The Electrochemical Innovation Lab - Fuel Cell Innovation - UK-Japan Energy Technology Innovation Showcase Oct 2014 Dr. Dan Brett Electrochemical Innovation.

The Electrochemical Innovation Lab

- Fuel Cell Innovation -

UK-Japan Energy Technology Innovation ShowcaseOct 2014

Dr. Dan BrettElectrochemical Innovation LabDepartment of Chemical Engineering

Founded in 1826

Top 10 universities in the world

- 5th QS World League Tables

The first to admit students regardless of class, race or religion

The first to admit women students on equal terms with men

University College London (UCL)

University College London (UCL)- Alumni

University College London (UCL)- Links with Japan

• Hirobumi Ito, the father of the Japanese Constitution and the first Prime Minister of post Meiji-Japan.

• Kaoru Inoue became Japan’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

• Kinsuke Endo was the founding Master of the Japanese Mint Bureau

• Masaru Inoue became the founding President of the Japanese Board of Railways

• Yozo Yamao became Secretary of State in Japan’s Ministry of Industry and established Japan’s first Institute of Technology

150th Anniversary of Japan’s Choshu Five

Overview

• What is electrochemical technology?• The Electrochemical Innovation Lab (EIL) concept.• An example of EIL open innovation

– Amalyst Ltd. spin-out

• The Flexi-Planar Fuel Cell

What is Electrochemical Technology?

Electrochemistry: n. The science of the interaction or interconversion of electric and chemical phenomena.

• Chlor-alkali process• Aluminium electrolysis• Anodising• Electroetching / deposition• Corrosion prevention• Wastewater treatment• Waste electronics treatment• Electrosynthesis

What is Electrochemical Technology?

• Fuel cells• Advanced batteries• Solar cells• Supercapacitors• Electrolysers (hydrogen production)• Advanced sensors• CO2 conversion• Nuclear reprocessing

Established TechnologyModern Innovative Technology

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FundamentalElectrochemistry

ElectrochemicalTechnology

IndustrialElectrochemical

Engineering

Pilot planttrials

Lab R&D

Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

• Electrodes• Interfaces• Electrolytes

• Potential distribution• Current distribution• Hydrodynamics• Mass transport

• Reactor geometry• Reactor components• Reactor performance

• Process design• Commissioning• Maintenance

• Testing• Fabrication• Marketing

The Electrochemical Innovation Lab- Concept





Engineering

Pilot planttrials

Lab R&D

Technology Readiness Level

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

• Electrodes• Interfaces• Electrolytes

• Potential distribution• Current distribution• Hydrodynamics• Mass transport

• Reactor geometry• Reactor components• Reactor performance

• Process design• Commissioning• Maintenance

• Testing• Fabrication• Marketing





Engineering

Pilot planttrials

Lab R&D

Technology Readiness Level

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Most university research is here……and never goes any higher.

• Industrial experience / input.• Commercial thinking embodied in

research phase

• Cost and market modelling.• Scale-up and scale-out consideration.• Reality checks. • Builds new research programmes to accelerate the

science into commercial products

The Electrochemical Innovation Lab- People (Management Team and IAG)

Dan Brett (UCL Chem. Eng.)

Tim Fishlock (UCLB)

David Hodgson(Vallontia)

Nick Milligan(pV3)

Stef Simons(UCL Australia)

Jawwad Darr(UCL Chemistry)

Paul Shearing(UCL Chem. Eng.)

Richard Bucknall(UCL Mech. Eng.)

Chris Gibbs(UCL Chem. Eng. and Amalyst)

MANAGEMENT TEAM

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The Electrochemical Innovation Lab- Partners and Sponsors

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Facilities

The Electrochemical Innovation Lab- World class facilities

• Excellent facilities: over £11million of current funding

• "Zeiss-UCL Lighthouse Centre on Correlative Microscopy" best university-based suite of ion beam and high res X-ray microscopes in the world

The Electrochemical Innovation Lab- Commercial Pipeline

• Spent nuclear fuel processing• High temperature sensors for crude oil

characterisation• Novel battery materials• Methods for making nanomaterials• Fuel cells made from printed circuit boards• Novel Pt-free electrocatalyst

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The Electrochemical Innovation Lab- Open Innovation Example

• Complimentary expertise, needs and offerings

Background IP Kit / Expertise

Commercial Expertise / Network

Facilities Expertise Manpower


• Coming together




‘Spin in’

• Strengthening and generating IP




‘Spin in’

Background IPStrengthened

Foreground IPGenerated

• A low-cost, high efficiency catalyst with equivalent performance to Pt- Fuel cells- Electrolysers

(hydrogen production)



• Spin out




‘Spin in’



PoCFunding

NewCoHoT Signed


• Investment and customers




‘Spin in’



PoCFunding

NewCoHoT Signed

NewCoFormed

1st Round Investment

Licence in

Investor/s

Ready for new collaboration / pipeline

HereSecond Round

The Electrochemical Innovation Lab- Amalyst Summary

1. Lower cost than Pt at same performance levels in water electrolysers and fuel cells.

2. A true ‘drop-in’ replacement for Pt.

3. Available for evaluation and sale.

4. Second investment round currently open.

www.amalyst.com/

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• Main features- High efficiency- Low or no emissions- Quiet, no moving parts, potentially highly reliable- Scalable – applications from mW to MW

Fuel Cells- Features and architecture

Anode

CathodeElectrode

Interconnect

Interconnect

Fuel Cells- Features and architecture

• Conventional fuel cell stacks have a problem.

• If one cell fails, the whole stack fails.

Anode

Cathode

Electrode

Interconnect

Interconnect

Anode

Cathode

Electrode

Interconnect

Interconnect

Anode

Cathode

Electrode

Interconnect

Interconnect

Anode

Cathode

Electrode

Interconnect

Interconnect

Anode

Cathode

Electrode

Interconnect

Interconnect

• Existing stacks must be made from high-spec cells (expensive).

The Flexi-Planar Fuel Cell

• A new fuel cell technology (with Imperial College, Carbon Trust)

• Puts a fuel cell inside a printed circuit board (PCB)• Low cost, high capacity manufacture

- Consumer electronics- Micro-CHP- Automotive


• 3 patent applications (1 granted)• <$36 / kW cost reduction (independently verified)• Continuous operation for over 2000 hrs hours with no

significant degradation



• 15 W modules• Modules combined

together to form stacks

• Consumer electronics• Micro-CHP• Automotive


Process employs existing Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing

• Mass-manufacture.• Simplified stack

- Compression and sealing

• Low-cost components• Patented, low-cost

copper passivation layer.

• High gravimetric power density (3 kW/litre)

• Control flexibility of modules with integrated electronics

The Flexi-Planar Fuel Cell- Summary of benefits

Conventional fuel cell

Flexi-Planar fuel cell

• Simplified system BoP (humidification & heat transfer)

• Internal humidification• Flexible design for

integration into multiple applications

• Currently looking for investment / joint venture for company formation

The Flexi-Planar Fuel Cell- Summary

Overall Summary

• The UCL Electrochemical Innovation Lab (EIL) is a new model for university-based open innovation

• Very well equipped for scientific projects• Particular focus on commercialising our

research• Example projects in the area of fuel cells

focusing on cost reduction- Amalyst (low cost catalyst)- Flexi-Planar Fuel Cell (low cost stack design)

• Opportunities for investment and joint ventures

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