Title
PCBFC™ for micro combined heat and power

CoPED ID
84d793fe-5348-4c84-a5da-b096a0045cda

Status
Closed


Value
£209,998

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. Electricity market
  3. Fuels
  4. Costs
  5. Energy
  6. Energy production (process industry)
  7. Electricity
  8. Energy technology
  9. Markets (systems)
  10. Production of electricity
  11. Emissions
  12. Power plants
  13. Energy efficiency
  14. Marketing

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

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