In Taiwan, Taiwan News reported the Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute has partnered with Germany’s Julich Research Centre to advance hydrogen fuel cell power systems.
The two institutes signed a memorandum of understanding for this purpose. ITRI said the systems will be integrated with its grid facility in Tainan to support renewable energy, energy storage, and energy management.
The German institute brings together more than 7,000 researchers and has promoted hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. It has also partnered with the German government on large-scale hydrogen projects aimed at industrial applications.
ITRI said its Tainan facility has collaborated with nearly 20 institutes on technologies such as hydrogen power generation, energy storage, and hydrogen-carrier fuels. This year, they will conduct R&D on ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion and fuel cells.
According to the National Development Council, Taiwan plans to source 12% of its electricity from hydrogen by 2050. In response, ITRI has begun recycling hydrogen produced during electronics and semiconductor manufacturing. The recovered hydrogen can be purified and reused in production or converted into fuel cells, according to the report.
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