The Toulouse Hydrogen PlatformThe test resources deployed enable us to :  
· Characterise the performance and ageing of fuel cells and water electrolysers on a component scale (single cell, stack)
· Characterise the performance and ageing of the porous media that make up PEM-type components
· Produce prototypes of low-power solid oxide components
· Test the integration of these technologies within electrical systems (intelligent micro-grids, hybrid systems, etc.)
· Study and develop hydrogen combustion technologies,
> Discover the Toulouse Hydrogen platform

With several hundred thousand euros’ worth of equipment and a dedicated team of engineers and technicians, the platform offers an innovative approach to the design and optimisation of low- and high-temperature PEMFC and PCFC cells for transport and stationary applications, as well as electrolysers for hydrogen production. Involved throughout the development chain, it is working in particular on improving membranes, optimising electrode materials, assembling components, and integrating them into single cells and/or stacks, with the aim of increasing the lifetime of the assembly, reducing the quantity of noble metals required (expensive metals whose reserves are dwindling), and achieving a competitive total cost of ownership in order to offer an economically viable alternative to existing solutions. The platform is spread over 250 m² of premises and includes around ten test benches, for batteries and electrolysers from 10 W to 1 kW, in association with membrane manufacturing, electrode printing and membrane-electrode assembly units. The platform is also equipped with electrochemical diagnostic instruments, including several Biologic current boosters for impedance spectroscopy measurements up to 200 A.

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The 10,000 m2 of the future H2 Technocampus will be a genuine public-power tool for public and industrial research into H2 technologies, making it one of the world’s leading centres for testing and technological innovation. It will be dedicated to the experimental study of hydrogen technologies : fuel cells, electrolysers, H2 combustion, H2 storage, etc.

Located in Cugnaux (the former Francazal military base on the outskirts of Toulouse) and scheduled to open in 2025, the H2 Technocampus will comprise :

– research areas operated mainly by universities (LAPLACE, IMFT, LGC, CIRIMAT, etc.), enabling tests ranging from a few watts to several hundred kW. 20 million euros worth of equipment will be deployed.

– Research and development space to rent, mainly for industrial use (13 rooms for testing prototypes from a few kW to 1MW, 2 bunkers for tests potentially at the limits of components). – tertiary spaces to house the Technocampus H2’s permanent technical staff and other staff (from universities and industry) who come to carry out their experimental programmes over a more or less long period.

– d’une plateforme pédagogique destinées à des travaux pratiques de haut niveau autour des technologies hydrogène aussi bien destinées à la formation initiale qu’à la formation au fil de la vie. – d’une plateforme pédagogique destinées à des travaux pratiques de haut niveau autour des technologies hydrogène aussi bien destinées à la formation initiale qu’à la formation au fil de la vie.

– d’espaces tertiaires

Les infrastructures du Technocampus H2 d’une valeur de 35M€ sont financées par :