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Webinar August 22: Development of Real-Time Characterization Tools and Associated Efforts to Assist Membrane Electrode Assembly Manufacturing Scale-Up

Aug. 16, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office will hold a public webinar titled "Development of Real-Time Characterization Tools and Associated Efforts to Assist Membrane Electrode Assembly Manufacturing Scale-Up" on Wednesday, August 22, from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Michael Ulsh of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will present an overview of early-stage research and development related to manufacturing of fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) materials. Topics will include:

An overview of the manufacturing context and challenges for MEA materials
A detailed presentation of work to develop real-time in-line characterization techniques
An overview of specialized in situ diagnostics developed to understand how defects in MEA materials affect cell performance and lifetime
An overview of efforts to understand the foundational relationships between electrode materials (inks and coated layers), processing methods, and performance.

The webinar, which includes a 15-minute Q&A portion, will be recorded and made available online.

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