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Aberdeen opens extra hydrogen station, adds fleet of Toyota FCEVs
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Doosan FC to supply power plants for two major Korean projects
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S-based Doosan Fuel Cell is participating in two large projects in South Korea, home of its parent Doosan Group. The 50 MW Daesan project is claimed to be the world’s first hydrogen-only fuel cell project at this scale (rather than using natural gas), and Doosan FC will also supply 14 fuel cells to Petroconergy in Ansan. Doosan Fuel Cell has signed an agreement to participate in the Daesan Hydrogen Only Fuel Cell Power Plant Project. This 50 MW fuel cell project will be the largest commercial installation to use hydrogen as the only fuel source for generating power. The project owners are Hanhwa Energy, Korea East-West Power, Doosan Corporation, and SK Securities, and the project will utilise hydrogen supplied by Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co Ltd. The ground-breaking is scheduled for the middle of this year, and delivery and installation of the fuel cells at the site are expected to begin in early 2018. The project, which is scheduled to be completed by June 2019, has a cost estimated at KRW250 billion (US$216 million). Doosan Fuel Cell has been developing hydrogen-only fuel cells as part of its effort to diversify fuel sources for its fuel cells. In 2014 Doosan acquired PEM fuel cell maker FuelCellPower in Seoul, Korea and phosphoric acid fuel cell company ClearEdge Power in South Windsor, Connecticut [FCB, July 2014, p5]. Doosan Fuel Cell has also been selected by Petroconergy, a Korean power generation company, to provide 14 × 440 kW PureCell® phosphoric acid fuel cell power plants for the Baegot Fuel Cell Project in the newly developed town of Ansan, a Seoul suburb. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for this project will be LG CNS, the IT services subsidiary of LG Corporation. Unlike previous projects which have belonged to governmentowned Korean utilities [November 2015, p6 and December 2015, p4], this is the first corporate project for Doosan Fuel Cell in Korea, which signifies a broader range of customer opportunities. The company is also involved in a South African project to power the Impala Platinum Refinery using an 8 MW Doosan fuel cell power plant [see page 6, and see the PureCell feature in February 2012]. Doosan Fuel Cell America, South Windsor, Connecticut, USA. Tel: +1 860 727 2200, www.doosanfuelcell.com
March 2017
Hanwha Energy Corporation: http://hec.hanwha.co.kr/eng/enCompany.do Korea East-West Power: www.ewp.co.kr/eng
FUELING
Aberdeen opens extra hydrogen station, adds fleet of Toyota FCEVs
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berdeen in Scotland, UK recently inaugurated its second hydrogen refueling station, the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) facility, and has also launched a fleet of 10 Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicles. The £2.6 million (US$3.2 million) station, located in the southern suburb of Cove Bay, will serve the city’s expanding fleet of cars and vans, and is now fully operational. The facility – funded by Aberdeen City Council, the EU’s European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Transport Scotland and NESTRANS – was built and will be maintained and operated by Canadian-based Hydrogenics [see also page 9]. ACHES has four electric recharging points, and has the potential to produce 130 kg/day of hydrogen. The hydrogen is dispensed at 350 and 700 bar pressures, to enable fast refueling. There are also onsite training facilities, allowing the investigation of opportunities within the hydrogen supply chain. Aberdeen City Council will work alongside local businesses to explore new hydrogen-related products and services. The 10 Toyota Mirai cars [see also page 2] will be leased for three years, with five going to the National Health Service (NHS), three to the Co-wheels car club [FCB, April 2016, p5], one to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), and one to Aberdeen City Council. The project is part-funded by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles [see also page 8] and Transport Scotland. ‘We have a very clear hydrogen strategy for the future, and ACHES adds to the expanding hydrogen infrastructure in Aberdeen,’ says councillor Barney Crockett, the council’s lead member for hydrogen. ‘The Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project has been a major success [April 2014, p2 and March 2015, p12], and is helping to inform the growth and development of hydrogen technologies and the hydrogen industry.’ ACHES will help contribute to the Aberdeen City Region Hydrogen Strategy and Action Plan 2015–2025 as the fleet continues to expand. Ten buses and a variety of vans and cars are in place, with more expected to be added this year. Aberdeen City Council recently announced that
its new £333 million ($408 million) Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre will have the largest fuel cell installation in the UK, utilising Purecell® phosphoric acid fuel cell systems supplied by Doosan Babcock [January 2017, p6]. The city hosted an international summit on the hydrogen transport supply chain earlier this month. H2 Aberdeen: www.h2aberdeen.com Aberdeen City Council: www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Toyota, Fuel Cell Technology: http://tinyurl.com/toyota-fcevs Hydrogenics: www.hydrogenics.com
Air Liquide to build out hydrogen station network in New York
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ir Liquide in the US has signed a long-term lease agreement for two new hydrogen refueling stations in New York state, with one station located in Hempstead on Long Island and the other in Brooklyn, New York City. The Hempstead station leasing deal is with Applegreen, a global provider of service stations with high-end retail concessions. Air Liquide has also secured a site location and lease agreement for a hydrogen station in Brooklyn, the NYC borough at the southwestern end of Long Island. The hydrogen stations are expected be online in the second half of 2017, as the introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles begins to play an integral and complementary role in providing consumers in the New York region with a clean and sustainable energy solution for transportation. These latest two stations are among the 12 facilities planned by Air Liquide in the northeastern US in collaboration with Toyota Motor Sales USA [FCB, December 2014, p8], and join the four stations previously announced in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York [May 2016, p9]. ‘We are excited about the latest additions to our hydrogen station project in the Northeast. We are eager to forge ahead with New York in this endeavour, in order to make their zeroemission vehicle deployment objectives a reality in their state,’ says Ole Hoefelmann, CEO of Air Liquide Advanced Technologies US LLC and VP of Air Liquide Advanced Business & Technologies Americas. ‘The expansion of the New York state’s Environmental Protection Fund to now include funding for clean vehicle projects like hydrogen infrastructure is a great step forward in the deployment of hydrogen energy.’ Air Liquide recently agreed to collaborate
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Doosan FC to supply power plants for two major Korean projects
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S-based Doosan Fuel Cell is participating in two large projects in South Korea, home of its parent Doosan Group. The 50 MW Daesan project is claimed to be the world’s first hydrogen-only fuel cell project at this scale (rather than using natural gas), and Doosan FC will also supply 14 fuel cells to Petroconergy in Ansan. Doosan Fuel Cell has signed an agreement to participate in the Daesan Hydrogen Only Fuel Cell Power Plant Project. This 50 MW fuel cell project will be the largest commercial installation to use hydrogen as the only fuel source for generating power. The project owners are Hanhwa Energy, Korea East-West Power, Doosan Corporation, and SK Securities, and the project will utilise hydrogen supplied by Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co Ltd. The ground-breaking is scheduled for the middle of this year, and delivery and installation of the fuel cells at the site are expected to begin in early 2018. The project, which is scheduled to be completed by June 2019, has a cost estimated at KRW250 billion (US$216 million). Doosan Fuel Cell has been developing hydrogen-only fuel cells as part of its effort to diversify fuel sources for its fuel cells. In 2014 Doosan acquired PEM fuel cell maker FuelCellPower in Seoul, Korea and phosphoric acid fuel cell company ClearEdge Power in South Windsor, Connecticut [FCB, July 2014, p5]. Doosan Fuel Cell has also been selected by Petroconergy, a Korean power generation company, to provide 14 × 440 kW PureCell® phosphoric acid fuel cell power plants for the Baegot Fuel Cell Project in the newly developed town of Ansan, a Seoul suburb. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for this project will be LG CNS, the IT services subsidiary of LG Corporation. Unlike previous projects which have belonged to governmentowned Korean utilities [November 2015, p6 and December 2015, p4], this is the first corporate project for Doosan Fuel Cell in Korea, which signifies a broader range of customer opportunities. The company is also involved in a South African project to power the Impala Platinum Refinery using an 8 MW Doosan fuel cell power plant [see page 6, and see the PureCell feature in February 2012]. Doosan Fuel Cell America, South Windsor, Connecticut, USA. Tel: +1 860 727 2200, www.doosanfuelcell.com
March 2017
Hanwha Energy Corporation: http://hec.hanwha.co.kr/eng/enCompany.do Korea East-West Power: www.ewp.co.kr/eng
FUELING
Aberdeen opens extra hydrogen station, adds fleet of Toyota FCEVs
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berdeen in Scotland, UK recently inaugurated its second hydrogen refueling station, the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) facility, and has also launched a fleet of 10 Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicles. The £2.6 million (US$3.2 million) station, located in the southern suburb of Cove Bay, will serve the city’s expanding fleet of cars and vans, and is now fully operational. The facility – funded by Aberdeen City Council, the EU’s European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Transport Scotland and NESTRANS – was built and will be maintained and operated by Canadian-based Hydrogenics [see also page 9]. ACHES has four electric recharging points, and has the potential to produce 130 kg/day of hydrogen. The hydrogen is dispensed at 350 and 700 bar pressures, to enable fast refueling. There are also onsite training facilities, allowing the investigation of opportunities within the hydrogen supply chain. Aberdeen City Council will work alongside local businesses to explore new hydrogen-related products and services. The 10 Toyota Mirai cars [see also page 2] will be leased for three years, with five going to the National Health Service (NHS), three to the Co-wheels car club [FCB, April 2016, p5], one to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), and one to Aberdeen City Council. The project is part-funded by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles [see also page 8] and Transport Scotland. ‘We have a very clear hydrogen strategy for the future, and ACHES adds to the expanding hydrogen infrastructure in Aberdeen,’ says councillor Barney Crockett, the council’s lead member for hydrogen. ‘The Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project has been a major success [April 2014, p2 and March 2015, p12], and is helping to inform the growth and development of hydrogen technologies and the hydrogen industry.’ ACHES will help contribute to the Aberdeen City Region Hydrogen Strategy and Action Plan 2015–2025 as the fleet continues to expand. Ten buses and a variety of vans and cars are in place, with more expected to be added this year. Aberdeen City Council recently announced that
its new £333 million ($408 million) Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre will have the largest fuel cell installation in the UK, utilising Purecell® phosphoric acid fuel cell systems supplied by Doosan Babcock [January 2017, p6]. The city hosted an international summit on the hydrogen transport supply chain earlier this month. H2 Aberdeen: www.h2aberdeen.com Aberdeen City Council: www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Toyota, Fuel Cell Technology: http://tinyurl.com/toyota-fcevs Hydrogenics: www.hydrogenics.com
Air Liquide to build out hydrogen station network in New York
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ir Liquide in the US has signed a long-term lease agreement for two new hydrogen refueling stations in New York state, with one station located in Hempstead on Long Island and the other in Brooklyn, New York City. The Hempstead station leasing deal is with Applegreen, a global provider of service stations with high-end retail concessions. Air Liquide has also secured a site location and lease agreement for a hydrogen station in Brooklyn, the NYC borough at the southwestern end of Long Island. The hydrogen stations are expected be online in the second half of 2017, as the introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles begins to play an integral and complementary role in providing consumers in the New York region with a clean and sustainable energy solution for transportation. These latest two stations are among the 12 facilities planned by Air Liquide in the northeastern US in collaboration with Toyota Motor Sales USA [FCB, December 2014, p8], and join the four stations previously announced in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York [May 2016, p9]. ‘We are excited about the latest additions to our hydrogen station project in the Northeast. We are eager to forge ahead with New York in this endeavour, in order to make their zeroemission vehicle deployment objectives a reality in their state,’ says Ole Hoefelmann, CEO of Air Liquide Advanced Technologies US LLC and VP of Air Liquide Advanced Business & Technologies Americas. ‘The expansion of the New York state’s Environmental Protection Fund to now include funding for clean vehicle projects like hydrogen infrastructure is a great step forward in the deployment of hydrogen energy.’ Air Liquide recently agreed to collaborate
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