Faurecia, a major automotive oem in the world, today announced the acquisition of exclusive access to intellectual property and industrial know-how of STELIA Aerospace Composites in the field of tanks for hydrogen in the composite. With STELIA Aerospace Composites, Faurecia is now able to design, industrialize, and commercialize for electric vehicles, the hydrogen tanks high pressure made of carbon fiber composite.
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Patrick Koller, Executive Director of Faurecia, said: Faurecia’s ambition is to become a leader in the technology of the fuel cell. Given its autonomy and its time-of-fast-charging, we strongly believe in this new energy alternative. In addition, autonomous units of local hydrogen production may also be developed in a sustainable way.
The fuel cell technology is a long-term solution for electric vehicles. It offers increased battery life (more than 500 km) and a recharge time faster compared to battery electric vehicles. By 2035, Faurecia estimates that 5 million vehicles with fuel cell could be used in production. The carbon fiber is the ideal material for tanks with hydrogen, which must withstand a very high pressure (700 bar) while being as light as possible.
This acquisition complements the recent investment by Faurecia in Ad-venta. This company has invented a valve in the one compact, and reliable allowing management and the reduction of the pressure of 700 bars to 10 bars, in order to facilitate the supply of the fuel cell.
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