The Catalysis Research for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (CaRPE-FC) Network is a Pan-Canadian academic network with active participation from 8 universities, 4 subject matter experts (SMEs), an industry association and 3 government departments.
The network focuses on developing fundamental understanding of topics in electrocatalysis and transport phenomena in catalyst layers for polymer electrolyte fuel cell, with an aim to lower the amount of platinum group metal (PGM) requirements. The network comprises of a multi-disciplinary team of 20 researchers from universities and government laboratory across Canada. The research team is working together in close collaboration with the participating industry partners.