Transforming the hydrogen car industry

Professor Jin Xuan – Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

In partnership with , Professor Jin Xuan and his team have developed a unique digital platform that tests hydrogen fuel cell engines.

Funded by the Royal Society’s , this collaboration has allowed the ºÚÁÏÍø team to apply its world-leading artificial intelligence know-how to a fuel cell simulation platform developed in China.

The commercialisation of hydrogen fuel cells within the automotive industry is currently limited by low performance and high costs. The new digital test platform is accelerating the R&D process and making it far less expensive.

The platform was used by Dalian-based fuel cell manufacturer, , to successfully develop China’s first 5,000-hour fuel cell automotive engine. It also supported the development of ’s Hongqi H5 fuel cell car, and SAIC’s ground-breaking .

By working together, the international team are making expensive prototypes a thing of the past and accelerating the development process – exemplifying both countries’ pledge to develop the hydrogen economy in a bid to find sustainable transport solutions.

Partner

  • Professor Kui Jiao – Tianjin University, China