In frame of the FDFC conference 2026 which took place on 5-7 May 2026 in Montpellier a joint workshop session was organized by the projects PEMTASTIC and HIGHLANDER to present recent project results and discuss next steps. With this step, a major dissemination milestone of PEMTASTIC was successfully achieved. The presentations covered all technical aspects […]

During 36 months of project implementation, protocols for testing of materials, single cells andstacks were defined, published and shared with other CleanH2 projects. In-situ and ex-situ tests toparametrize degradation models were defined and performed. They include HD load cycles andspecific stressors with focus on voltage cycling, temperature and relative humidity. A multiscalemodelling approach was developed

During the first two years of project implementation, protocols for testing of materials as well as single cells and stacks were defined. They are available as a public report and have been shared with other CleanH2 projects related to MEA or stack development. In-situ and ex-situ tests to parametrize degradation models were extensively discussed between

During the first period, protocols for testing of materials as well as single cells and stacks were defined. They are available as a public report and have been shared with other CleanH2 projects related to MEA or stack development. In-situ and ex-situ tests to parametrize degradation models were extensively discussed between modelers and experimentalists. A

During the first project year (02/2023-01/2024), significant work was carried out. Firstly, the partners defined operation protocols for testing of materials (WP2) as well as for testing of single cells and short stack (WP4). In this context inputs from WP1 on relevant HD load cycles were provided and analyzed. The PEMTASTIC testing protocols and conditions

PEMTASTIC is looking forward to exchange with 8 other EU projects adressing PEMFC for heavy duty applications in frame of the workshop organized by MORELife. It takes place on 09.11.2023 in Eindhoven. Several PEMTASTIC consortium members will be represented and first results from the project will be shown.

PEMTASTIC was presented at two important fairs in 2023: at the hy-fcell in Stuttgart and at the H2Expo in Bremen. At the hy-fcell it was presented in frame of the booth of DLR-TT. At the H2Expo it was presented in frame of a talk by Dr. Pawel Gazdzicki advertising the first results which is the

In PEMTASTIC fuel cell cell testing protocols for heavy-duty applications have been defined. A public report is available and will be uploaded on the project website soon. The protocols and the defined HD load profile enable performance and durability investigation of MEA using representative conditions for long-haul applications. The conditions are defined for PEMFC stacks

In this work, power requirements in Long-haul HDV were derived from several representative driving cycles obtained from different sources (VECTO and DriveCAT). For this purpose, a Python software tool was developed. Using the power required in the electric motor to fulfil the cycle, different PEMFCS operation and different hybridization strategies between PEMFC and ESS were

The approach of PEMTASTIC was communicated at the VDMA workshop on 12. and 13. July 2023 at DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics with 70 participants from industry and academia. Moreover, the modelling activities ongoing in PEMTASTIC were explained in frame of the presentation by Prof. Jürgen Schumacher from ZHAW.