| Company Profile |
The Fuel Cell Team of the Material and Chemical Research
Laboratories (MCL), ITRI, has long been dedicated to the
development of key proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
technologies, including membrane electrode assemblies (MEA),
fuel cell stacks, and power generation system integration, with the
objective of providing stable and long-duration power solutions.
In the areas of MEA and stack technologies, the team has
successfully developed both air-cooled and liquid-cooled fuel cell
technologies, which can be applied to diverse platforms such as
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), mobile vehicles, and automotive
systems. The MEA products feature a high degree of design
flexibility and customization, and mass-production capability has
been established.
For air-cooled fuel cell technologies, the team has developed
high-efficiency hybrid power systems and multi-stack control
technologies, enabling flexible power management between
fuel cells and lithium batteries, as well as independent control of
each fuel cell stack module. These capabilities allow the system
to meet the dynamically varying power demands of UAV flight
missions. To date, multiple fuel-cell-powered helicopter systems
have been successfully developed and have passed the Special
Type Certification of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Their
flight endurance can reach 2 to 3 times that of lithium-battery
powered systems with the same weight. Several real-world mission
demonstrations have been completed, including emergency medical supply delivery at altitudes exceeding 3,000 meters and
long-distance cross-sea flights of over 88 km, fully validating the
flight safety and application feasibility of the systems.
In parallel, for liquid-cooled fuel cell technologies, the team has
completed the development of an indigenous 30 kW PEMFC
system and is continuously scaling the output power toward the
100 kW class, with plans for on-vehicle testing and application
validation. In addition, MCL has established a hydrogen energy
R&D and testing center with stack- and system-level testing
capabilities of up to 150 kW, supporting domestic R&D and
verification of high-power fuel cell technologies and serving as
a key innovation and development base for hydrogen energy
technologies in Taiwan.
Furthermore, the team is actively engaged in the development of
anion exchange membrane electrolyzer (AEMEL) technologies,
including electrocatalysts, electrodes, MEAs, stack modules, and
hydrogen production system integration, as well as electrochemical
hydrogen purification (EHP) systems. These technologies aim
to provide hydrogen sources with high durability, safety, stability,
and low carbon emissions. Through customized electrolyzer
stack power design and the integration of optimized balance-of
plant (BOP) components, thermal management, hydrogen supply
pressure control, and hydrogen production systems, low-energy
consumption and high-efficiency hydrogen generation can be
achieved to support industrial hydrogen blending applications.
At present, the development and system construction of a
10 kW-class AEMEL hydrogen production system have been
completed. In the future, the system will be scaled up to 100
kW-class hydrogen production systems and combined with
renewable power sources to produce cost-competitive, low-carbon
green hydrogen. Meanwhile, the EHP hydrogen purification system is capable of processing mixed hydrogen feeds of up to 65 Nm³/h,
achieving hydrogen recovery rates exceeding 90% with energy
consumption below 2 kWh/kg-H2
, thereby making a significant
contribution toward achieving net-zero carbon reduction goals.
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| Main Products |
PEMFC Membrane Electrode Assemblies、PEMFC Stack,
PEMFC power system, PEMFC Powered UAV System, High
Power PEMFC Stack and System, AEMEL materials and
components, AEMEL Stack, AEMEL Electrolyzer system, EHP
system. |
