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Freudenberg fuel cell tech for maritime project in Germany
NEWS The other partners include Anleg GmbH (hydrogen storage tanks), Schiffselektronik Rostock GmbH (maritime electronics), EST-Floattech BV (batteries), and shipping company Imperial Logistics International BV. ‘We are excited that the Marine Centre of Excellence at our facility in Hobro, Denmark – which we announced in April this year [May 2019, p7] – will be integral to our activities on this project with Behala and other consortium partners,’ says Jesper Themsen, President and CEO of Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S in Denmark. ‘During 2019 we have taken on a growing number of European marine projects [June 2019, p6], a sign of the growing interest around zero-emission solutions for the marine industry, with the Elektra being the latest example.’ Ballard Power Systems: www.ballard.com Behala: www.behala.de [in German] TU Berlin, Elektra project: www.marsys.tu-berlin.de/ menue/forschung/elektra [in German]
Freudenberg fuel cell tech for maritime project in Germany
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reudenberg Sealing Technologies is a technology partner in the Pa-Xell2 project in Germany, which aims to develop next-generation fuel cells for use onboard seagoing vessels. FST is working with Meyer Werft, the largest German shipyard for the construction of cruise ships, to equip future generations of sustainable cruise ships with fuel cell propulsion. The first practical tests onboard the cruise ship AIDAnova are planned as early as 2021. The project consortium also includes the Lürssen Werft shipyard, DNV GL classification society, DLR German Aerospace Center, AIDA Cruises represented by Carnival Maritime GmbH, besecke automation GmbH, and innovation consultancy EPEA GmbH. Last year, AIDAnova was the first cruise ship in the world to enter service using low-emission liquefied natural gas [see also next item]. The use of LNG almost completely avoids the emission of fine particles and sulfur oxides (SOx), and reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) and CO2 emissions. In 2018, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies acquired fuel cell manufacturer Elcomax (Elcore), and now also has a majority stake in US battery manufacturer XALT Energy. The company is using this expertise to develop integrated battery-fuel cell hybrid systems for heavy-duty applications, including truck, bus 8
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[FCB, October 2019, p2], commercial marine, and rail transportation. The Pa-X-ell2 project – with half of the almost E12 million (US$13 million) funding coming from the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), as part of the National Innovation Programme Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP) – will investigate the use of PEM fuel cells with integrated fuel reforming onboard passenger ships. The fuel cell is powered by hydrogen reformed from methanol, which offers advantages in terms of fuel storage volume. After intensive onshore tests, FST’s fuel cell will be tested onboard AIDAnova starting in 2021. The fuel cell will be designed to last much longer than those used in passenger cars; initial tests have shown that a service life of more than 35 000 operating hours can be achieved. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, E-mobility: https://e-mobility.fst.com National Innovation Programme Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology: http://tinyurl.com/nip-h2fc-tech NOW GmbH, Pa-X-ell2 project: https://tinyurl.com/now-paxell2 [in German]
energy consumption and thus greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Led by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, PACBOAT is based on a cutting-edge SOFC technology developed and patented by the CEA French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. It is funded by the government’s Investments for the Future Programme (PIA), and supported by the ADEME French Environment and Energy Management Agency [see also page 7]. The Entrepose Group, a French-based contractor that designs, builds and operates production, transport and storage infrastructure for the international oil & gas and other energy markets, will coordinate design and construction of the demonstrator, with installation and operation to be approved by Bureau Veritas. Chantiers de l’Atlantique: www.chantiers-atlantique.com MSC Cruises: www.msccruises.com CEA-Tech Liten Institute: http://liten.cea.fr/cea-tech/liten/en Entrepose Group: www.entrepose.com/en Bureau Veritas: www.bureauveritas.com
French shipyard plans LNG-fueled SOFC onboard cruise ship
Intelligent Energy to demo 2 hour flights with DJI fuel cell UAV
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rench ship builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises have unveiled the groundbreaking PACBOAT project, which will integrate a new solid oxide fuel cell technology demonstrator onboard the first of four MSC Cruises’ World Class of vessels, due for delivery in 2022. This demonstrator, with 50 kW output power, will produce electricity and heat using liquefied natural gas (LNG), the fuel used to produce energy on MSC Cruises’ World Class ships. The consortium partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the ‘cutting of the first steel’ ceremony for the MSC Europa, which will be the first LNGpowered cruise vessel built in France [see also above item]. The partners say that this is the world’s first integration of SOFC technology onboard a cruise ship. High-temperature SOFC technology is considered to be more efficient for high-power marine applications than lowtemperature, hydrogen PEM fuel cell solutions. SOFC technology offers an electrical efficiency up to 60%, and as the heat produced can be self-consumed onboard, its total efficiency can be much higher, for a direct reduction in
K-based Intelligent Energy will showcase its class-leading, lightweight Fuel Cell Power Modules (FCPMs) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a number of private flight demonstrations to commercial fleet operators in the next few months. The company will use a fuel cell powered DJI M600 UAV to demonstrate up to 2 h flight times. The invitation-only flight demonstrations will be held in Sunnyvale in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, Tokyo in Japan, Seoul in South Korea, and selected locations across Europe [FCB, August 2019, p4]. The demonstrations will give potential customers the opportunity to see the fuel cell technology in operation [see also the IE items on pages 12 and 13]. Customers will be guided to the best configuration for their UAV fleet, with information on hydrogen refueling and cylinder options. IE’s power products are also suitable for various fixed-wing or VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) UAVs, where the gains in flight time are significantly longer. The demonstrations will present Intelligent Energy’s range of FCPMs with hydrogen cylinders up to 11 litres. An example
November 2019
Freudenberg fuel cell tech for maritime project in Germany
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reudenberg Sealing Technologies is a technology partner in the Pa-Xell2 project in Germany, which aims to develop next-generation fuel cells for use onboard seagoing vessels. FST is working with Meyer Werft, the largest German shipyard for the construction of cruise ships, to equip future generations of sustainable cruise ships with fuel cell propulsion. The first practical tests onboard the cruise ship AIDAnova are planned as early as 2021. The project consortium also includes the Lürssen Werft shipyard, DNV GL classification society, DLR German Aerospace Center, AIDA Cruises represented by Carnival Maritime GmbH, besecke automation GmbH, and innovation consultancy EPEA GmbH. Last year, AIDAnova was the first cruise ship in the world to enter service using low-emission liquefied natural gas [see also next item]. The use of LNG almost completely avoids the emission of fine particles and sulfur oxides (SOx), and reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) and CO2 emissions. In 2018, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies acquired fuel cell manufacturer Elcomax (Elcore), and now also has a majority stake in US battery manufacturer XALT Energy. The company is using this expertise to develop integrated battery-fuel cell hybrid systems for heavy-duty applications, including truck, bus 8
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[FCB, October 2019, p2], commercial marine, and rail transportation. The Pa-X-ell2 project – with half of the almost E12 million (US$13 million) funding coming from the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), as part of the National Innovation Programme Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP) – will investigate the use of PEM fuel cells with integrated fuel reforming onboard passenger ships. The fuel cell is powered by hydrogen reformed from methanol, which offers advantages in terms of fuel storage volume. After intensive onshore tests, FST’s fuel cell will be tested onboard AIDAnova starting in 2021. The fuel cell will be designed to last much longer than those used in passenger cars; initial tests have shown that a service life of more than 35 000 operating hours can be achieved. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, E-mobility: https://e-mobility.fst.com National Innovation Programme Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology: http://tinyurl.com/nip-h2fc-tech NOW GmbH, Pa-X-ell2 project: https://tinyurl.com/now-paxell2 [in German]
energy consumption and thus greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Led by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, PACBOAT is based on a cutting-edge SOFC technology developed and patented by the CEA French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. It is funded by the government’s Investments for the Future Programme (PIA), and supported by the ADEME French Environment and Energy Management Agency [see also page 7]. The Entrepose Group, a French-based contractor that designs, builds and operates production, transport and storage infrastructure for the international oil & gas and other energy markets, will coordinate design and construction of the demonstrator, with installation and operation to be approved by Bureau Veritas. Chantiers de l’Atlantique: www.chantiers-atlantique.com MSC Cruises: www.msccruises.com CEA-Tech Liten Institute: http://liten.cea.fr/cea-tech/liten/en Entrepose Group: www.entrepose.com/en Bureau Veritas: www.bureauveritas.com
French shipyard plans LNG-fueled SOFC onboard cruise ship
Intelligent Energy to demo 2 hour flights with DJI fuel cell UAV
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rench ship builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises have unveiled the groundbreaking PACBOAT project, which will integrate a new solid oxide fuel cell technology demonstrator onboard the first of four MSC Cruises’ World Class of vessels, due for delivery in 2022. This demonstrator, with 50 kW output power, will produce electricity and heat using liquefied natural gas (LNG), the fuel used to produce energy on MSC Cruises’ World Class ships. The consortium partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the ‘cutting of the first steel’ ceremony for the MSC Europa, which will be the first LNGpowered cruise vessel built in France [see also above item]. The partners say that this is the world’s first integration of SOFC technology onboard a cruise ship. High-temperature SOFC technology is considered to be more efficient for high-power marine applications than lowtemperature, hydrogen PEM fuel cell solutions. SOFC technology offers an electrical efficiency up to 60%, and as the heat produced can be self-consumed onboard, its total efficiency can be much higher, for a direct reduction in
K-based Intelligent Energy will showcase its class-leading, lightweight Fuel Cell Power Modules (FCPMs) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a number of private flight demonstrations to commercial fleet operators in the next few months. The company will use a fuel cell powered DJI M600 UAV to demonstrate up to 2 h flight times. The invitation-only flight demonstrations will be held in Sunnyvale in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, Tokyo in Japan, Seoul in South Korea, and selected locations across Europe [FCB, August 2019, p4]. The demonstrations will give potential customers the opportunity to see the fuel cell technology in operation [see also the IE items on pages 12 and 13]. Customers will be guided to the best configuration for their UAV fleet, with information on hydrogen refueling and cylinder options. IE’s power products are also suitable for various fixed-wing or VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) UAVs, where the gains in flight time are significantly longer. The demonstrations will present Intelligent Energy’s range of FCPMs with hydrogen cylinders up to 11 litres. An example
November 2019