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Program update 21.10.04

 

Monday 15 Nov:

 
Time                    Title of Presentation                                                      Presenting person

14:00-14:10          Welcome

14:10-14:20          Historical overview of AFC research                           E. Guelzow (DLR Germany)
 
 Session „AFC Stacks and AFC Systems“  

14:20-14:50          AFC activities at TU Graz (preliminary title)                V. Hacker (TU Graz, Austria)

14:50-15:20          Fuel Cell battery - a fuel cell with internal hydrogen storage 
                                                                                                                         T. Anttila (Oy Hydrocell 
                                                                                                                         Ltd, Finland)
15:20-15:50          The world’s first certified fuel cell boat „Hydra“ – equipped with AFC
                                                                                                                         C. Machens (Stuart Energy
                                                                                                                         Germany)
15:50-16:20          Progress of Apollo Energy Systems in AFC Technology
                                                                                                                         TU Graz, Austria; Apollo Energy 
                                                                                                                         Systems Inc., USA
16:20-16:50          Alkaline Fuel Cell technology at MoreEnergy, Israel (Preliminary title)
                                                                                                                         G. Finkelshtain (MoreEnergy Israel)
16:50-17:20          Final Discussion on “AFC Stacks and Systems”  

17:20-17:50          Coffee break and poster discussion  
 
Session „Membranes and Gel electrolyte“  

17:50-18:20          Review on membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells (Preliminary title)
                                                                                                                         J. Meier-Haack (IPF Dresden,
                                                                                                                         Germany)
18:20-18:50          Development, characterisation and intial testing of radiation-grafted alkaline anion-
                             exchange membranes for fuel cell applications (hydrogen-oxygen and direct alcohol
                             types)
                                                                                                                         R. Slade (University of Surrey, UK)
18:50-19:30          Final Discussion on “Membranes and Gel Electrolytes”  




Poster:

"Development and assembly of alkaline fuel cells test bench. Performance and Analysis“, G. Martinez (INTA, Spain)

 „Long Term Investigations of Silver Cathodes for Alkaline Fuel Cells“, N. Wagner (DLR, Germany)

„Degradation of Nickel Anodes in Alkaline Fuel Cells“, M. Schulze (DLR, Germany)

„Long Term Operation of AFC Electrodes with CO2 Containing Gases“, E. Guelzow (DLR, Germany)


Tuesday, 16 Nov.:


Time                     Title of Presentation                                                                     Presenting person
 
Session “Anode and Cathode catalysts”  

8:30-9:00              Carbon nanotube-perovskite composites for bifunctional air electrodes in alkaline
                             electrolytes                                                                                       A. Weidenkaff (EMPA
                                                                                                                                         Switzerland)
 
9:30-10:00           Catalyst MnCo2O4 for alkaline fuel cells
                                                                                                                                        T. Nissinen (Helsinki 
                                                                                                                                        University of technology,
                                                                                                                                        Finland)
 
10:00-10:30          AB5-type hydrogen storage alloys as catalysts in hydrogen-diffusion electrodes for
                             novel H2 /hydride //perovskite / O2 alkaline fuel cells
                                                                                                                                        D. Noréus, W.-K. Hu
                                                                                                                                        (Stockholm University,
                                                                                                                                        Sweden)

10:30-10:00          Final discussion on “ Anode and Cathode catalysts”  

10:30-11:00          Coffee break 
  
Session “Electrodes and Electrochemical Methods”  

11:00-11:30          AFC electrode preparation and characterisation and bipolar AFC stack at DLR
                                                                                                                                        E. Guelzow (DLR Germany)

11:30-12:00          CO2 tolerance and degradation of AFC electrodes                 M. Schulze (DLR, Germany)

12:00-12:30         Final Discussion on „“Electrodes and Electrochemical Methods”
                            Final Remarks / End of Workshop  

12:30-13:30        Lunch