Air Liquide & the CEA sign fuel-cell research agreement

17.12.2001

France?s nuclear research agency, the CEA, and Air Liquide , the world?s leading industrial and medical gases company, have just signed a framework agreement to cooperate in fuel cell research.

Under this agreement, the CEA and Air Liquide will combine R&D resources to develop fuel cell systems and a hydrogen supply system. This effort, which continues the work of Axane, Air Liquide?s joint venture with Nuvera, will mainly focus on membrane fuel cells and hydrogen storage. This collaboration will make it possible to accelerate the preliminary phase prior to the commercial production of these systems, which among other things will equip public transportation vehicles and other ?captive? vehicle fleets.

Commenting on this agreement, Paul du Saillant, a senior vice-president at Air Liquide and a member of the group?s Executive Committee, said: ?Air Liquide is strongly committed to developing fuel-cell technology, which is one promising solution to meeting our society?s energy needs. The forty years of experience with hydrogen we have gained serving the space industry will enable us to contribute comprehensive expertise in hydrogen production, reforming, distribution and supply in both liquid and gas form. Working with the CEA?s world-famous multidisciplinary research teams will enable us to expand and accelerate our research.?

Pascal Colombani, general director of the CEA, pointed out that ?Research in new energy technologies is one of our priorities at the CEA, and hydrogen, and particularly fuel cells, are at the top of our list. With expertise ranging from materials design to hydrogen transportation and storage safety, we will focus our efforts on fuel cell design, improving performance and reliability and lowering component costs. For this project we made sure to select partners that are industrial and technological leaders.

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