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Ongoing Multiclient Program|Current Phase (Phase X)|Backissue Report List

Phase IX Reports

Phase IX Reports
Fuel Cells December 2003
Biodegradable Polymers January 2004
Transparent polymers January 2004

Fuel Cells (TABLE OF CONTENTS)

I. INTRODUCTION 1
   
II. SUMMARY 7
   
III. OUTLINE OF FUEL CELL 21
3.1 What's Fuel Cell 21
3.2 Types of Fuel Cells 22
3.3 Applications for Fuel Cells 27
   
IV. CURRENT AND FUTURE INDUSTRY STATUS 31
4.1 Introduction 31
4.2 Fuel Cell Market 34
4.3 Hydrogen 37
1) Fuel for Fuel Cells 37
2) Hydrogen Production 39
3) Hydrogen Supply Infrastructure and Cost 42
4) Recent Industry News on Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Supply 44
4.4 Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCV) 51
1) Hybrid Vehicle (HV) 51
2) Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) 55
3) Recent News on FCV 63
4.5 Home-use Fuel Cell Cogeneration System 67
4.6 Mobile Electronic Equipment 77
4.7 Application of DMFC to Motor Bicycle and Motor Scooter 87
4.8 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) 88
4.9 Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) 91
4.10 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) 93
4.11 Next General Fuel Cell 96
   
V. R&D TREND OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL (PEFC) 99
5.1 PEFC System 99
5.2 Development Status 100
5.3 Important R&D Fields in PEFC 121
5.4 Reformer Patents 125
5.5 Polymer Electrolyte 127
5.6 Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) 132
5.7 Separator 134
5.8 Electrode 141
5.9 Catalyst 143
5.10 Patent Analysis of PEFC Kay Players 147
   
VI. R&D TREND OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC) 157
6.1 Current Trend of Development 159
6.2 R&D Issues 169
   
VII. R&D TREND OF MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL (MCFC) 185
7.1 MCFC Structure 185
7.2 R&D Issues 187
7.3 MCFC Roadmap in Japan 188
7.4 Recent News of MCFC 188
   
VIII. R&D TREND OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL (SOFC) 195
8.1 SOFC System 195
8.2 SOFC Concept Models 199
8.3 SOFC Roadmap in Japan 201
8.4 SOFC Development Trend 205
8.5 R&D Issues and Its Solution 213
   
IX. R&D TREND OF PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELL (PAFC) 221
9.1 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell System 221
9.2 Recent PAFC Development 222
   
REFERENCES 225
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