Historical analysis of FCH 2 JU electrolyser projects: evaluation of contributions towards advancing the state of the art

As a part of the knowledge management activities of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, the JRC has been commissioned to perform a series of historical analyses by topic area in order to assess the impact of funded projects and the progression of the FCH JU Multi-Annual Work Plan (MAWP) towards its objectives. This report considers the performance of projects against the overall Programme Targets for electrolysers, using Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for assessment. The purpose of this exercise is to see whether and how the programme has enhanced the state of the art for electrolysers and to identify potential Research and Innovation gaps for the future. The programme generally addresses three main electrolyser types - Alkaline, PEM and Solid Oxide. Therefore, projects addressing these electrolyser types were identified, and values for the achieved KPIs extracted from relevant sources of information such as final reports and the TRUST database. As much of this data is confidential, a broad analysis of performance of the programme against its KPIs has been performed, without disclosing confidential information. The results of this analysis are summarised within this report. The information obtained from this study has then been used to suggest future modifications to the research programme and associated targets.