Summary
- Profile Type
- Research & Development Request
- POD Reference
- RDRTR20250619007
- Term of Validity
- 19 June 2025 - 19 June 2026
- Company's Country
- Turkey
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- This project aims to enhance Europe’s capability to manufacture key clean energy technologies by developing a circular, hybrid manufacturing platform for the large-scale, high-precision production of metallic bipolar plates—critical components in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. These plates directly affect fuel cell efficiency, size, and lifetime, and their scalable, cost-effective production is essential to enabling mass adoption of fuel cell systems across mobility and energy sector
- Full Description
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1) Reduction of production time for bipolar plate embossing tools by at least 30%.
2) Development of a hybrid laser and milling manufacturing process for high-hardness tool materials (HRC 68).
3) Improvement of surface quality to achieve Ra ≤ 0.2 µm for enhanced fuel cell performance.
4) Decrease of tool wear and production costs by at least 30%.
5) Enablement of fuel cell mass production through process scalability and automation.
6) Enabling a circular hybrid manufacturing workflow.
Additionally,
1) Develop hybrid laser welding tools for bipolar plates using additive and subtractive manufacturing.
2) Enable optimized inert gas flow via novel, simulation-driven internal gas channel geometries.
3) Reduce manufacturing time of welding tools (DIN-A0) from 300 to 150 hours.
4) Ensure oxidation-free laser welds with dimensional tolerances ≤ 100 µm.
5) Increase process flexibility and scalability through modular, digitally controlled production
6) Demonstrate a closed-loop material reuse process, supporting circularity and Net-Zero goals. - Advantages and Innovations
- By delivering these innovations at TRL 6–7, the project will directly contribute to the Net-Zero Industry Act by enhancing the productivity, flexibility, and sustainability of clean technology manufacturing—specifically in the production of key hydrogen-related components.
- Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- A fuel cell and electrolyzer manufacturer is being sought as a project partner.
- Stage of Development
- Under development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- A fuel cell and electrolyzer manufacturer is being sought as a project partner.
- Type and Size of Partner
- Big company
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Call details
- Framework program
- Horizon Europe
- Call title and identifier
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HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-05 call
- Coordinator required
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No
- Deadline for EoI
- Deadline of the call
- Horizon Europe
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 04002012 - Other energy related machinery
- Market keywords
- 06008 - Energy Storage
- Targeted countries
- All countries