Based on the cost reduction scenario planned by Fuel Cell Commercialization Conference of Japan (FCCJ), which includes Toyota, Honda and Nissan, the NEDO PEMFC Evaluation Project aims at evaluating in-situ all the catalysts and electrolyte membranes newly developed under several NEDO Projects and at various research organizations in Japan and elsewhere. In addition, DAIDO UNVERSITY aims at providing feedback of cell test results to the organizations developing such new materials in order to help them to accelerate the development process.Since new catalysts are generally provided in small amounts, this group has developed a cell holder with an active area of 1 cm�1 cm, and established a fabrication process for MEAs that uses a small amount of catalyst and electrolyte membrane.For the evaluation of new membrane, besides a single cell test of initial performance, OCV tests and humidification cycle tests are conducted on the single cells. 

Missions and progressions of PEFC evaluation project in Japan

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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