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AREVA, Schneider Electric push energy storage
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ISSN 1464-2859 February October2014 2010
Acta signs cooperation agreement with ReliOn
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talian-based Acta SpA has signed a cooperation agreement with ReliOn in the US, covering the launch, promotion, production, commercialisation, and distribution of the new Acta Power HT product. This backup power system incorporates ReliOn’s hydrogen PEM fuel cell system, and has been designed for a 23-inch rack, the standard unit size for the US telecoms market. The agreement gives Acta a broader commercial offering, and a second supplier of key fuel cell components. Its Acta Power self-recharging backup power system currently incorporates a hydrogen fuel cell from Germanbased FutureE Fuel Cell Solutions, based on the FCgen®-1020ACS PEM fuel cell stack from Ballard Power Systems in Canada. As the market leader for telecom backup power in North America, ReliOn is well positioned to partner and support the introduction of Acta’s products into the US market. ReliOn will promote the new system in North America, while Acta will promote the system in all other markets in parallel with its FutureE/Ballard system. The 23-inch rack Acta Power HT product is being officially launched this month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
‘The agreement incorporating Acta’s hydrogen electrolyser with ReliOn’s fuel cell products offers our customers an additional fueling solution, enabling them to address the requirements of equipment locations that have been challenging to this point,’ says Joe Blanchard, COO of ReliOn. Acta has developed a unique range of low-cost, compact electrolysers based on its alkaline membrane technology [see the feature in this issue, and the feature in FCB, September 2012]. Last spring it launched the Acta Power integrated electrolyser/fuel cell system for backup power and renewable energy storage [FCB, May 2013, p4]. ReliOn is a leading developer of modular, fault-tolerant PEM fuel cell technology utilised in systems for emergency and backup power, uninterruptible power supplies, digital power, and off-grid power for major telecom providers, government communications, and utilities [see the feature in FCB, March 2004, and in the next issue]. It recently launched the enhanced E-200 system for low-power railroad and telecom applications [FCB, January 2014, p5]. Acta SpA: www.actaspa.com ReliOn: www.relion-inc.com
Contents Contents NEWS Acta agreement with ReliOn, launch of 23-inch rack Acta Power HT for telecom backup
1
AREVA, Schneider Electric sign strategic partnership on fuel cells for energy storage
1
ROAD VEHICLES Toyota FCV for 2015, using California network
2
Solaris orders Ballard modules for Europe buses
2
European cities speed fuel cell bus deployment
3
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Proton Motor HyRange passed for German buses
4
SFC EFOY Comfort available in Canada, Croatia
4
Proton Power studies Asia-Pacific ship feasibility
4
SMALL STATIONARY Tecnalia in project to develop micro-CHP system
5
Intelligent Energy for Ascend Telecom in India
5
LARGE STATIONARY ClearEdge PureCell 5 MW power at CT Studios
6
AFC, Allied New Tech for first US alkaline unit
6
Ballard, M-Field in Taiwan for baseload power
7
FUELING Air Products Europe high-pressure tube trailers
7
ITM planning for Wight hydrogen fueling sites
8
H2 Logic car refueling station for Hamburg
8
Hydrogenics contracts for UK hydrogen fueling
9
ENERGY STORAGE McPhy in French Power-to-Gas GRHYD project ITM signs UK gas network optimisation contract
9 10
COMMERCIALISATION
AREVA, Schneider Electric push energy storage
US Hybrid in PEM tech licence deal with UTC
10
FuelCell Energy gets $30m, wants 30 MW orders
10
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demand, to generate electricity during peak periods. The deal will enable Schneider Electric to achieve grid parity for renewable energy sources while managing their intermittency and optimising network connection. A Greenergy Box is connected to a 560 kW photovoltaic solar power plant on the MYRTE demonstration platform in Corsica, and one is being connected to 35 kW peak power PV panels installed in La Croix Valmer in southern France [FCB, August 2012, p9].
RESEARCH
AREVA, Hydrogen Energy:
Patents
http://tinyurl.com/areva-hydrogen
Events Calendar
rench-based AREVA and Schneider Electric have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop energy management and storage solutions based on hydrogen fuel cell technology. The groups will combine their expertise to design and propose energy storage solutions that guarantee the reliability of electrical grids for isolated sites and areas with limited access to power. AREVA will provide its Greenergy Box™, an energy storage solution that combines an electrolyser and fuel cell. This is used to store hydrogen and oxygen produced by water electrolysis during periods of low energy
Simon Fraser, IndianOil to focus on clean energy
11
FEATURE Self-recharging onsite fuel cells – Acta’s fast track to hydrogen adoption for reliable telecoms
12–16
REGULARS Editorial
3
Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology Conference
5
News In Brief
7, 11 16–19 20
Schneider Electric: www.schneider-electric.com
ISSN 1464-2859/14 1464-2859/10 © 2014 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 February October2014 2010
Acta signs cooperation agreement with ReliOn
I
talian-based Acta SpA has signed a cooperation agreement with ReliOn in the US, covering the launch, promotion, production, commercialisation, and distribution of the new Acta Power HT product. This backup power system incorporates ReliOn’s hydrogen PEM fuel cell system, and has been designed for a 23-inch rack, the standard unit size for the US telecoms market. The agreement gives Acta a broader commercial offering, and a second supplier of key fuel cell components. Its Acta Power self-recharging backup power system currently incorporates a hydrogen fuel cell from Germanbased FutureE Fuel Cell Solutions, based on the FCgen®-1020ACS PEM fuel cell stack from Ballard Power Systems in Canada. As the market leader for telecom backup power in North America, ReliOn is well positioned to partner and support the introduction of Acta’s products into the US market. ReliOn will promote the new system in North America, while Acta will promote the system in all other markets in parallel with its FutureE/Ballard system. The 23-inch rack Acta Power HT product is being officially launched this month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
‘The agreement incorporating Acta’s hydrogen electrolyser with ReliOn’s fuel cell products offers our customers an additional fueling solution, enabling them to address the requirements of equipment locations that have been challenging to this point,’ says Joe Blanchard, COO of ReliOn. Acta has developed a unique range of low-cost, compact electrolysers based on its alkaline membrane technology [see the feature in this issue, and the feature in FCB, September 2012]. Last spring it launched the Acta Power integrated electrolyser/fuel cell system for backup power and renewable energy storage [FCB, May 2013, p4]. ReliOn is a leading developer of modular, fault-tolerant PEM fuel cell technology utilised in systems for emergency and backup power, uninterruptible power supplies, digital power, and off-grid power for major telecom providers, government communications, and utilities [see the feature in FCB, March 2004, and in the next issue]. It recently launched the enhanced E-200 system for low-power railroad and telecom applications [FCB, January 2014, p5]. Acta SpA: www.actaspa.com ReliOn: www.relion-inc.com
Contents Contents NEWS Acta agreement with ReliOn, launch of 23-inch rack Acta Power HT for telecom backup
1
AREVA, Schneider Electric sign strategic partnership on fuel cells for energy storage
1
ROAD VEHICLES Toyota FCV for 2015, using California network
2
Solaris orders Ballard modules for Europe buses
2
European cities speed fuel cell bus deployment
3
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Proton Motor HyRange passed for German buses
4
SFC EFOY Comfort available in Canada, Croatia
4
Proton Power studies Asia-Pacific ship feasibility
4
SMALL STATIONARY Tecnalia in project to develop micro-CHP system
5
Intelligent Energy for Ascend Telecom in India
5
LARGE STATIONARY ClearEdge PureCell 5 MW power at CT Studios
6
AFC, Allied New Tech for first US alkaline unit
6
Ballard, M-Field in Taiwan for baseload power
7
FUELING Air Products Europe high-pressure tube trailers
7
ITM planning for Wight hydrogen fueling sites
8
H2 Logic car refueling station for Hamburg
8
Hydrogenics contracts for UK hydrogen fueling
9
ENERGY STORAGE McPhy in French Power-to-Gas GRHYD project ITM signs UK gas network optimisation contract
9 10
COMMERCIALISATION
AREVA, Schneider Electric push energy storage
US Hybrid in PEM tech licence deal with UTC
10
FuelCell Energy gets $30m, wants 30 MW orders
10
F
demand, to generate electricity during peak periods. The deal will enable Schneider Electric to achieve grid parity for renewable energy sources while managing their intermittency and optimising network connection. A Greenergy Box is connected to a 560 kW photovoltaic solar power plant on the MYRTE demonstration platform in Corsica, and one is being connected to 35 kW peak power PV panels installed in La Croix Valmer in southern France [FCB, August 2012, p9].
RESEARCH
AREVA, Hydrogen Energy:
Patents
http://tinyurl.com/areva-hydrogen
Events Calendar
rench-based AREVA and Schneider Electric have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop energy management and storage solutions based on hydrogen fuel cell technology. The groups will combine their expertise to design and propose energy storage solutions that guarantee the reliability of electrical grids for isolated sites and areas with limited access to power. AREVA will provide its Greenergy Box™, an energy storage solution that combines an electrolyser and fuel cell. This is used to store hydrogen and oxygen produced by water electrolysis during periods of low energy
Simon Fraser, IndianOil to focus on clean energy
11
FEATURE Self-recharging onsite fuel cells – Acta’s fast track to hydrogen adoption for reliable telecoms
12–16
REGULARS Editorial
3
Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology Conference
5
News In Brief
7, 11 16–19 20
Schneider Electric: www.schneider-electric.com
ISSN 1464-2859/14 1464-2859/10 © 2014 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.