$8.3 Million Awarded To Cornell Team For Research In Fuel Cells And Batteries
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) at Cornell University has awarded $8.3 million to M. Chamot Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology to support his team's research on new battery and fuel cell technologies. The A&S proposal was one of 29 chosen for financing and is the highest sum given to a single department. The additional money will help coordinate research, development, and demonstration efforts to hasten the incorporation of advanced fuel cell and battery materials from Cornell into respective fuel cell and battery powered cars. It will encourage fresh, need-driven basic and applied research in Abrua's labs to achieve this.
Along with a green hydrogen fuelling station and EV fast chargers, it will also assist the establishment of a small fleet of fuel-cell and battery-powered (EV) vehicles. To supply the fuel-cell and battery-powered vehicles that will make up the envisioned fleet, Cornell will work with auto manufacturing firms including GM, Toyota, Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Hyundai—many of which already have partnerships with Cornell.
To evaluate the technologies in real-world settings, the researchers also intend to adapt the battery stack in one of the battery-powered (EV) vehicles and the fuel-cell stack in one of the fuel-cell-powered cars to incorporate Cornell's fuel cell and battery technologies, respectively. Fast-charging battery facilities and a hydrogen fueling station will both benefit from the money. According to Abrua, the grant will also support eight researchers who will focus on projects relating to batteries and fuel cells.
