Queensland’s University of Technology (QUT) is working on verifying Titan Hydrogen’s claims its patent-pending technology will “effectively double” vehicles’ driving ranges by enabling a fuel cell to produce more electricity from the same amount of hydrogen.
The Australian-based company claims its technology could increase the capacity of fuel cells by up to 60% and is now bringing the tech into the proof of concept stage in which it will undergo this independent validation process. “The technology facilitates a more efficient electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell, which means more available energy is produced from the same amount of hydrogen,” David Vinson, Chairman of Titan Hydrogen Limited, said in a statement.
Vinson said interim results from the QUT testing process are EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, with the research team led by Andrew Dicks in collaboration with Associate Professor Geoffrey Will. “The development will investigate the fundamental processes occurring within fuel cells using both electrochemistry and analytical techniques to validate fully the Titan fuel cell concept in which a novel nanostructured membrane is at the heart of the fuel cell,” Dicks said. “The aim of the work is to CREATE A NEW TYPE OF HYDROGEN FUEL CELL THAT IS NOT LIMITED BY LOSSES CAUSED BY THE HIGH OVERPOTENTIALS EXPERIENCED IN CURRENTLY AVAILIABLE DEVICES,” he added............................................................................................................
