Title
PCBFC™ for micro combined heat and power

CoPED ID
359bcdb1-151c-496f-9f02-2aea4f07ba54

Status
Closed


Value
£524,995

Start Date
Jan. 1, 2018

End Date
Dec. 31, 2018

Description

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Fuel cells are energy conversion devices which convert fuel directly to electricity in a single step that does not require combustion. This highly efficient process enables the production of clean electricity as the only emission at point of use is pure water. However, high material and manufacturing costs have hindered their widespread adoption in numerous industries. Bramble Energy have commercialised a highly innovative fuel cell technology based on printed circuit board (PCB) technology, enabling a cost-effective, highly flexible and scalable manufacturing route. While the technology has been verified to reach a competitive cost target at high volumes, it is currently only deployed in the temporary power market. This is due in part to a lack of opprtunity and demonstration for specific applications such as the micro combined heat and power (mCHP) market. The mCHP market allows for more energy to be utilised from a fuel compared to a centralised system by efficiently producing heat and electricity in homes and small buildings and transmitting the energy over a short distance. This project will enable Bramble Energy to demonstrate its technology’s performance in conditions for mCHP and assess the economic feasibility of introducing it to the market.

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Subjects by relevance
  1. Fuel cells
  2. Energy technology
  3. Fuels
  4. Renewable energy sources
  5. Technology
  6. Energy production (process industry)
  7. Energy
  8. Electricity

Extracted key phrases
  1. Innovative fuel cell technology
  2. PCBFC ™
  3. Temporary power market
  4. Energy conversion device
  5. Heat
  6. Micro
  7. Clean electricity
  8. Mchp market
  9. Manufacturing cost
  10. Competitive cost target
  11. Scalable manufacturing route
  12. Bramble Energy
  13. Specific application
  14. High material
  15. High volume

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