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Hydrogen Council launched in Davos as 13 major companies join to promote hydrogen
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ISSN 1464-2859 January October2017 2010
Hydrogen Council launched in Davos as 13 major companies join to promote hydrogen
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hirteen leading energy, transport and industrial companies chose the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland to launch a global initiative that provides a united vision and long-term ambition for using hydrogen to foster the ‘energy transition’ to sustainable energy. The ‘Hydrogen Council’ will work with – and provide recommendations to – key stakeholders such as policy makers, business and hydrogen players, international agencies, and wider society to achieve this goal. The Hydrogen Council – the first global initiative of its kind, but building on various national and regional programmes – aims to position hydrogen among the key solutions of the energy transition. Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier with favourable characteristics since it does not release any CO2 at the point of use as a clean fuel or energy source, and can play an important role in the transition to a clean, low-carbon energy system. Hydrogen technologies and products have significantly progressed in the last several years, and are now being introduced into a wide variety of markets around the world. At the launch, members of the Hydrogen Council confirmed their ambition to accelerate their already significant investment in the development and commercialisation of the hydrogen and fuel cell sectors. These investments currently amount to an estimated total of E1.4 billion (US$1.5 billion) per annum, according to the Council’s inaugural report, and the 13 members already plan to boost this to E10 billion ($10.8 billion) over the next five years. This acceleration will be possible if the key stakeholders increase their backing for hydrogen as part of the future energy mix, with appropriate policies and supporting schemes. The Hydrogen Council currently comprises 13 CEOs and chairs from major industrial and
energy companies that are committed to help achieve the ambitious goal of reaching the 2°C global warming target agreed in the 2015 Paris Agreement (COP21) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The members of the Hydrogen Council collectively represent total revenues of E1.07 trillion ($1.15 trillion) and 1.72 million employees around the world. The inaugural members are Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW, Daimler, Engie, Honda, Hyundai, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde Group, Total, and Toyota. The Council is led by two co-chairs from different geographies and sectors – currently Benoît Potier, CEO of Air Liquide, and Takeshi Uchiyamada, chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. ‘The Hydrogen Council brings together some of the world’s leading industrial, automotive and energy companies with a clear ambition to explain why hydrogen emerges among the key solutions for the energy transition, in the mobility as well as in the power, industrial and residential sectors, and therefore requires the development of new strategies at a scale to support this,’ says Benoît Potier. ‘But we cannot do it alone. We need governments to back hydrogen with actions of their own – for example through large-scale infrastructure investment schemes,’ he continues. ‘Our call today to world leaders is to commit to hydrogen, so that together we can meet our shared climate ambitions and give further traction to the emerging hydrogen ecosystem.’ A report commissioned by the Hydrogen Council, How hydrogen empowers the energy transition, gives further details on this future potential that hydrogen is ready to provide. It sets out the vision of the Council and the key actions it considers fundamental for policy makers to implement, to fully unlock and empower the contribution of hydrogen to the energy transition. Hydrogen Council report (5.5MB PDF): www.hydrogencouncil.com
Contents Contents NEWS Hydrogen Council launched in Davos as 13 major companies join to promote hydrogen 1 ROAD VEHICLES Honda Clarity Fuel Cell for Europe, California Just Eat in Denmark using methanol fuel cell car PowerCell in project to develop systems for cars Hydrogenics fuel cells order for Chinese buses
2 2 3 3
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Kalmar, SSAB develop forklift with PowerCell EnergyOr fuel cell multirotor to French Air Force NRL first Ion Tiger flight with custom fuel cell
4 4 5
SMALL STATIONARY SOLIDpower, KEPCO for fuel cells in South Korea
5
LARGE STATIONARY Bloom 750 kW unit in NYC for Morgan Stanley FCE 1.4 MW system at Connecticut university Aberdeen plans UK’s largest fuel cell installation Toshiba hydrogen energy for Tohoku Electric
6 6 6 7
PORTABLE & MICRO myFC unveils thinnest fuel cell, wins Design Award
7
FUELING TNEI wins consents in UK for 15 ITM stations Proton OnSite wins Chinese MW electrolysers order Sandvik, AGA Gas open green station in Sweden CEP opens more stations in Geisingen, Münster McPhy opens station for ZE-H2 vans in Valence Nel for first hydrogen refueling station in Bergen
7 8 8 9 9 9
ENERGY STORAGE ITM to launch 100 MW electrolyser designs UC Irvine injects P2G hydrogen in power supply
10 10
COMMERCIALISATION Ballard progresses stack production in China Ceres in OEM deal for multi-kW CHP market Completed PowerPac field studies for PowerCell Plug Power loan deal with NY Green Bank
11 11 11 12
RESEARCH NIP success in Germany, Phase 2 for next decade ARPA-E funding cleaner transportation projects FCH JU to kick off INLINE and DEMO4GRID
12 12 13
NEWS FEATURE Fiskerstrand wins Norwegian funding to design fuel cell ferry
14–15
REGULARS Editorial 3 News In Brief 5, 13 Research Trends 15 Patents 16–19 Events Calendar 20
ISSN 1464-2859/17 1464-2859/10 © 2017 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 articles may may be be made made for for personal personaluse useasasallowed allowedbybynational nationalcopyright copyrightlaws. laws.Permission Permissionofofthe thepublisher publisherand andpayment paymentofofa fee a feeis is required required forfor allall other other photocopying, photocopying, including including multiple multiple or systematic or systematic copying, copying, copying copying for for advertising advertising or promotional or promotional purposes, purposes, resale, resale, andand all forms all forms of document of document delivery. delivery. Special Special ratesrates are available are available for educational for educational institutions institutions that that wish wish to make to make photocopies photocopies for non-profit for non-profit educational classroom educational classroom use.use.
www.fuelcellsbulletin.com
ISSN 1464-2859 January October2017 2010
Hydrogen Council launched in Davos as 13 major companies join to promote hydrogen
T
hirteen leading energy, transport and industrial companies chose the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland to launch a global initiative that provides a united vision and long-term ambition for using hydrogen to foster the ‘energy transition’ to sustainable energy. The ‘Hydrogen Council’ will work with – and provide recommendations to – key stakeholders such as policy makers, business and hydrogen players, international agencies, and wider society to achieve this goal. The Hydrogen Council – the first global initiative of its kind, but building on various national and regional programmes – aims to position hydrogen among the key solutions of the energy transition. Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier with favourable characteristics since it does not release any CO2 at the point of use as a clean fuel or energy source, and can play an important role in the transition to a clean, low-carbon energy system. Hydrogen technologies and products have significantly progressed in the last several years, and are now being introduced into a wide variety of markets around the world. At the launch, members of the Hydrogen Council confirmed their ambition to accelerate their already significant investment in the development and commercialisation of the hydrogen and fuel cell sectors. These investments currently amount to an estimated total of E1.4 billion (US$1.5 billion) per annum, according to the Council’s inaugural report, and the 13 members already plan to boost this to E10 billion ($10.8 billion) over the next five years. This acceleration will be possible if the key stakeholders increase their backing for hydrogen as part of the future energy mix, with appropriate policies and supporting schemes. The Hydrogen Council currently comprises 13 CEOs and chairs from major industrial and
energy companies that are committed to help achieve the ambitious goal of reaching the 2°C global warming target agreed in the 2015 Paris Agreement (COP21) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The members of the Hydrogen Council collectively represent total revenues of E1.07 trillion ($1.15 trillion) and 1.72 million employees around the world. The inaugural members are Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW, Daimler, Engie, Honda, Hyundai, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde Group, Total, and Toyota. The Council is led by two co-chairs from different geographies and sectors – currently Benoît Potier, CEO of Air Liquide, and Takeshi Uchiyamada, chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. ‘The Hydrogen Council brings together some of the world’s leading industrial, automotive and energy companies with a clear ambition to explain why hydrogen emerges among the key solutions for the energy transition, in the mobility as well as in the power, industrial and residential sectors, and therefore requires the development of new strategies at a scale to support this,’ says Benoît Potier. ‘But we cannot do it alone. We need governments to back hydrogen with actions of their own – for example through large-scale infrastructure investment schemes,’ he continues. ‘Our call today to world leaders is to commit to hydrogen, so that together we can meet our shared climate ambitions and give further traction to the emerging hydrogen ecosystem.’ A report commissioned by the Hydrogen Council, How hydrogen empowers the energy transition, gives further details on this future potential that hydrogen is ready to provide. It sets out the vision of the Council and the key actions it considers fundamental for policy makers to implement, to fully unlock and empower the contribution of hydrogen to the energy transition. Hydrogen Council report (5.5MB PDF): www.hydrogencouncil.com
Contents Contents NEWS Hydrogen Council launched in Davos as 13 major companies join to promote hydrogen 1 ROAD VEHICLES Honda Clarity Fuel Cell for Europe, California Just Eat in Denmark using methanol fuel cell car PowerCell in project to develop systems for cars Hydrogenics fuel cells order for Chinese buses
2 2 3 3
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Kalmar, SSAB develop forklift with PowerCell EnergyOr fuel cell multirotor to French Air Force NRL first Ion Tiger flight with custom fuel cell
4 4 5
SMALL STATIONARY SOLIDpower, KEPCO for fuel cells in South Korea
5
LARGE STATIONARY Bloom 750 kW unit in NYC for Morgan Stanley FCE 1.4 MW system at Connecticut university Aberdeen plans UK’s largest fuel cell installation Toshiba hydrogen energy for Tohoku Electric
6 6 6 7
PORTABLE & MICRO myFC unveils thinnest fuel cell, wins Design Award
7
FUELING TNEI wins consents in UK for 15 ITM stations Proton OnSite wins Chinese MW electrolysers order Sandvik, AGA Gas open green station in Sweden CEP opens more stations in Geisingen, Münster McPhy opens station for ZE-H2 vans in Valence Nel for first hydrogen refueling station in Bergen
7 8 8 9 9 9
ENERGY STORAGE ITM to launch 100 MW electrolyser designs UC Irvine injects P2G hydrogen in power supply
10 10
COMMERCIALISATION Ballard progresses stack production in China Ceres in OEM deal for multi-kW CHP market Completed PowerPac field studies for PowerCell Plug Power loan deal with NY Green Bank
11 11 11 12
RESEARCH NIP success in Germany, Phase 2 for next decade ARPA-E funding cleaner transportation projects FCH JU to kick off INLINE and DEMO4GRID
12 12 13
NEWS FEATURE Fiskerstrand wins Norwegian funding to design fuel cell ferry
14–15
REGULARS Editorial 3 News In Brief 5, 13 Research Trends 15 Patents 16–19 Events Calendar 20
ISSN 1464-2859/17 1464-2859/10 © 2017 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 articles may may be be made made for for personal personaluse useasasallowed allowedbybynational nationalcopyright copyrightlaws. laws.Permission Permissionofofthe thepublisher publisherand andpayment paymentofofa fee a feeis is required required forfor allall other other photocopying, photocopying, including including multiple multiple or systematic or systematic copying, copying, copying copying for for advertising advertising or promotional or promotional purposes, purposes, resale, resale, andand all forms all forms of document of document delivery. delivery. Special Special ratesrates are available are available for educational for educational institutions institutions that that wish wish to make to make photocopies photocopies for non-profit for non-profit educational classroom educational classroom use.use.