Funding Projects

Funding projects

Freudenberg Performance Materials is participating in several research projects on fuel cell technology. These are being funded by national and international partners.

Our aim is to conduct research on sustainable energy systems together with leading technology partners. We want to make a significant contribution to the market launch of the fuel cell.

Sponsoring projects Gas Diffusion Layer

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Objective FPM
Sponsor

Autostack
Industry

NOW GMBH

Development and production preparation for a high-performance Fuel Cell stack for automotive application.

Development of GDL for automotive conditions and industrialization of production processes.

National project

NOW GMBH

Digiman

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Uplifting of Fuel Cell Stack assembly via digital materials characterization of fuel cell components.

Devolop inline tools for automated surface quality inspection and converting of GDL rollstock according to requirements developed in the project.

European commission with international partners
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GAIA

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Next Generation Automotive MEA for high power density applications.

Development of GDL functions capable to facilitate high power density fuel cell operation.

European commission with international partners
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ID-FAST

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Development of Accelerated Stress Tests (AST) of PEMFC components. Analyse impact of Accelerated Stress Testing on GDL-electrode interaction to support refining of test cycles. European commission with international partners
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