On 1 June 2021, the members of the CAMPFIRE advisory board met for the sixth time in a web meeting. The focus was on the election of the new deputy chairman of the CAMPFIRE advisory board, Dr.-Ing. Frank Graf from the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water at the Karlsruhe Institute of…
On 10 June, we held our online partner workshop in PK1 with the topic “Synthesis of Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Medium Temperature Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis and Utilization”. The focus was first on updates on the results from the ongoing projects CF04_1 “Thin layer based membrane-electrode assemblies for the solid-state ammonia synthesis” and the EU project…
On 9 July, our online partner workshop PK2 “Synthesis of Green Ammonia” took place, also in the form of a web event due to the pandemic restrictions. First, a report was given on the status of the collaborative projects running in the WIR programme — CF06_1 “Development of a decentralised production technology for green ammonia…
In June, the kick-off meeting of the CAMPFIRE joint project CF07 “Development of the functional model of an ammonia-powered sport yacht with a hybrid system consisting of a solid oxide fuel cell and an engine” of the partners HanseYachts, sunfire, ISC, FVTR, ZBT, IKEM, YARA, autosoft and INP took place. The project is funded with…
On 14 July, we were pleased to spend a very exciting day with the team around Jörg Pfeifer — for a small contribution in the programme Umschau on sailing transport. Jörg Pfeifer is a reporter and coffee fan and travelled for 2 months as part of the crew of the two-masted schooner “Avontuur” — a…
In August, our joint project “Development of a concept for the emission-free operation of an inland waterway vessel with ammonia fuel” with the partners ZBT, DST, DNV, HOST, ISV, IKEM, Tamsen Maritim and Weiße Flotte, with a funding volume of € 1.2 million by BMBF WIR! started. The overall goal of the CF08 project line…
The three hydrogen lead projects are a central contribution of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to the implementation of the National Hydrogen Strategy. Taken together, they represent the largest funding initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research on the subject of the energy transition and provide a decisive impetus for…