Within the framework of the State assistance programmes, it is possible to fund NRW projects concerned with research and development, demonstration and application of fuel cell and hydrogen technology. The applicant must have its registered office in North Rhine-Westphalia. Anyhow, a potential project partner may also be based outside NRW.
Until now, around 100 fuel cell and hydrogen technology projects with a total volume of nearly 185 million Euro have been funded by almost 110 million Euros from NRW and the EU. To some of the projects presented below you will find detailed information in the included pdf-documents.
If you have got any further questions concerning the projects or project funding, please contact the executive body of NRW's funding programme "progres.nrw".
At the project website of NOW GmbH, you will find at region Nordrhein-Westfalen more projects with fedaral funding.
Ongoing Projects
Accomplished Projects
| Articulated bus with fuel cell hybride drive train |
| H2 from Digester Gas - Euwak II |
| PEMFC based UPS/APU-System |
| Magnetic valve for 900 bar |
| Midi-Busses with Fuel Cell Hybrid Drive at the Duesseldorf Fair |
| Test-, Assembly- and Application Center at the ZBT Duisburg |
| H2-Infrastructure in NRW |
| Innovative Fuel Cell Production |
| Modular fuel cell system |
| Development of a New Electrolyte for Fuel Cells |
| Production of Hydrogen from Organic Material by Supercritical Water |
| Development of a multi-functional backpack power supply based on a PEM fuel cell with methanol reformer |
| Integration of fuel cell applications into the uninterruptiible power supply (UPS) for information and telecommunications technology |
| Hydrogen from Digester Gases (EuWaK I) |
| 700 Bar Hydrogen Fuel Tank for Passenger Cars |
| Self sufficient and autarkic mobile fueling station |
| Development of Fuel Cell-Battery-Hybride-Systems for Material-Handling |
| Development of diesel reformer for a fuel cell based APU operated on commercial diesel |
| Pedal-electric – Cargo-vehicle with an integrated PEM fuel cell |
| Midibus with Fuel Cell Hybrid Drive |
| Development of an air supply system for fuel cells in a power range between 0,5 and 100 kW |
| Development of metallic bipolar plates |
| High pressure cartridge for Hydrogen distribution for portable and mobile fuel-cell-systems |
| Cathode Subsystem Test Station Development |
| Residential area in Krefeld supplied by a stationary fuel cell system |
| Production of metallic bipolar plates by hydroforming |
| Grid parallel Inverter for residential use with bi-directional operation for auxiliary power |
| Control and Management System for Fuel Cells |
| Construction of a micro PEM fuel cell |
| Development of a high-efficient compact reformer for fuel cells basing on an electrically conductive SiC ceramic(s) |
| Co-Generation of Heat, Refrigeration and Electrical Power with PEM Fuel Cell and Desiccant Evaporative Cooling, DEC |
| Membrane technology in the periphery of fuel cell vehicles |
| Simulation, design and optimization of endplates for fuelcell stacks |
| Development of compact 5 kW fuel cell stacks with polymer electrolyte membranes |
| Application of fuel cells for the production of highly pure chemicals: Direct synthesis of deuterated hydrochloric acid from the elements |
| PHOEBUS Juelich |
| Fuel-cell drive system for mobile applications in hard-coal underground mining |
| 700 Bar Hydrogen Fuel Tank for Passenger Cars |
| Centrum for Fuelcell Technology |
| Development of a 50 watt PEM fuel cell for portable applications |
| Fuel Cell Heating Unit for Use in Domestic Energy Supplies |
| Development of a Production Technology for Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells |
| Development and manufacture of a prototype "Heat Exchanger for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell |
| Development of Installation to Manufacture Membrane Electrode Units |
| Natural Gas Reformer and Hydrotreatment for Modular Used Oil Recovery Units |
| Development of a Humidifier for PEM Fuel Cells with Energy Recovery |
| Compressor / Expander Units for Fuel Cell Systems with Optimised Efficiency |
| Development, Construction, System Integration and Demonstration of a 250 kWel PEM Fuel Cell Unit |
| Fuel Gas Generator Unit, High Power Density, for Liquid Fuels |
| Household Energy Supply Using Fuel Cells |
| Use of Sewage Gas in a Fuel Cell |
| Erection, Operation and Optimisation of the Heat Utilisation of an MCFC |
| Natural gas fuel processor for stationary PEFC application |
| Development of a Compressor for PEM Fuel Cells in Mobile Use |
Beside this, the Ministry of Science and Innovation of NRW supports the universities and research institutes by funding investments in the field of fuel cell technology, e.g.
- machines for injection moulding of bipolar plates
- test benches for reformers
- coating machines for MEAs
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