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Above mentioned power capacity levels should be targeted at single stack level (not at subsystem level, overcoming stacks currently validated in the projects HyShip, FLAGSHIPS, MARANDA and ShipFC) with a robust testing campaign to prove stack reliability.

Research should be undertaken based on the newly developed stacks in view of outlining a pathway for a fuel cell system of high power (multi-MW range) that can be adapted to maritime applications (building on the project outcomes and integrating stacks developed in this project), with spill overs towards stationary applications.

The focus should be at stack level where versatility (in terms of responsiveness to load demand of different on-board services and type of vessels) is key. Nevertheless, the proposed solutions should be conceived as multi-modular connected stacks. Development of a proper power electronics/conversion architecture to be developed hand-in-hand with proposed stack and development of single stack to be used into the connected stack system below should be integral part of the project. Therefore, the following specifications should be considered:

• Development should include a multi-modular connection for single stacks into one connected stack system with power from 1 to 5 MW;
• The multi-modular connected stack boundary should be designed in a way that the system integrator uses it as a single fuel cell stack;
• Multi-modular connected stack VI curve and more in general electrical characteristics should be compatible with the commonly used power electronic in the marine application for the 1 to 5 MW range;
• Clear plan for further progress of the technologies towards systems integrated in their powertrain applications should be outlined;
• Clear plan for future capability of the proposed SOFC Stack to operate with fuels different than pure hydrogen should be developed (e.g. ammonia, methanol, natural gas (NG), liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC)… – which could serve as transition fuels for the sector in the near future) should be developed.

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