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AFC in strategic tech partnership with De Nora
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ISSN 1464-2859 August October 2016 2010
AFC in strategic tech partnership with De Nora
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K-based AFC Energy has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Italian company Industrie De Nora SpA, to target technological enhancements to AFC’s alkaline fuel cell system, and further accelerate commercialisation of its technology platform. The partners also aim to widen the collaboration in the long term to develop new product offerings that combine AFC’s industrial alkaline fuel cell system with De Nora’s systems, and provide a vehicle to open up new markets for mutual benefit. De Nora is a multinational leader in sustainable technologies that offer energysaving solutions for electrochemical processes. It manufactures electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis, chlor-alkali and galvanic processes, and is a global player in water and wastewater treatment, disinfection and filtration for marine, power, industrial, and municipal markets. De Nora decided to partner with AFC Energy after extensive technical discussions over recent months. The JDA builds on the successful
strategic partnership between AFC Energy and German process engineering consultancy plantIng GmbH [FCB, March 2016, p6], and is consistent with AFC’s 2016 strategic intention of leveraging the successful experience of other companies in its roadmap to success [see the AFC feature in FCB, December 2015]. AFC Energy’s Power-Up project is demonstrating the world’s largest operational alkaline fuel cell system, at the Air Products industrial gas plant in Stade, Germany [FCB, February 2016, p4]. The company has also just completed design and basic engineering of its new 10 kW system [see page 8]. In early 2015 De Nora announced a technology partnership agreement with French company McPhy Energy, whereby De Nora is supplying activated electrodes for McPhy’s new-generation alkaline water electrolysers [FCB, March 2015, p8].
NEWS
AFC Energy: www.afcenergy.com
ENERGY STORAGE
De Nora: www.denora.com
Hydrogenics for first renewable hydrogen-based energy storage, power plant in SE Asia
True Zero serves 1 million zero-emission miles
C
alifornia-based True Zero, which operates the world’s largest network of retail hydrogen refueling stations, recently passed a major milestone. Since True Zero opened its first hydrogen station in California nine months ago, its network has performed more than 6300 vehicle fills totaling more than 15 900 kg of hydrogen, which equates to more than 1 million zero-emission miles driven by fuel cell electric vehicles. Toyota has recently accelerated sales of its Mirai in California [FCB, January 2016, p11], and Honda will begin selling its Honda Clarity there in the autumn, after retail sales began in Japan earlier this year [April 2016, p2]. Between November 2015 and May 2016, True Zero – established by FirstElement Fuel – completed 15 hydrogen stations throughout California, 14 of which are open for retail fueling [and see page 4]. The True Zero
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Hydrogen Network runs from Lake Tahoe, through the San Francisco Bay Area and down into Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties, including a station off Interstate 5 at Harris Ranch, which helps connect northern and southern California [FCB, May 2016, p11]. The network will soon expand into San Diego, where True Zero recently broke ground on a station. Linde also operates a retail hydrogen station in Sacramento [FCB, September 2015, p6], which helps connect the state’s major metropolitan regions. This first phase of the True Zero Hydrogen Network was developed as a result of grant funding from the California Energy Commission [FCB, May 2014, p7 and June 2014, p6], with additional funding from Toyota, Honda, and the South Coast and Bay Area Air Quality Management Districts. True Zero: www.truezero.com
AFC in strategic tech partnership with De Nora True Zero serves 1 million zero-emission miles
1 1
ROAD VEHICLES Ballard tech solutions deal for automotive OEM Hyundai, US DOE extend FCEV loan to 2017
2 2
MOBILE APPLICATIONS More Plug Power units for Newark Farmers fleet PowerCell 100 kW S3 stack for European truck
2 3
SMALL STATIONARY BlueGEN fleet hits 10 million operating hours
3
LARGE STATIONARY Bloom units at four more IKEA California stores
4
FUELING Air Liquide public station for Hyundai Europe California adds stations in San Jose, Lake Forest CEP adds to German network with Ulm station Toshiba alkaline electrolyser hydrogen to FCEVs AREVA H2Gen French electrolyser production ISO technical specification for hydrogen fueling DOE funding $14m to advance hydrogen fueling
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COMMERCIALISATION Ballard signs Synergy deals to produce bus stacks, backup power systems in China AFC finalises 10 kW unit engineering, HAZOP Simark with Schneider Electric for Eastern Canada Proton Power Systems restructuring, board reorg Ballard, Broad-Ocean collaboration, equity deal
8 8 9 9 9
RESEARCH GrinHy for HT electrolysis in steel production DOE funding fuel cell performance, H2 storage DTU to collaborate on fuel cells with KOGAS FCH JU project on end-of-life FCH technologies
10 10 11 11
NEWS FEATURES Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL in 2017 will be plug-in FCEV National Park Service installs hydrogen station at site in DC Italian researchers find that moisture aids fuel cell catalyst WSU researchers find electric field reduces SOFC poisoning
12 13 14 15
REGULARS Editorial News In Brief Patents Events Calendar
3 5, 11 16–19 20
ISSN 1464-2859/16 1464-2859/10 © 2016 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.
www.fuelcellsbulletin.com
ISSN 1464-2859 August October 2016 2010
AFC in strategic tech partnership with De Nora
U
K-based AFC Energy has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Italian company Industrie De Nora SpA, to target technological enhancements to AFC’s alkaline fuel cell system, and further accelerate commercialisation of its technology platform. The partners also aim to widen the collaboration in the long term to develop new product offerings that combine AFC’s industrial alkaline fuel cell system with De Nora’s systems, and provide a vehicle to open up new markets for mutual benefit. De Nora is a multinational leader in sustainable technologies that offer energysaving solutions for electrochemical processes. It manufactures electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis, chlor-alkali and galvanic processes, and is a global player in water and wastewater treatment, disinfection and filtration for marine, power, industrial, and municipal markets. De Nora decided to partner with AFC Energy after extensive technical discussions over recent months. The JDA builds on the successful
strategic partnership between AFC Energy and German process engineering consultancy plantIng GmbH [FCB, March 2016, p6], and is consistent with AFC’s 2016 strategic intention of leveraging the successful experience of other companies in its roadmap to success [see the AFC feature in FCB, December 2015]. AFC Energy’s Power-Up project is demonstrating the world’s largest operational alkaline fuel cell system, at the Air Products industrial gas plant in Stade, Germany [FCB, February 2016, p4]. The company has also just completed design and basic engineering of its new 10 kW system [see page 8]. In early 2015 De Nora announced a technology partnership agreement with French company McPhy Energy, whereby De Nora is supplying activated electrodes for McPhy’s new-generation alkaline water electrolysers [FCB, March 2015, p8].
NEWS
AFC Energy: www.afcenergy.com
ENERGY STORAGE
De Nora: www.denora.com
Hydrogenics for first renewable hydrogen-based energy storage, power plant in SE Asia
True Zero serves 1 million zero-emission miles
C
alifornia-based True Zero, which operates the world’s largest network of retail hydrogen refueling stations, recently passed a major milestone. Since True Zero opened its first hydrogen station in California nine months ago, its network has performed more than 6300 vehicle fills totaling more than 15 900 kg of hydrogen, which equates to more than 1 million zero-emission miles driven by fuel cell electric vehicles. Toyota has recently accelerated sales of its Mirai in California [FCB, January 2016, p11], and Honda will begin selling its Honda Clarity there in the autumn, after retail sales began in Japan earlier this year [April 2016, p2]. Between November 2015 and May 2016, True Zero – established by FirstElement Fuel – completed 15 hydrogen stations throughout California, 14 of which are open for retail fueling [and see page 4]. The True Zero
Contents Contents
Hydrogen Network runs from Lake Tahoe, through the San Francisco Bay Area and down into Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties, including a station off Interstate 5 at Harris Ranch, which helps connect northern and southern California [FCB, May 2016, p11]. The network will soon expand into San Diego, where True Zero recently broke ground on a station. Linde also operates a retail hydrogen station in Sacramento [FCB, September 2015, p6], which helps connect the state’s major metropolitan regions. This first phase of the True Zero Hydrogen Network was developed as a result of grant funding from the California Energy Commission [FCB, May 2014, p7 and June 2014, p6], with additional funding from Toyota, Honda, and the South Coast and Bay Area Air Quality Management Districts. True Zero: www.truezero.com
AFC in strategic tech partnership with De Nora True Zero serves 1 million zero-emission miles
1 1
ROAD VEHICLES Ballard tech solutions deal for automotive OEM Hyundai, US DOE extend FCEV loan to 2017
2 2
MOBILE APPLICATIONS More Plug Power units for Newark Farmers fleet PowerCell 100 kW S3 stack for European truck
2 3
SMALL STATIONARY BlueGEN fleet hits 10 million operating hours
3
LARGE STATIONARY Bloom units at four more IKEA California stores
4
FUELING Air Liquide public station for Hyundai Europe California adds stations in San Jose, Lake Forest CEP adds to German network with Ulm station Toshiba alkaline electrolyser hydrogen to FCEVs AREVA H2Gen French electrolyser production ISO technical specification for hydrogen fueling DOE funding $14m to advance hydrogen fueling
4 4 5 6 6 6 7
7
COMMERCIALISATION Ballard signs Synergy deals to produce bus stacks, backup power systems in China AFC finalises 10 kW unit engineering, HAZOP Simark with Schneider Electric for Eastern Canada Proton Power Systems restructuring, board reorg Ballard, Broad-Ocean collaboration, equity deal
8 8 9 9 9
RESEARCH GrinHy for HT electrolysis in steel production DOE funding fuel cell performance, H2 storage DTU to collaborate on fuel cells with KOGAS FCH JU project on end-of-life FCH technologies
10 10 11 11
NEWS FEATURES Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL in 2017 will be plug-in FCEV National Park Service installs hydrogen station at site in DC Italian researchers find that moisture aids fuel cell catalyst WSU researchers find electric field reduces SOFC poisoning
12 13 14 15
REGULARS Editorial News In Brief Patents Events Calendar
3 5, 11 16–19 20
ISSN 1464-2859/16 1464-2859/10 © 2016 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.