Looking for Partners Seeking Assistance with Automotive Hydrogen Fuel Cell Projects

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is a UK wide resource set-up by One North East to stimulate and drive innovation within the Process Industry. Working with global industry partners and leading research universities CPI is committed to delivering world-class, groundbreaking applied research and development.

One of its streams of work is in the development of fuel cell applications through the Fuel Cells Application Facility (FCAF). The FCAF provides the final link in the chain that takes new energy technologies from development to market. It is based in the Tees Valley where it has access to the fuel and technology infrastructure to turn developing technologies into a commercial reality.

Working with a number of partners we are able to provide the follow:

• Complete turnkey solutions for the: design, construction, development, and testing, standard compliance of fully portable hydrogen filling stations up to 700Bar.
• On site Hydrogen Production facilities of 99.999% pure hydrogen.
• 30km of private road network and links to dedicated road test facilities within the UK.
• Hydrogen Distribution network linked to 30km of hydrogen pipelines.
• Dedicated High pressure test bays. For destruction testing of high pressure hydrogen tanks.
• Power and control Electronics development facilities for the development of fuel cell and power train control systems.

Advantages of Working with the CPI

• Dedicated fuel cell application team with a proven track record in fuel cell development and commercialisation.
• Access to skilled staff in the use of hydrogen. The region has over 80 years of experience in the use and production of hydrogen. Key skills include: cryogenic liquid storage, high pressure system design, and hydrogen safety analysis.
• Access to over 90 world class analytic laboratories in Europe’s largest independent research facilities. Including a dedicated technical development centre capable of handing pressures up to 330bar. Full range of supporting services for chemical process development.

Project Applications

We are interested in providing solutions for:

• Hydrogen powered Forklift Trucks development centre
• System development of Fuel Cell hybrid powered Buses
• Utility Vehicles
• Airport Tugs and Airport APU systems for on ground portable power supplies
• Vehicle APU’s for use in:
• Refrigeration Trucks
• Delivery Trucks
• C02 saving devices
• HGV Cab power
• Novel onboard vehicle hydrogen storage systems
• City Cars system development including novel power trains 
• Automotive sub systems and fuels, including: bio-fuels, novel power electronics, super-capacitors, novel electrical energy storage, low power lighting systems, bio-plastics development, novel materials utilising nano particulates.