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Researchers from the Department of Engineering and Technological Innovations of the National University of La Matanza (UNLaM), in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, are working on a project whose key lies in solid oxide fuel cells. The UNLaM research group is working on a project whose key lies in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), which are electrochemical devices that, through the combination of hydrogen and oxygen, generate electricity and water, he explained. the co-director of the project, Ignacio Zaradnik. Speaking to the Science, Technology and Society Agency, Zaradnik said that the team is working to develop an electromechanical mechanism to control the flow of hydrogen used in the process, a component that is usually imported into the country. Getting it to be produced locally is the challenge. Specifically, it is a feasibility study of the so-called mass flow controller, which allows energy to be injected into the grid based on green hydrogen at times of high electricity demand or when renewable energy sources do not work at their maximum capacity. For his part, Luis Fauroux, director of the project, assured that the resources to generate low-carbon energy are abundant in Argentina. “Currently, we are in the second year of investigation. Among the objectives we have for this year are the preparation of plans for a mass flow controller, based on the measurement method, the components and the materials selected during the first year, as well as carrying out the final evaluation of the device and the I propose a laboratory to test these devices”, concluded Fauroux. |
