Nuvera Fuel Cells

Michael Leschiner, James Cross and Darryl Pollica presented at the DOE 2007 Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation in Washington DC on May 15-18, 2008. The Annual Merit Review gives principal researchers an opportunity to present the status and results of their projects that are funded by DOE’s Hydrogen Program. Michael, James and Darryl presented a poster on Nuvera’s Cost-effective High efficiency Advanced Reformer Module (CHARM) project, which you can view below (click on the image to enlarge).

Some of the major findings were:

• Improved durability of Superheater, tested for over 1600 hours and 43 cold cycles
• Catalyst testing confirmed significantly improved hydrothermal stability, anti-cooking and crush strength
• Implemented new desulfurization material that is chemisorptions based

Additionally, James Cross presented an update on “Subfreezing Start/Stop Protocol for an Advanced Metallic Open-Flowfield Fuel Cell Stack.”