A. Hydrogen production systems

     B. Fuel cell design, testing and technology validation

     C. Fuel Cell - based applications


     Considering our mission of implementing Hydrogen-based technologies in Romania, the main part ogf our activity is planned to be in the area of application dessign, fuel cell system testing and technology validation. Taking into account the specific conditions in Romania and also the limits of our capacity to deliver breakthrough science it was clear for us that we have to find our place in a more technological area were engineering capability and knoledge of using new techniques and instrumentations could be a plus for our expertise.
     Therefore, it's one of our declared aims of establishing fuel cells as a commercially viable low carbon energy technology. To support this aim, it has established a Fuel Cell-based application - Development Group, designed to support all parts of the fuel cell supply chain.
     The Development Group, togheter with its support team and extensive range of partner organizations, is supposed to offer technical support to product and project developers, future Romanian PEMFC Systems integrators and manufacturers, reducing the risks associated with the commercialization of the technology.
     The Group will be equipped with advanced fuel cell test stations, allowing fuel cell testing and experimentation on a wide range of fuel cells, from single cell assemblies to 50 kW systems. Dynamic load testing can be carried out on PEM, and DMFC systems, with full data logging. The Centre offers LABVIEW capability for fuel cell testing and control and CHEMCAD capability for the design and simulation of complete fuel cell systems. Filling facilities for hydride and composite hydrogen tanks will be also available in the testing room.

     Few of the topics which are planned to be investigated are:

   a. modeling and designing of renewably powered hydrogen system

• PV modeling and design for Hydrogen-based system;
• wind-machine modeling;
• PV-electrolyzer-PEMFC system modeling.

   c. perform energy, economic and environmental analysis on RET-hydrogen systems in residential buildings
   d. improving modeling, designing and building capability of using PEMFC systems for mobile applications - develop demonstrative applications
   e. developing a model for a complete reversible fuel cell system
   f. elaborate an extensive experimental study - laboratory-scale, of a decentralized electricity generation system based on the concepts on distributed Hydrogen energy resources.