Hydrogen and fuel cell technology are going to play a big role in the world of the new, green energy system. But to fully exploit the potential of those fuel cells, the system must be further optimized.
A fuel cell is a system that converts chemical energy into electricity and heat. In fuel cell electric vehicles, the cell facilitates an electrochemical reaction between oxygen and hydrogen (the energy carrier) that creates an electric current and water. Porous gas diffusion electrodes (GDE) play a critical role at the heart of these electrochemical systems. The design determines their level of performance, durability and cost price. Heratec, an entrepreneurial project at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), is working on a breakthrough technology to optimize these electrodes.
Heratec co-founder Antoni Forner Cuenca
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Heratec works on pioneering ‘highways’ for fuel cells
