Fuel cell bipolar plate

The climate crisis confronts us with unprecedented problems and it challenges existing energy solutions in a radical way. Hydrogen as an energy source will play a key role in our efforts towards a global energy transition. The transformation of renewable electrical energy into easily storable and transportable chemical energy in a unique scale is enabled by hydrogen. Hydrogen has the power and potential to solve our most challenging problem in a global energy transition: overcoming the boundaries between energy production and energy usage, both temporarily and locally. The basis for the hydrogen revolution are disruptive technical solutions. Electrolysis and fuel cell stacks are the heart of the transformation and the key between renewable electrical and chemical energy. As the core component of these stacks, bipolar plates are the backbone of all hydrogen applications and responsible for various significant tasks. Most importantly, the geometrical properties and the active pattern formed on the plates are determine the performance and efficiency of the chemical reaction in the stack in a crucial way. We at CellForm developed an all new way to manufacture bipolar plates with the most sophisticated and advantageous design and shape. These plates provide unique conditions in the stack for the best possible stack power and efficiency for both electrolysers and fuel cells. CellForm combines the know-how of forming, welding and press automation. Our experience manifests in a history of welding bipolar plates which goes way back to the beginning of the Mercedes-Benz NECAR series in 1994.