Supergen Fuel Cells Challenge Call

Supergen Fuel Cells Challenge – Collaborative research projects to undertake fundamental research to underpin the development of Fuel Cell technologies, and to address the key research challenges that underpin the deployment of Fuel Cell Technologies. These areas are:

Degradation and Failure
Electrodes and Interfaces
Fuel Flexibility
Sensors and Diagnostics

Key points/focus:

Proposals should address a single area out of the following four, indicating clearly which area is being addressed:- 1.Degradation and Failure

Understanding degradation mechanisms in fuel cell electrodes and at interfaces. Emphasise understanding degradation mechanisms in existing fuel cell material systems.
Development of new tools and techniques to enable accelerated testing of fuel cell materials and devices.

2. Electrodes and Interfaces

Development of novel materials, microstructures, and/or fabrication methods for the production of fuel cell electrodes and/or engineered interfaces
Improved understanding of the relationship between the design, fabrication and performance of fuel cell electrodes.

3. Fuel Flexibility

Enhancing the ability of fuel cell systems to utilise a wider range of fuel compositions
Increased tolerance to impurities through improved electrode materials, catalysts and structures, or the development of guard materials, and/or the development of regeneration methods.

4. Sensors and Diagnostics

Improved sensors and diagnostics for the in situ monitoring of the performance and/or state of health of fuel cell components and systems.
Development of control and monitoring systems for diagnosis, prognosis and parameter estimation of fuel cell components and systems.

Other comments:

Total pot of £5M, to split between 3 to 5 projects. The institutions involved in the successful proposals will be expected to become members of the Supergen Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Hub. Proposals focusing exclusively on fundamental chemistry, materials science research, Biological Fuel Cells and related topics are excluded from this call.

Type of fund:

Other sources of translational funding

Institute / Awarding Body:

EPSRC

Amount:

£1,000-000-£1,600,000

Next Call for Applications:

Call closed

IP Commercialisation obligations:

Unless stated otherwise, the ownership of all intellectual assets, including intellectual property, and responsibility for their application, rests with the organisation that generates them. Where the grant is associated with more than one research organisation and/or other project partners, the basis of collaboration between the organisations, including ownership of intellectual property and rights to exploitation, is expected to be set out in a formal collaboration agreement. It is the responsibility of the Research Organisation to put such an agreement in place before the research begins. The terms of collaboration agreements must not conflict with the Research Councils’ terms and conditions. Arrangements for collaboration and/or exploitation must not prevent the future progression of research and the dissemination of research results in accordance with academic custom and practice. A temporary delay in publication is acceptable in order to allow commercial and collaborative arrangements to be established. The Research Council may, in individual cases, reserve the right to retain ownership of intellectual assets, including intellectual property (or assign it to a third party under an exploitation agreement) and to arrange for it to be exploited for the national benefit and that of the Research Organisation involved. This right, if exercised, will be set out in an additional grant condition. There should be suitable recognition and reward to researchers who undertake activities that deliver benefit through the application of research outcomes. The Research Organisation must ensure that all those associated with the research are aware of, and accept, these arrangements. Unless stated otherwise, the ownership of all intellectual assets, including intellectual property, and responsibility for their application, rests with the organisation that generates them. Where the grant is associated with more than one research organisation and/or other project partners, the basis of collaboration between the organisations, including ownership of intellectual property and rights to exploitation, is expected to be set out in a formal collaboration agreement. It is the responsibility of the Research Organisation to put such an agreement in place before the research begins. The terms of collaboration agreements must not conflict with the Research Councils’ terms and conditions. Arrangements for collaboration and/or exploitation must not prevent the future progression of research and the dissemination of research results in accordance with academic custom and practice. A temporary delay in publication is acceptable in order to allow commercial and collaborative arrangements to be established. The Research Council may, in individual cases, reserve the right to retain ownership of intellectual assets, including intellectual property (or assign it to a third party under an exploitation agreement) and to arrange for it to be exploited for the national benefit and that of the Research Organisation involved. This right, if exercised, will be set out in an additional grant condition. There should be suitable recognition and reward to researchers who undertake activities that deliver benefit through the application of research outcomes. The Research Organisation must ensure that all those associated with the research are aware of, and accept, these arrangements.

Supergen Fuel Cells Challenge Call

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