Companies can enroll as members in the Center FCI Fuel Cell Industrialization. The center on RWTH Aachen Campus offers its members the following five benefit categories:
Membership
Enrolled members have the following options at RWTH Aachen Campus based on their presence:
Use of shorter routes for the assembly of an interdisciplinary team of scientists
Knowledge exchange with other enrolled members and scientists
Recruitment of qualified experts
Target-oriented personal development opportunities
Attending and organizing of events
Community
Access to the community, extranet and online database
Annual kick-off meeting in March for the definition of concrete research and implementation projects
Regular discussions of project results in focus groups
Annual results symposia in November
Research & Development
A broad range of research & development projects with focus on industrialization and reduction of manufacturing costs
Regular updates of the research catalog to match the rapidly evolving topic ‘hydrogen’
Concrete pilot projects for the testing of existing systems and components
Use of the facilities on RWTH Aachen Campus
Consortial research and development projects with members
Work groups dealing with select production and application scenarios
Standardization committees
Further Education
Continuously updated application and technology monitoring
Large-scale online databases for relevant materials, components, products and processes
Monitoring of research tenders
Large number of focused knowledge projects in preparation for complex research projects
Knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing in technology fields like hydrogen production, storage and transport
Services
Community management of the regional research partners
Orchestration of the ever-expanding industry consortium
Coordination with other research networks
Service for the creation of research proposals
Mediation of research partners for bilateral requests
