Le partenariat public-privé Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH-JU) soutient la R&D dans le domaine des piles à combustible et de l’hydrogène. Dans le cadre de son pilier Transport, 8 appels à projets sont actuellement ouverts jusqu’au 29 avril prochain, dotés d'un total de 41 millions d’euros. Il est donc encore temps de saisir ces belles opportunités et de rejoindre un consortium en se rapprochant d’Hydrogen Europe et des PCN Transport.
Les 8 appels du pilier Transport, dotés d'un total de 41 millions d’euros, visent à
- Progresser dans le développement et la démonstration de nouvelles applications de transport : autocars, trains et navires 
- Améliorer les technologies de stockage embarqué 
- Développer les connaissances sur l’hydrogène liquide  
Les nouveautés de ces appels sont 
- L’intégration des autocars  
- Des trains incluant de nouveaux prototypes 
- La focalisation sur des technologies de stockage avancées  
Le tableau de ces appels
Appels Transport 
Type d’action 
Budget (millions d'euros) 
FCH-01-1-2020 : Development of hydrogen tanks for electric vehicle architectures  
RIA 
2 ** 
FCH-01-2-2020 : Durability-Lifetime of stacks for Heavy Duty trucks  
RIA 
3,5** 
FCH-01-3-2020 : Liquid Hydrogen on-board storage tanks  
RIA 
2 
FCH-01-4-2020 : Standard Sized FC module for Heavy Duty applications  
IA 
7,5* 
FCH-01-5-2020 : Demonstration of FC Coaches for regional passenger transport  
IA 
5* 
FCH-01-6-2020 : Demonstration of liquid hydrogen as a fuel for segments of the waterborne sector 
IA 
8* 
FCH-01-7-2020 : Extending the use cases for FC trans through innovative designs and streamlined administrative framework 
IA 
10*,** 
FCH-01-8-2020 : Scale-up and demonstration of innovative hydrogen compressor technology for full-scale hydrogen refuelling station 
IA 
3* 
- Critère d’éligibilité : financement maximum, ** Inclus dans la flexibilité budgétaire restante 
Afin d’augmenter vos chances de succès, il est nécessaire de :
- Démontrer la valeur ajoutée de chaque membre au consortium, notamment pour les membres hors UE comme le Royaume-Uni.
- Evaluer rigoureusement le TRL de départ et d’arrivée du projet
- Mettre en avant l’impact du projet en termes d’opportunités sur le marché, de compétitivité et d’impact sur le changement climatique
- Accorder de l’importance à l’aspect communication 
Les spécificités de ces appels
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FCH-1-1-2020: Development of hydrogen tanks for electric vehicle architectures  
New 70MPa tank system in a conformable shape that can be integrated in cars with flat architectures  
- Must fit into a design space of 1800x1300x140 mm3 
- At least 10 prototypes to be built 
- Exhaustive tank testing expected 
FCH-1-2-2020: Durability-Lifetime of stacks for Heavy Duty trucks 
Study degradation mechanisms and enable increased durability for heavy-duty stacks  
- Characterize and rank most critical degradation mechanisms for HD use  
- Can be done with aged samples (& corresponding ageing data from field tests or actual trucks) or by performing ageing testes in labs on short stacks following realistic load profiles.  
FCH-1-3-2020: Liquid Hydrogen on-board storage tanks  
Feasibility of liquid H2 on-board storage for heavy-duty vehicles  
- Evaluate feasibility through a design study and demonstration test bench 
- Must be compatible with existing LH2 refuelling technology  
- Target capacity: 40-100kg LH2; boil-off rates <5%/day and compatibility with fuelling rates of up to 10kg/min  
FCH-1-4-2020: Standard Sized FC module for Heavy Duty applications  
Develop and validate standard FC module for heavy-duty applications  
- First 12 months: define standard module frame (size, connections, etc…); by min. 7 FC suppliers and 3 OEMs  
- After 12 months, a minimum of 7 FC suppliers develop, build and commit their standard sized FC + BoP module 
FCH-1-5-2020: Demonstration of FC Coaches for regional passenger transport 
Demonstrate FC-powered coach buses  
- Design of coach buses, optimizing efficiency and space utilization  
- Demonstration of at least 6 FC Coaches in two coach segments (inter-city and long-distance) 
- To be operated for min. 2 years and 80,000 km per coach per year with a minimum daily travel distance of 100km 
FCH-1-6-2020: Demonstration of liquid hydrogen as a fuel for segments of the waterborne sector 
Use of LH2 as on-board storage in ships  
- Develop on-board storage of LH2; min 1,5 tons capacity  
- Must include integration into a ship (min 2 MW power), bunkering and prove scalability up to 20MW 
- Operational period >12 months (including both winter and summer season) & minimum 3,000 operational hours  
FCH-1-7-2020: Extending the use cases for FC trans through innovative designs and streamlined administrative framework 
Develop new FC-powered train designs  
- Innovation prototype design to be tested (demonstrate TRL 7)  
- Can address regional trains, shunting or main line locomotives  
- Propose a normative framework for the placement on the market of trains using FCH propulsion 
FCH-1-8-2020: Scale-up and demonstration of innovative hydrogen compressor technology for full-scale hydrogen refuelling station 
Scale up and demonstrate new compressor technology  
- Upscale and integrate innovative compressor in HRS  
- Demonstration in HRS >200kg/d H2, can be 100% with innovation or in a combination with conventional technology