NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
(NRC-IFCI)

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

Powering the Future through Partnership

The National Research Council of Canada Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) is Canada's premiere applied research organization dedicated to supporting Canada's fuel cell and hydrogen industry through excellence in relevant research, innovation, partnerships and cluster building.

NRC-IFCI works closely with Canadian universities, government agencies and companies on projects focused on the research, development, demonstration and testing of hydrogen and fuel cell systems.

To contribute to its fundamental and applied research projects, the Institute has a technical staff of over 100, with recognized expertise in:

• Advanced Materials and Processing
• Modeling and Numerical Simulation
• Novel Architecture Design
• Unit and Integrated System Testing
• Sensors and Diagnostics Development

This expertise is applied to the following three strategic areas of critical importance to Canada's fuel cell industry:

• Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC)
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
• Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels

NRC researcher assessing the conductivity of various potential membrane materials.

Opportunities for collaborative research between NRC-IFCI and industry partners exist wherever there are common technical objectives or where the unique expertise of the Institute provides an effective match for industrial requirements. These partnerships enable the parties to share and reduce their risk as well as the cost of performing research and development.

NRC-IFCI maintains testing and evaluation facilities including nine hydrogen-ready labs, a membrane electrode assembly facility, a new Hydrogen Environmental Chamber (HEC) and an industrial incubator for early stage companies.

NRC-IFCI also has the facilities and capabilities to host integrated technology demonstration projects, with a primary objective to address both technical and non-technical barriers to deployment of fuel cell, hydrogen and clean energy technologies. This demonstration centre provides an excellent platform for demonstrating a wide range of clean and alterative energy technologies.