Nissan's Partnership with Unicamp and USP Will Bring Innovations on Ethanol-Fueled Fuel Cells Instead of Hydrogen

Nissan’s Partnership with Unicamp and USP Will Bring Innovations on Ethanol-Fueled Fuel Cells Instead of Hydrogen

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 26/02/2021 at 09:38

Updated on 26/02/2021 at 12:56

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Nissan Develops A New Type Of Fuel Cell Powertrain Alongside Unicamp And USP For Cars That Uses An Ethanol Tank Instead Of Hydrogen

Nissan’s new technology in partnership with USP and Unicamp, named e-bio fuel cell, aims to overcome a common obstacle to the implementation of traditional vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells: the lack of hydrogen refueling infrastructure. Nissan’s system uses bioethanol, derived from renewable crops like corn or sugarcane, and this refueling infrastructure already exists in many areas.

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The fuel cells powered by ethanol called E-bio should also be less expensive than traditional hydrogen systems because they do not require expensive carbon fiber tanks for pressurized hydrogen or costly precious metals like platinum as catalysts for electricity generation.

Nissan Plans To Bring The Technology To The Fleet Vehicle Market By Around 2020

“Using this fuel, it can have a broader application,” said Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto while announcing the development. “We don’t need hydrogen infrastructure. This is the biggest advantage, along with better safety.”

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But the biggest difference is that Nissan’s system generates its hydrogen inside the car using ethanol. This is done through an additional step managed by a component called a reformer.

The reformer converts the ethanol from the fuel tank into hydrogen, which is then fed into the fuel cell. In a traditional hydrogen fuel cell car, there is no reformer. The car’s fuel tank carries pressurized hydrogen pumped directly from a refueling station.

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