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Archive pour la catégorie ‘Newsletter’
Newsletter May 2011
Sunday 1 May 2011
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Newsletter March 2011
Monday 7 March 2011
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 | Introduction  Welcome to Pragma Industries’ 5th newsletter. Beginning of the year has been busy with products exposure during two events: FDFC in Grenoble (France) in January and the FC Expo in Tokyo that just closed. Furthermore, fuel cell education is getting more and more momentum in France, our Education Package line is drawing increasing interest from French schools and our agenda is filled with in-school demonstrations. However, this newsletter is dedicated to the fuel cell scientist with the highlight of some work of great interest on liquid water management in PEMFC as well as the presentation of our new fuel cell stack designed for research. Pierre Forté, Managing Director. |
 | Research and Development Focus How is liquid water generated at the cathode removed during fuel cell operation? After my September’s science note about the beneficial role of the microporous layer in low temperature fuel cell’s water management, additional highlights will expand the subject to all porous components adjacent to the membrane. The catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer – with or without a microporous layer – strongly interact with water in both liquid and vapor form and contribute to mass transport losses in different ways, especially on the cathode side. By Dr. Catherine Lepiller |
 | New product Check out our new take apart fuel cell stack. Up to 470W, can be entirely disassembled and instrumented with additional sensors… It is perfect for MEA research scale up, thermodynamics research, professional training courses. You can even select the exact number of cells you need! A video of the stack will be uploaded soon and we will notice you when ready. |
 | Upcoming Events We are just back from the Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo. It’s always a great meeting and you can see some pictures of this event here. Looking ahead, visit us at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. We will exhibit and demonstrate our best sellers as well as some new items. The event is held at the Vancouver Convention Center, May 15 – 18. Visit us at booth 322. |
| About Pragma Industries: Based in Bidart, Southwestern France, Pragma Industries is an innovative supplier of the best of breed fuel cell test equipment. From single cell testing to stack integration, Pragma Industries will find the response to your technical requirements. |
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| INPRINT If you received the newsletter indirectly and you would like to be in our mailing list, please send an email to subscribe@pragma-industries.com Should you prefer not to receive our newsletter anymore, simply click here | This newsletter is published by: Pierre Forté, managing director Pragma Industries SAS 665 rue de Bassilour 64210 Bidart France Ph: +33 559 512 755 http://www.pragma-industries.com/ info@pragma-industries.com |
Newsletter September 2010
Friday 24 September 2010 |
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September 2010
Welcome to Pragma Industries’ Fuel Cell Newsletter. In this edition:
- September international FC events where we attend and exhibit our products line
- New fuel cell education sets. Extended range for grades 7-12 and demonstration
- A science note on the mechanisms involved within the microporous layer on gas diffusion media in PEMFC
Yours faithfully, Pierre Forté, CEO, Pragma Industries
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Pragma’s team will be exhibiting our latest products at the F-Cell Conference and the 2nd CARISMA Conference on Progress in MEA materials. We will display a new range of kits for PEM fuel cells education and training.
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| If you wish to organize a private meeting with a member of our team, please email us at contact@pragma-industries.com. For detailed information on events, please go to: |
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New range of fuel cell education kits.
Our Fuel Cell packages are now suited for grade 7 up to university and vocational training. All the fuel cells included in the packages display true performances, realistic behavior and transparency to observe what’s happening inside.
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Cell Compression Units
Users of our fuel cell Compression Units can now download here for free the latest version of the embedded software along with a simple upgrade procedure.
Follow us on Twitter to receive warnings about software releases.
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Mechanism of microporous layer for PEMFC explained The microporous layer (MPL) treatment has long been proved beneficial to low-temperature fuel cell performances, particularly at high current and/or humidity conditions. But despite the general agreement on the existence of these benefits, the actual function of the MPL, besides creating better electrical and thermal contact between the catalyst layer and the gas diffusion media, was still fairly “misty”. Recent experimental and simulation studies have ultimately resulted in a single explanation involving control by the MPL of the number and size of liquid water droplets to be directed toward the GDL.
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Pragma Industries can now be followed on Twitter and Facebook. As a Twitter follower, you’ll be given notice of products info, some cool stuff we may see on fuel cell events as well as science news. The Facebook account will be used to post pictures highlighting our activities. Links to accounts are in bottom right corner of our website.
Pragma Industries is also exhibiting its products on Fuel Cell Markets Check it out at fuelcellmarkets.com
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Pragma Industries SAS – 664 rue de Bassilour – 64210 Bidart – France
Phone: +33 559 512 755 – info@pragma-industries.com
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| About Pragma Industries: Based in Bidart, Southwestern France, Pragma Industries is an innovative supplier of the best of breed fuel cell test equipment. From single cell testing to stack integration, Pragma Industries will find the response to your technical requirements. |
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| DISCLAIMER This message is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited unless expressively stated differently in the text above. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return of this e-mail thereafter deleting it from any computer it may have been stored on. |
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Newsletter May 2010
Tuesday 11 May 2010 |
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| Dear Sir/Madam,
Fuel cell business is every day getting stronger and stronger worldwide. There is now a real need to prepare the future generation of engineers and technicians to these technologies. In a few years from now, they will unsurprisingly build, install, maintain fuel cell systems. So we are putting in the headlights the premium version of our fuel cell training set targeting engineering curriculum. At the science chapter, because we have received a strong interest in our first abstract about Pr. Dodelet’s team work on replacing platinum in FC, we are publishing it here again.
Regarding upcoming events, please note in your calendar (for 2011) the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Conference organized and chaired by our friend from the University of Birmingham, Pr. Bruno Pollet.
You will also see that we have completely re-designed our website. Its news and still has a few glitches here and there, so please remain comprehensive. I hope that the information published on the website will be of interest to you. Soon to come: a complete webstore where you’ll be able to buy directly our fuel cell products.
Yours faithfully, |
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Pragma’s team will be exhibiting our latest products at the 18th World Hydrogen Energy Conference and the 37th French Electronics & Industrial Computing Education Congress. We will display new accessories for PEM fuel cells testing as well as the premium version fuel cell training kit.
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| If you wish to organize a private meeting with a member of our team, please email us at contact@pragma-industries.com.
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In December 2011, Pr. Bruno Pollet, head of fuel cells research at the University of Birmingham (UK) is chairing the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Conference in Cancun, Mexico. It will gather carefully selected plenary and invited lectures from distinguished researchers from all over the world. The conference will focus on:
Date of the event: 1-4 december 2011 (I guess we’ll have time to talk about it again…). Location: Cancun (!)
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ClearPak Fuel cell PREMIUM Training Set
We are now proposing the Premium version of our Fuel Cell Training Set. It includes several additional tools such as H2 pressure reducer, FC temperature sensor and display, air breathing compression plate, calibrated torque screwdriver, additional H2 storage and spare parts. The Premium Set is designed to reproduce a complete industrial fuel cell system for engineering curriculum in mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, chemistry, electrochemistry, electricity. |
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Compared to the Basic Set configuration, the Premium version offers additional experimentation capabilities like:
The complete set combines simplicity of use for the beginner and advanced testing capabilities for the experienced user. |
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Carbon foam for mitigating water management issues in low temperature fuel cells
Two original papers have recently proposed to deal with the water management problem by replacing by or adding to the conventional channeled bipolar plate of the PEM fuel cell, a novel material in this research area: porous carbon foam. Metallic foams have been under consideration for batteries and other electrochemical devices, but in the fuel cell area the use of porous foam is clearly not a serious option yet. This could change thanks to the new results reported here (click on the link to read full article). To read the full article, follow this link.
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| Pragma Industries is also exhibiting its products on Fuel Cell Markets Check it out at fuelcellmarkets.com |
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| Pragma Industries SAS – 664 rue de Bassilour – 64210 Bidart – France Phone: +33 559 512 755 – info@pragma-industries.com Fuel Cell Education – FC Test stations - Cell Compression Unit – Fuel Cells – Metal Hydride Tanks |
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| About Pragma Industries: Based in Bidart, Southwestern France, Pragma Industries is an innovative supplier of the best of breed fuel cell test equipment. From single cell testing to stack integration, Pragma Industries will find the response to your technical requirements. |
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| DISCLAIMER This message is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited unless expressively stated differently in the text above. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return of this e-mail thereafter deleting it from any computer it may have been stored on. |
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Newsletter January 2010
Monday 4 January 2010 |
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For this first newsletter of 2010, I’m delighted to wish you a happy and successful New Year. Yours faithfully, |
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Pragma’s team will be exhibiting our latest products at the 6th Fuel Cell Expo and the Hannover Messe 2010. We will display new test equipment for PEM fuel cells as well as our latest fuel cell experience kit for demo and education.
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| If you wish to organize a private meeting with a member of our team, please email us at contact@pragma-industries.com .
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ClearPak experimentation setDesigned around the ClearPak fuel cell, we are now proposing a complete experimentation set including e-load, air supply with flow control, hydrogen supply with automatic purge valve, ready to use in a single package. |
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Created to give an insight of the engineering of a commercial fuel cell, the possible experimentations with the set include the study of:
The complete set combines simplicity of use for the beginner and advanced testing capabilities for the experienced user. |
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Metal hydride hydrogen storageOur broad range of metal hydride tanks, from 5 standard liters to 5000 sL of hydrogen, offers flexibility and security for many applications:
Custom design for specific applications is also available. |
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A metal oxide alternative to carbon as catalyst support in low-temperature fuel cellsCurrent commercial Pt/C catalysts suffer from a lack of durability in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFCs and DMFCs) due mainly to concomitant carbon corrosion and platinum dissolution/sintering during start-up and shut-down procedures. Metal oxides have been regarded as potential alternatives to high-surface area carbon for a while now, and in particular TiO2 thanks to its very good mechanical properties and superior electrochemical resistance in acidic and oxidative conditions. Two recent studies report significant milestones achieved toward the use of titanium dioxide in fuel cells: drastic increase of anode efficiency in DMFCs and enhanced stability of PEM fuel cell performances. To read the full article, follow this link. |
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| Pragma Industries is now exhibiting its products on Fuel Cell Markets Check it out at fuelcellmarkets.com |
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| Pragma Industries SAS – 664 rue de Bassilour – 64210 Bidart – France Phone: +33 559 512 755 – info@pragma-industries.com Fuel Cell Education – FC Test stations – Cell Compression Unit – Fuel Cells – Metal Hydride Tanks |
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| About Pragma Industries: Based in Bidart, Southwestern France, Pragma Industries is an innovative supplier of the best of breed fuel cell test equipment. From single cell testing to stack integration, Pragma Industries will find the response to your technical requirements |
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This newsletter is published by: Pierre Forté Managing director Pragma Industries SAS 665 rue de Bassilour 64210 Bidart France Ph: +33 559 512 627 Web : http://www.pragma-industries.com// Email: info@pragma-industries.com |
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| DISCLAIMER This message is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited unless expressively stated differently in the text above. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return of this e-mail thereafter deleting it from any computer it may have been stored on. |
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Newsletter September 2009
Friday 4 September 2009 |
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| “Dear Sir, Madam, I am Pierre Forté, CEO of Pragma Industries. I’m proud to present you our first newsletter. Pragma is a dynamic supplier of fuel cell test equipment and an independent fuel cell research lab. This newsletter will address the following topics: upcoming events, new products information and a science note. I hope you will share my enthusiasm about the fuel cell revolution and I look forward to exchanging with you in the near future.” Pierre Forté, CEO, Pragma Industries |
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Pragma’s team will be exhibiting our latest products at the Grove Fuel Cell Symposium and the F-Cell Forum. Visitors will see the Cell Compression Unit v2 in demonstration and our newest PEM221 test station will be in display.
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Cell Compression Unit v2
The Cell Compression Unit v2 has been on the market for 6 months with great results. As a unique tool to control compression force applied on fuel cell core and cell temperature, it achieves perfectly reproducible test conditions and reveals itself as a precious equipment to evaluate PEMFC or DMFC performances. |
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| The new version of the equipment integrates a large graphic touchscreen interface, programming functionalities, improvements such as ultralow friction losses, micron scale piston precision, and software auto update. Learn more on this product by clicking here |
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PEM221 Test station The tester, designed to test fuel cells and stacks up to 300W, meets industrial and university research requirements. Reliability, efficiency and accuracy are the main highlights of the PEM221.
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Iron to replace platinum in PEM fuel cells anytime soon?
For our monthly scientific highlight, honor is given to the great results obtained by Pr Dodelet ‘s team at INRS, Canada, which have been published earlier this year in Science magazine. Their research focus is on non precious metal catalysts (NPMC) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in PEM fuel cells. The team has successfully prepared and tested Fe-N based compounds with a dramatically higher volumetric density of active sites towards ORR in the microporous carbon support. The best new catalyst exhibits an overall rate of reaction that is 35 times higher than the previous best NPMC as far and very close to the 2010 DoE target, and compares well with Pt-based catalysts at low current densities. |
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| Pragma Industries SAS – 664 rue de Bassilour – 64210 Bidart – France Phone: +33 559 512 755 – info@pragma-industries.com FC Test stations – Cell Compression Unit – Fuel Cells – Metal Hydride Tanks |
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| About Pragma Industries: Based in Bidart, Southwestern France, Pragma Industries is an innovative supplier of the best of breed fuel cell test equipment. From single cell testing to stack integration, Pragma Industries will find the response to your technical requirements |
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This newsletter is published by: Pierre Forté Managing director Pragma Industries SAS 665 rue de Bassilour 64210 Bidart France Ph: +33 559 512 627 Web : www.pragma-industries.com Email: info@pragma-industries.com |
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