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H2ME 2 launched in Europe to grow hydrogen fueling infrastructure network and vehicle fleet
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October ISSN 1464-2859 June 20162010
H2ME 2 launched in Europe to grow hydrogen fueling infrastructure network and vehicle fleet
T
he European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) has signed a new grant agreement, to provide €35 million (US$39 million) in funding towards the new €106 million ($118 million) Hydrogen Mobility Europe 2 (H2ME 2) project. This marks the launch of a second pan-European deployment of hydrogen refueling infrastructure, alongside passenger and commercial fuel cell electric vehicles. The six-year H2ME 2 project – which will run to the end of June 2022 – brings together 37 partners from eight European countries. It will include the deployment and operation of 1230 FCEVs, the addition of 20 new hydrogen refueling stations (HRS), and will test the ability of electrolysers to simultaneously feed hydrogen stations and help balance the electrical grid. The H2ME 2 project will complement and build on the original Hydrogen Mobility Europe project, a collaboration between national hydrogen mobility initiatives from across Europe that started last year, with plans for 300 FCEVs and 29 hydrogen refueling stations [see the News Feature in FCB, October 2015]. That project, also funded by the FCH JU to May 2020, will now be called H2ME 1 to differentiate them. Together, the H2ME projects will form the largest EU-funded project for hydrogen mobility and FCEV deployment. The H2ME 2 project will significantly expand the European hydrogen vehicle fleet, and in so doing aims to confirm the technical and commercial readiness of vehicles, fueling stations, and hydrogen production techniques. H2ME 2 will produce recommendations and identify any gaps that may prevent full commercialisation, as well as collate results to support future investments. Together the H2ME 1 and H2ME 2 projects demonstrate the breadth and depth of the commitment to hydrogen-fueled road transport as a pan-European solution to the need for sustainable, viable, and competitive alternatives to fossil fuels. The H2ME 2 partners include project lead Element Energy in the UK, alongside (in France)
Air Liquide Advanced Business, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies, AREVA H2Gen, Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy (Urban Community of Greater Nancy), Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), GNVert, Hydrogène de France, McPhy Energy, Michelin, Renault, Renault Trucks, Semitan (Nantes public transport network), Société du Taxi électrique Parisien (STEP), and Symbio FCell; (in Germany) Audi, BMW, Daimler, EIFER European Institute for Energy Research, H2 Mobility Deutschland, Honda R&D Europe, and hySOLUTIONS; (in the UK) Cenex Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies, Intelligent Energy, ITM Power, Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, Open Energi Ltd, and the University of Manchester; (in Denmark) the City of Copenhagen, H2 Logic, and the Danish Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (Partnerskabet for Brint og Brændselsceller); AGA AB in Sweden; HYOP in Norway; Icelandic New Energy Ltd and H2 Iceland (Islenska Vetnisfelagid); and Stedin Diensten BV and the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. ‘The FCH JU is committed to addressing the remaining bottlenecks in market deployment of hydrogen fueling technologies,’ says Bart Biebuyck, its new Executive Director [see In Brief, page 5]. ‘We welcome the leadership shown by the industry and municipal partners under the H2ME banner, and believe the two H2ME projects will play a key role in informing policy makers and the wider stakeholder community of the business case for fuel cells and hydrogen.’ The three members of the FCH JU are the European Commission, the fuel cell and hydrogen industries represented by the NEW Industry Grouping (NEW-IG), and the research community represented by the Research Grouping N.ERGHY. Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu H2ME 1: www.h2me.eu H2ME 2: www.fch.europa.eu/project/hydrogenmobility-europe-2
Contents Contents NEWS
H2ME 2 launched in Europe to grow hydrogen fueling infrastructure network and vehicle fleet
1
ROAD VEHICLES
UK £2m fund for rollout of hydrogen vehicles
2
Ballard powers first Orange County fuel cell bus
2
Loop Energy, CRRC truck fuel cell powertrains
3
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Hydrogen trucks, forklifts at ASKO in Norway
3
Russian centre’s 5 kW fuel cell for ships, trams
4
Serenergy, Fischer fuel cells in e4ships project
4
Chinese MMC flies fuel cell drone for 4 hours
4
SMALL STATIONARY
FCH JU project PACE for 2650 micro CHP units
5
Horizon 5, 7.5 kW methanol reformer fuel cells
5
Proton Motor in Surf ’n’ Turf project in Orkney
6
SOLIDpower links with Chinese partner to expand BlueGEN market, German deal
6
LARGE STATIONARY
Dominovas launches Rubicon SOFC in S Africa
6
FCE partner POSCO Energy starts 20 MW park
7
Fuji Electric plant using sewage biogas in Japan
7
PORTABLE & MICRO
SAFCell, UltraCell portable propane unit grant
8
FUELING
Uno-X Hydrogen, Praxair on Norwegian stations
8
Air Products, NSPE first retail station in Japan
8
Hydrogenious, UHG link up to enter US market
9
SimpleFuel’s H-Prize winning design unveiled
9
London’s first HyFIVE hydrogen station at NPL
9
NEL hydrogen solutions business, Greenstat
10
Good Energy green tariffs for ITM UK stations
10
COMMERCIALISATION
PowerCell, Cortus fuel cell power from biomass
11
Intelligent Energy gets £30m, CEO Winand goes
11
NEWS FEATURES
Tracking charge in metal organic frameworks promises to improve fuel cell materials
12–13
Harvard team demo transition from metal to ionic conductor
14
REGULARS
Editorial
3
News In Brief
5, 11
Research Trends
13
Patents
15–19
Events Calendar
20
ISSN 1464-2859/16 © 2016 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
October ISSN 1464-2859 June 20162010
H2ME 2 launched in Europe to grow hydrogen fueling infrastructure network and vehicle fleet
T
he European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) has signed a new grant agreement, to provide €35 million (US$39 million) in funding towards the new €106 million ($118 million) Hydrogen Mobility Europe 2 (H2ME 2) project. This marks the launch of a second pan-European deployment of hydrogen refueling infrastructure, alongside passenger and commercial fuel cell electric vehicles. The six-year H2ME 2 project – which will run to the end of June 2022 – brings together 37 partners from eight European countries. It will include the deployment and operation of 1230 FCEVs, the addition of 20 new hydrogen refueling stations (HRS), and will test the ability of electrolysers to simultaneously feed hydrogen stations and help balance the electrical grid. The H2ME 2 project will complement and build on the original Hydrogen Mobility Europe project, a collaboration between national hydrogen mobility initiatives from across Europe that started last year, with plans for 300 FCEVs and 29 hydrogen refueling stations [see the News Feature in FCB, October 2015]. That project, also funded by the FCH JU to May 2020, will now be called H2ME 1 to differentiate them. Together, the H2ME projects will form the largest EU-funded project for hydrogen mobility and FCEV deployment. The H2ME 2 project will significantly expand the European hydrogen vehicle fleet, and in so doing aims to confirm the technical and commercial readiness of vehicles, fueling stations, and hydrogen production techniques. H2ME 2 will produce recommendations and identify any gaps that may prevent full commercialisation, as well as collate results to support future investments. Together the H2ME 1 and H2ME 2 projects demonstrate the breadth and depth of the commitment to hydrogen-fueled road transport as a pan-European solution to the need for sustainable, viable, and competitive alternatives to fossil fuels. The H2ME 2 partners include project lead Element Energy in the UK, alongside (in France)
Air Liquide Advanced Business, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies, AREVA H2Gen, Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy (Urban Community of Greater Nancy), Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), GNVert, Hydrogène de France, McPhy Energy, Michelin, Renault, Renault Trucks, Semitan (Nantes public transport network), Société du Taxi électrique Parisien (STEP), and Symbio FCell; (in Germany) Audi, BMW, Daimler, EIFER European Institute for Energy Research, H2 Mobility Deutschland, Honda R&D Europe, and hySOLUTIONS; (in the UK) Cenex Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies, Intelligent Energy, ITM Power, Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, Open Energi Ltd, and the University of Manchester; (in Denmark) the City of Copenhagen, H2 Logic, and the Danish Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (Partnerskabet for Brint og Brændselsceller); AGA AB in Sweden; HYOP in Norway; Icelandic New Energy Ltd and H2 Iceland (Islenska Vetnisfelagid); and Stedin Diensten BV and the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. ‘The FCH JU is committed to addressing the remaining bottlenecks in market deployment of hydrogen fueling technologies,’ says Bart Biebuyck, its new Executive Director [see In Brief, page 5]. ‘We welcome the leadership shown by the industry and municipal partners under the H2ME banner, and believe the two H2ME projects will play a key role in informing policy makers and the wider stakeholder community of the business case for fuel cells and hydrogen.’ The three members of the FCH JU are the European Commission, the fuel cell and hydrogen industries represented by the NEW Industry Grouping (NEW-IG), and the research community represented by the Research Grouping N.ERGHY. Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu H2ME 1: www.h2me.eu H2ME 2: www.fch.europa.eu/project/hydrogenmobility-europe-2
Contents Contents NEWS
H2ME 2 launched in Europe to grow hydrogen fueling infrastructure network and vehicle fleet
1
ROAD VEHICLES
UK £2m fund for rollout of hydrogen vehicles
2
Ballard powers first Orange County fuel cell bus
2
Loop Energy, CRRC truck fuel cell powertrains
3
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Hydrogen trucks, forklifts at ASKO in Norway
3
Russian centre’s 5 kW fuel cell for ships, trams
4
Serenergy, Fischer fuel cells in e4ships project
4
Chinese MMC flies fuel cell drone for 4 hours
4
SMALL STATIONARY
FCH JU project PACE for 2650 micro CHP units
5
Horizon 5, 7.5 kW methanol reformer fuel cells
5
Proton Motor in Surf ’n’ Turf project in Orkney
6
SOLIDpower links with Chinese partner to expand BlueGEN market, German deal
6
LARGE STATIONARY
Dominovas launches Rubicon SOFC in S Africa
6
FCE partner POSCO Energy starts 20 MW park
7
Fuji Electric plant using sewage biogas in Japan
7
PORTABLE & MICRO
SAFCell, UltraCell portable propane unit grant
8
FUELING
Uno-X Hydrogen, Praxair on Norwegian stations
8
Air Products, NSPE first retail station in Japan
8
Hydrogenious, UHG link up to enter US market
9
SimpleFuel’s H-Prize winning design unveiled
9
London’s first HyFIVE hydrogen station at NPL
9
NEL hydrogen solutions business, Greenstat
10
Good Energy green tariffs for ITM UK stations
10
COMMERCIALISATION
PowerCell, Cortus fuel cell power from biomass
11
Intelligent Energy gets £30m, CEO Winand goes
11
NEWS FEATURES
Tracking charge in metal organic frameworks promises to improve fuel cell materials
12–13
Harvard team demo transition from metal to ionic conductor
14
REGULARS
Editorial
3
News In Brief
5, 11
Research Trends
13
Patents
15–19
Events Calendar
20
ISSN 1464-2859/16 © 2016 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.