Researchers at EPFL have developed a novel way to increase fuel-cell efficiency and lifespan, using a recirculation fan driven by a steam turbine that runs on steam-lubricated bearings. Laboratory for Applied Mechanical Design (LAMD), based at Microcity in Neuchâtel, Group of Energy Materials (GEM) based at the EPFL Valais Wallis campus in Sion and headed by Jan Van Herle, and SOLIDpower SA, a private firm located in Yverdon-les-Bains.Off-gas recirculation fan
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- Research and Tech Transfer , STI, Research and Tech Transfer, Energy, Materials Science
- Copyright
- EPFL - Alain Herzog
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- CC0 Licence
- Shooting date
- Feb. 28, 2020
- Album
- More efficient, longer-lasting solid oxide fuel cells
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