Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list all the projects supported by his Department since 1990 involving research into fuel cell technology giving the amount of money involved in each project.
§ Mr. EggarSince 1990 the DTI has supported 16 projects on advanced fuel cells worth over £4 million in total. They are:
£ Composite Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Membrane Development 910,000 System Integration Study for SOFC Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems 64,000 Internal Reforming on SOFC Anodes 219,000 Evaluation of Integral Planar SOFC Concept—Phase 1 49,000 Evaluation of Fuel Cell Components 85,000 Development of Membrane Electrode Assemblies 216,000 Experimental Studies on Low Cost Solid Polymer Fuel Cells (SPFCs) 2,000,000 Development of Cathode Material for SOFCs 79,000 Development of High Temperature Bonds for SOFCs 50,000 Scale up of Components for SOFCs 70,000 SPFC Applications Study 50,000 SOFC Design Study 62,000 Initial Studies on MEAs 127,000 Fuel Cell Membrane Testing 13,000 SPFC Design Study 51,000 Implications of Design, Materials and Fabrication for SOFCs 55,000 A further 13 projects, worth about £5 million in total, are currently being considered.
In addition, the DTI has funded several consultancy studies related to fuel cells.