• 15/03/2012
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Solvay Commissions Largest PEM Fuel Cell in the World (+video)

Belgian chemical group Solvay successfully commissions 1 MegaWatt industrial demonstration fuel cell at SolVin plant in Antwerp.

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ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- The new Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell converts coproduces hydrogen (H2) in the plant into electricity and is now producing for weeks at a steady rate, claims Solvay.

The cell has generated over 500 MWh in about 800 hours of operation, which amounts to the electricity consumption of 1,370 families during the same time frame.

The PEM cell consists of a large number of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) made out of specialty polymer PFSA membrane and ionomer, and catalyst.

The MEAs were manufactured by SolviCore, a 50-50 joint venture of Solvay and Umicore, in Germany. Dutch companies NedStack and MTSA have built the fuel cell using SolviCore’s assemblies.

SolVin is a joint venture of Solvay (75%) and BASF (25%). It is a leader on the Vinyls (PVC) market in Europe and on the PVDC market worldwide.


(picture: Solvay)

BACKGROUNDER
Solvay is an international chemical group, headquartered in Brussels. It employs about 30,000 people in 55 countries and generated EUR 12 billion in combined sales in 2010.


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