Centre for Fuel Cell Technology, Chennai
Centre for Fuel Cell Technology, Chennai is a hydrogen project in India using Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC); recorded capacity: 1 to 20 kiloWatt (kW) power range.
Overview
Statusdemonstrated feasibility of providing power to EOCs
Country · regionIndia
TechnologyPolymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC)
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity1 to 20 kiloWatt (kW) power range
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Componentsmaterials development, stack design & engineering, balance of system development, system design and engineering
Final Usedecentralised power generation systems, transportation applications
Project Typeapplication-oriented hydrogen and fuel-cell R&D
Status & timeline
Lifecycle StageR&D and demonstration
Event5 kW PEMFC stack installed on a mobile truck and demonstrated at TNSDMA
Date online (tracker field)2012 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Additional project information
Progress StatusOperationalInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (MWel)0.01 MWelInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.002 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)2 Nm3/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)2 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Press Information Bureau, Government of India ARCI develops Fuel Cell Technology for Disaster Management
- International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) Locations
- International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) About Us | Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (CFCT) Shared by 4 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Department of Science & Technology, Government of India Experts deliberated on challenges & prospects of hydrogen energy commercialisation
- Department of Science & Technology, Government of India ARCI develops Fuel Cell Technology for Disaster Management Shared by 3 fields: Current
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Centre for Fuel Cell Technology, Chennai | View exact valueCentre for Fuel Cell Technology, Chennai | ARCI develops Fuel Cell Technology for Disaster Management | Current | |
| Country | India | View exact valueIndia | Locations | Current | |
| Components | materials development, stack design & engineering, balance of system development, system design and engineering | View exact value["materials development","stack design & engineering","balance of system development","system design and engineering"] | About Us | Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (CFCT) | — | |
| Final Use | decentralised power generation systems, transportation applications | View exact value["decentralised power generation systems","transportation applications"] | About Us | Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (CFCT) | — | |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Project Type | application-oriented hydrogen and fuel-cell R&D | View exact valueapplication-oriented hydrogen and fuel-cell R&D | Experts deliberated on challenges & prospects of hydrogen energy commercialisation | Current | |
| Technology | Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) | View exact valuePolymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) | About Us | Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (CFCT) | — | |
| Capacity | 1 to 20 kiloWatt (kW) power range | View exact value1 to 20 kiloWatt (kW) power range | ARCI develops Fuel Cell Technology for Disaster Management | — | |
| Event | 5 kW PEMFC stack installed on a mobile truck and demonstrated at TNSDMA | View exact value5 kW PEMFC stack installed on a mobile truck and demonstrated at TNSDMA | ARCI develops Fuel Cell Technology for Disaster Management | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2012 | View exact value{"date":"2012","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | R&D and demonstration | View exact valueR&D and demonstration | About Us | Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (CFCT) | — | |
| Progress Status | demonstrated feasibility of providing power to EOCs | View exact valuedemonstrated feasibility of providing power to EOCs | ARCI develops Fuel Cell Technology for Disaster Management | — | |
| Progress Status | Operational | View exact valueOperational | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (MWel) | 0.01 MWel | View exact value0.0104 MWel | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.002 kt H2/y | View exact value0.00155928 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 2 Nm3/h | View exact value2 Nm3/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 2 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value2 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
9 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated