKERLAN S. COOP. (2005-2009).

DEMAG: Domestic Emergency Advanced Generator. Coordina: N/D. Participación española: Ideatel Ingeniería SL (2005-2009).

MISDAT + MOLCARE + MCTWINS: Development of 100 kW MCFC system. Coordination: ANSALDO (I). Spanish participation: IBERDROLA, Tecnología y Gestión de la Innovación. (1992-1998).

H2-GENERATOR: Theoretical and experimental studies for a compact hydrogen generator with second generation fuel cells. Coordination: CNR (I). Spanish participation: ICP-CSIC. (1994-1996)

METHANOL PARTIAL OXIDATION: Coordination: TARS (I). Spanish participation: ICP-CSIC (1994-1996)

FIRST: (www.inta.es/first). Fuel cell innovative remote energy system for telecom. Coordination: INTA (E). Spanish participation: INTA, CIEMAT, ICP-CSIC, Spanish members in the Board of Interest: INABENSA, CHLORIDE, ISOFOTON, GREENCELL. (2000-2004)

EFFECTIVE: Integration of MCFC in energy systems using biogas. Coordination: Profactor (D). Spanish participation: CIEMAT, URBASER. (2000-2004)

CRYOPLANE: Airplanes with liquid hydrogen. Coordination: DaimlerChrisler. Spanish participation: CASA, UPM. (2000-2002)

VIRUAL FC: Virtual FC plant, based in 54 residential systems. Coordination: Vaillant (D). Spanish participation: Sistemas de Calor (2001-2005)

H.AMONCO: Biogas in fuel cells. Coordination: PPF (D). Spanish participation: ICP-CSIC, Matadero Frigorífico del Nalón. (2001-2004).

CERMOX: Ultra-thin ceramic membranes for efficient industrial processes . Coordination: Degussa-Huels (D). Spanish participation: ICMB-CSIC, Carburos Metálicos. (2001-2003).

DYNAMIS: Towards Hydrogen and Electricity Production with Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage. Coordina: SINTEF ENERGIFORSKNING A/S (Noruega). Participación española: ENDESA Generación SA. (2006-2009).

HY-CO: (www.hy-co-era.net) Co-ordination action to establish a hydrogen and Fuel Cell ERA-Net, hydrogen co-ordination. Coordina: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH (Alemania). Participación española: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. (2004-2008).

HYTETRA: Hydrogen Technologies transfer Project. Coordina: N/D. Participación española: Fundación para el desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías de hidrógeno en Aragón. (2006-2008).

HYWAYS: (www.hyways.de) European Hydrogen Energy Roadmap. Coordina: L-B-SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH (Alemania). Participación española: INTA, Repsol YPF SA. (2004-2007).

HyWays-IPHE: (www.hyways-iphe.org) Benchmarking of the European Hydrogen Energy Roadmap with International Partners Hyways. Coordina: LUDWIG-BOLKOW-SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH (Alemania) Participación española: ACCIONA BIOCOMBUSTIBLES S.A. (2006-2008).

INNOHYP CA: Innovative High Temperature Routes For Hydrogen Production Coordinated Action. Coordina: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
LITEN. Participación española: EMPRESARIOS AGRUPADOS INTERNACIONAL SA, CIEMAT. (2004-2006)

Roads2hycom: (www.roads2hy.com). Research Co-ordination, Assessment, Deployment and Support to HyCom. Coordina: Ricardo. Participación española: NTDA Energía. (2005-2008).

FCTESTNET: Fuel cell test and standardization net. Spanish participation: INTA, ICP-CSIC, CIEMAT. (2003-2005)  

HYSOCIETY: Studies for the introduction of hydrogen technologies and social acceptance. . Coordination: IST (P). Spanish participation: INTA. (2003-2005)

HSAPS: (www.hsaps.ife.no) Study of the potentiality of hydrogen and remote energy remote systems. Coordination: IFE (NO). Spanish participation: Trama Tecnoambiental. (2002-2004)

HYNET: (www.hynet.info). Hydrogen net. Coordination: LBST (D). Spanish participation: ICB-CSIC (2002-2005)

RES2H2: Integration of renewable energy systems with hydrogen. Coordination: INABENSA (E) and Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria (E). Spanish participation: INABENSA, UPGC, INTA, UNELCO, GASCAN, ITC. (2002-2006).

HYCHAIN-MINITRANS: (www.hychain.org) Deployment of innovative low power fuel cell vehicle fleets to initiate an early market for hydrogen as an alternative fuel in Europe. Coordinador nacional: Besel SA. Participación española: AIR LIQUIDE Spain, BESEL SA, DOMENECH SA, CIEMAT, IBERDROLA SA, Nacional Motor SAU, RÜCKER LYPSA SL, Universidad San Pablo CEU. (2005-2009).

HyFLEET: CUTE: Hydrogen for Clean Urban Transport in Europe. Coordina: N/D. Participación española: Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid, REPSOL YPF, Transportes de Barcelona SA. (2006-2008).

HyLights: (www.hylights.eu) A Coordination Action to Prepare European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Demostration Projects on Hydrogen for Transport. Coordina: N/D. Participación española: REPSOL YPF. (2006-2007)

CUTE: (www.fuel-cell-bus-club.com) Clean Urban Transport for Europe. Demonstration of a fleet of 30 urban buses in 10 European cities. Coordination: EVOBUS (D). Spanish participation: EMT, TMB, Air Liquide, Gas Natural, REPSOL YPF, Abelló-Linde, BP, EvoBus Ibérica. (2001-2006).

FEBUSS: Fuel cells standardization for buses and stationary. Coordination: Air Liquide (F). Spanish participation: INTA. (2002-2006) 

CITYCELL: (www.citycellbus.com). Demonstration of fuel cell hydrogen buses in real operation. Coordination: IRISBUS (E). Spanish participation: IRSIBUS, EMT, AIR LIQUIDE, GAS NATURAL, REPSOL YPF, INTA, EXIDE-TUDOR, IDAE. (2002-2006)

HYDROBUS: Hydrogen buses using "wind hydrogen" in islands. Coordination: ITC (E). Spanish participation: ITC, GASCAN, ITER, GLOBAL Salcai-Utinsa, Gobierno de Canarias, Mancomunidades de Islas Canarias. (2003-2005)

FCTES QA : Fuel Cell Testing, Safety and Quality Assurance. Coordina:N/D. Participación española: Iberdrola Ingeniería y consultoría SAU, INTA. (2006-2010)

HyApproval: Handbook for Approval of Hydrogen Refuelling Stations. Coordina: L-B-SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH (Alemania). Participación española: INTA. (2005-2007)

HySAFE: Safety of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier. Coordina: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GMBH, FZK/PFT, FZK/IKET (Alemania). Participación española: Fundación INASMET, Universidad politécnica de Madrid. (2004-2009)

EIHP: (www.eihp.org). Standardization and regulations for hydrogen vehicles. Coordination: LBST (D). Spanish participation: INTA. (1998-2004)