Abstract
The results of two Manufacturing Readiness Assessments of PEM fuel cell stacks and material handling equipment (MHE) and backup power (BUP) PEM fuel cell systems are given. • Design modifications of fuel cell systems were made because the initial, 2008 designs did not fully meet the operational requirements of the markets. This situation indicates the 2008 risk elements were overstated. • For 2010 BUP and MHE fuel cell systems, manufacturers had not reached the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) defined in the 2008 MRA Report at 1,000 units per year per manufacturer. • For fuel cell stacks, LRIP was demonstrated by more than one manufacturer. • The federal tax incentive program has compensated for the initial high cost of fuel cell systems. • The Balance-of-Plant (BOP) has not evolved as rapidly as the PEM fuel cell stack manufacturing readiness. • The BOP in 2014 is as costly as the fuel cell stack for MHE applications.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 897-908 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | ECS Transactions |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 14th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2014 - 226th ECS Meeting - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 5 Oct 2014 → 9 Oct 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Electrochemical Society.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-5900-62450
Keywords
- fuel cells
- manufacturing
- manufacturing readiness assessment
- PEM fuel cells