ZAL_YB-2017

ZAL GMBH ACHIEVEMENTS
FUEL CELL LAB
FUEL CELL RESEARCH –
A FIELD THAT CROSSES
INDUSTRY BOUNDARIES
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— The Fuel Cell Lab has a special position compared
to other research areas at ZAL. It is the only research
area not focused exclusively on aerospace, but rather
open for partners in other industries – for example the
automotive and shipping industries. Research into possibilities
for safe civilian use of hydrogen is a purpose
shared by all researching partners; ultimately, the aim
is to accelerate the technological maturity of fuel cell
systems.
Cross-sectoral research makes sense in view of the global
challenge to make mobility and energy supply more
efficient in the future whilst minimizing emissions. Technology
areas such as hydrogen, fuel cells, and batterypowered
electric motors offer great potential for clean
mobility along with efficient generation of electricity and
heat; these technologies also have a role to play in the
storage of renewable energies.
FUEL CELL DISCOURSE AND FUEL
CELL RESEARCH AT ZAL
Dr. Sebastian Altmann has been ZAL′s expert on hydrogen
and fuel cell research since 2011. He was one of the
first employees at ZAL GmbH. Already five years before
the opening of the TechCenter and the Fuel Cell Lab in
2016, he was promoting the field. The successful ZAL
Discourse series of events, now with a very broad subject
base, began as the ›Fuel Cell Discourse‹, moderated
by Sebastian Altmann. The well-known and well-loved
Discourse format, consisting of lectures, panel discussion
and a get-together focused on interaction between
all participants, proved popular with Hamburg′s
hydrogen community. An information exchange was
developed in collaboration with the Hamburg Hydrogen
Society, HySolutions, the GIC fuel cell network and
many other players.