REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL SYSTEM (RFCS) FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND PROVISION DURING LUNAR NIGHT SURVIVAL OF THE EUROPEAN LARGE LOGISTIC LANDER (EL3)
15, December 2021

ESA Open Invitation to Tender: 1-10971
Open Date: 10/12/2021 17:57 CEST
Closing Date: 31/01/2022 13:00 CEST

The objective of this activity is to advance the maturity of the RFCS technology to TRL5 by demonstrating the critical functions of energy storage and provision for the EL3 mission, in a relevant environment and demonstrating the expected lifetime.

Estabilishment: ESTEC
ECOS Required: No
Classified: No
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Authorised Contact Person: Caroline Guillon-Dumas
Initiating Service: HRE-E
IP Measure: N/A
Prog. Reference: E/0187-02L – EL3 E3P Per. 2
Tender Type: Open Competition
Open To Tenderers From: AT+BE+CA+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EL+ES+FR+GB+HU+IE+IT+LU+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+SI
Technology Keywords: 3-B-II-Fuel Cell Technologies / 19-D-III-Propellants / 20-G-II-Advanced Tank Design and Verification Technologies
Products Keywords: 2-J-6-Storage: Fuel cells / 2-M-4-c-Modelling tools (Model development, Non real-time execution, Code generation,…) / 3-C-1-a-Pressure, air, water, lighting systems,… / 3-F-2-a-Batteries / 3-J-3-a-Pressure Tanks

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