Fuel cell stack assembly with compression means

Electric cell stack assembly, comprising at least

• an electric energy generating cell stack body with a plurality of unit cells stacked in a stacking direction,
• a first and second endplate sandwiching the electric energy generating cell stack body, wherein at least one of the end plates has an opening in a side face, and
• at least one compression element configured to compress the electric energy generating cell stack body between the first and second endplate in the stacking direction,
• wherein
• the at least one compression element comprises a band element having a first end and a second end, wherein the at least one compression element comprises a first attaching element arranged at the first end, and a second attaching element arranged at the second end, wherein the first attaching element is an anchor bolt-like element protruding from the compression element perpendicular to the stacking direction, and the second attaching element is an anchor bolt-like element protruding from the compression element perpendicular to the stacking direction or a pressure adjusting element configured to adjust a pressure applied by the at least one compression element in the stacking direction, wherein each anchor bolt-like element is formed integrally with or permanently fixed to the band element, wherein at least one anchor bolt-like element is inserted in the opening (108) provided in the side face of the at least one end plate.