GORE-SELECT® Membranes (PEM) for Fuel Cells
Gore's PEM fuel cell membrane helps OEMs worldwide lower total cost of ownership while increasing fuel efficiency, enabling smaller stacks, and offering greater design flexibility.
Lowering Hydrogen TCO to Enable a Clean Energy Future
Hydrogen fuel cell technology addresses the challenges OEMs across the automotive and heavy-duty transportation sectors face as they transition to more sustainable and efficient clean energy sources. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology has been increasingly used in passenger vehicles due to its high-power density, durability, and efficiency.
With a 50% decline in total cost of ownership (TCO) forecast over the next decade for fuel cell electric vehicles, PEM will play a pivotal role in the transition to clean transportation.
For heavy-duty vehicles (HDV), fuel cell membranes address the increasing demands for higher power output, extended operation lifecycle, and smaller systems while approaching cost parity with diesel. With the right PEM fuel cell membrane manufacturer, OEMs can minimize trade-offs in achieving minimal TCO.
Key Advantages
With the unique thinner, ePTFE-reinforced design of GORE-SELECT® Membrane PEM, manufacturers can confidently meet their performance, reliability, and cost requirements with minimal compromises.
Reduce Overall Stack Costs
GORE-SELECT® Membranes offer lower proton resistance (high proton conductivity) to help reduce overall upfront and operational stack costs.
Improve Fuel Efficiency
Lower proton resistance (high proton conductivity) enables fuel cell stacks to operate at higher voltage and deliver the same power output. This can result in improved fuel efficiency and lower operating costs.
Mitigate Mechanical Degradation and Chemical Contamination
Even in extreme operating conditions, our strong, long-lasting PEM ensures high mechanical and chemical durability resulting in long-term reliability that contributes to lower overall costs and TCO.
Fueling high-power, long-range applications.
Fuel cells’ higher energy density offers greatest value to applications that are of higher weight and require higher power and greater range, such as commercial vehicles and diesel replacement applications.
PEM fuel cell membranes help OEMs lower total cost of ownership in the long-term.
Gore: A Leader in PEM Fuel Cell Technology
For over 25 years, Gore has partnered with nearly all the major fuel cell system developers and OEMs worldwide. Gore has:
Produced millions of square meters of PEM and MEA
Enabled > 80,000 fuel cell vehicles in > 100 different models
Reduced over several hundred thousand metric tons of Co2 emissions
R&D leaders can rely on Gore’s extensive expertise and TCO approach to identify efficient, cost-effective solutions for the global transportation industry.
High performing, durable fuel cell membranes.
Proven, stable supply chain with reliable delivery.
25 years fuel cell manufacturing expertise and consultation.
Consistent product uniformity - ISO 9001 and 14001 certified.
Lowering Hydrogen to Enable a Clean Energy Future
Technical Information
The GORE-SELECT® Membrane: Product Lineup
| Membrane Name | Lead Application / Market | Value |
|---|---|---|
| M775.15 | Commercial vehicle and other heavy-duty applications | High chemical durability & high power density |
| M788.12 | Automotive, back-up power, range extender, fork-lift and portable | High mechanical durability & low gas permeance & cost-effective |
| M765.08 | Passenger vehicle | High power density under dry condition & cost-effective |
| M665.12 | Stable power generation | High chemical and mechanical durability |
Thin films and superior water transport in GORE-SELECT® Membranes enable low proton resistance and therefore high power density, which offers design flexibility for the fuel cell system and stack.
Our advanced additive technology enables a long service life in harsh operating conditions. With this enhanced level of durability, engineers have the potential to push the limits of the hydrogen fuel stack design and operation even further.
Successive generations of GORE-SELECT® Membranes have continuously improved the balance of power density and durability. This has enabled our customers to increase stack power and lifetime.
Gore’s innovative reinforced membranes enable thinner designs with low gas permeation rates compared to thicker membranes. Test conditions (80°C, 50%RH)
Our GORE-SELECT® Membrane has X-Y dimensional stability and high durability after repeated wet-dry cycles. These ePTFE-reinforced membranes far exceed the U.S. DoE performance standard for accelerated stress tests.
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