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Hydrogenics hydrogen fueling stations for California, Scotland
NEWS the refueler. This will make its station fully selfsustainable, with hydrogen made onsite. (Sefca is the Australian distributor for Acta’s telecom backup power systems [FCB, August 2014, p3], although that might be affected by the latter’s ongoing problems [FCB, December 2014, p5].) The Hyundai ix35 FCEV is already available to industry and private customers in a number of countries, including Canada [FCB, December 2014, p2], the UK [FCB, November 2014, p2], France [FCB, January 2014, p2], the US [FCB, December 2013, p2], and Denmark [FCB, June 2013, p2]. The Australian delivery is the first element in Hyundai’s plan to operate a test fleet of ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles there, and marks a significant step in developing a national hydrogen fueling infrastructure. ‘We have seen in other countries that governments play a crucial role in developing hydrogen refueling infrastructure,’ says Charlie Kim, CEO of HMCA. ‘One of our proposals was the ‘Hume by Hydrogen’, which could link Australia’s two largest cities via the nation’s capital. It would require refueling stations in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and in between, and could see hydrogen vehicles, including buses, running on the hydrogen highway.’ HMCA has begun discussions with a number of interested local partners to advance its thinking and seek support for its proposals. Hyundai Motor Company Australia: www.hyundai.com.au Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell: http://tinyurl.com/hyundai-ix35FC Air Products, Hydrogen Energy: www.airproducts.com/h2energy
p7]. The station will produce hydrogen without any carbon footprint by using a Hydrogenics electrolyser and certified renewable electricity. In the UK, Hydrogenics will supply a turnkey 350/700 bar hydrogen station for Aberdeen City Council in Scotland. The new station is part of the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) project, and also includes a HyPM® 10 kW PEM fuel cell. Up to 130 kg/day of hydrogen will be produced onsite using a Hydrogenics HySTAT™ electrolyser; the company will also maintain the equipment for the first four years of operation. The ACHES project is partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the INTERREG North Sea Region Programme, with matched funding provided by Aberdeen City Council. The city’s H2 Aberdeen initiative aims to encourage a hydrogen economy and stimulate innovative projects to position the region as a centre of excellence for hydrogen technology. Aberdeen will soon be operating 10 fuel cell buses – the largest such fleet in Europe – that will use the new hydrogen station, as well as an existing hydrogen station at the Kittybrewster bus depot [FCB, April 2014, p2]. The bus project is part of the HyTrEc (Hydrogen Transport Economy) project, working with EU partners in the North Sea region. The city council is also considering the purchase of additional hydrogen vehicles, in the form of Renault vans with fuel cell range-extenders as well as Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell cars [FCB, September 2014, p8]. Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com H2 Aberdeen: http://tinyurl.com/h2-aberdeen
Coregas: www.coregas.com.au HyTrEc project: www.hytrec.eu Sefca: www.sefca.com.au
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anadian-based Hydrogenics has won contracts to supply two 700 bar (10 000 psi) hydrogen fueling stations – one for Ontario in California, and another for Aberdeen in Scotland. These awards make a total of nine hydrogen station contracts secured by Hydrogenics during 2014, most of which will be shipped during 2015. In California, Hydrogenics is partnering with station owner Ontario CNG, which has been awarded a contract by the California Energy Commission to supply hydrogen fueling capability at an existing ‘76’ fuel and electric charging location [FCB, May 2014,
January 2015
Swedish region Västra Götaland gets its first hydrogen fuel station
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refueling station for hydrogen vehicles will be built this year in the Västra Götaland region of southern Sweden. Hydrogen Sweden is working with leading Nordic cleantech companies – including fuel cell developer PowerCell Sweden and the Finnish gas company Oy Woikoski – in a project co-funded by Region Västra Götaland and the European Union. The hydrogen station will be open to the public, and located next to PowerCell’s premises in Gothenburg. ‘The aim of the project is to invest in a basic infrastructure for hydrogen vehicles, that makes it possible to create development in hydrogen
vehicles and fuel cell technology in the Västra Götaland region,’ says regional development chair Birgitta Losman. ‘The filling station in Gothenburg makes it possible to link the route between Oslo, Norway and Malmö, southern Sweden, where stations already exist,’ adds Björn Aronsson, executive director of Hydrogen Sweden. The HIT-2-Corridors project was initiated and is being coordinated by engineering and environmental technology consultancy Sweco, with partners in Finland, Latvia, Poland, the Netherlands, and Belgium [see page 11]. Hydrogen Sweden manages the project in western Sweden, and is responsible for coordinating station construction. Oy Woikoski built and co-financed the station, supported by PowerCell’s operational expertise with fuel cells [see also page 5]. The station is financed by Region Västra Götaland, the Trans European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme to create alternative fuel transportation corridors, and Oy Woikoski for fueling station equipment [FCB, January 2012, p6]. ‘A central resource in the project will be PowerCell’s laboratory for fuel cells, which we use for demonstration of hydrogen cars and for testing of fuel cell technology in vehicles,’ says CEO Magnus Henell. The station will support fuel cell electric vehicle testing in the Västra Götaland region, and motivate companies and public organisations near the station to start using such vehicles. The station can be used to evaluate the efficiency and development of vehicles as they now start to reach the market, and will also act as a hub for new hydrogenbased collaborations. The station is expected to be used for development and testing by Chalmers University of Technology, the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, PowerCell Sweden, and vehicle manufacturers. Possible future local users of hydrogen vehicles are Gatubolaget, SDN Västra Hisingen, as well as taxi companies and logistics companies. HIT-2-Corridors project: www.hit-2-corridors.eu Hydrogen Sweden: www.vatgas.se/in-english PowerCell Sweden AB: www.powercell.se Sweco: www.swecogroup.com Region Västra Götaland: www.vgregion.se/en
Linde, Sandia partner to expand hydrogen fueling network
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p7]. The station will produce hydrogen without any carbon footprint by using a Hydrogenics electrolyser and certified renewable electricity. In the UK, Hydrogenics will supply a turnkey 350/700 bar hydrogen station for Aberdeen City Council in Scotland. The new station is part of the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) project, and also includes a HyPM® 10 kW PEM fuel cell. Up to 130 kg/day of hydrogen will be produced onsite using a Hydrogenics HySTAT™ electrolyser; the company will also maintain the equipment for the first four years of operation. The ACHES project is partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the INTERREG North Sea Region Programme, with matched funding provided by Aberdeen City Council. The city’s H2 Aberdeen initiative aims to encourage a hydrogen economy and stimulate innovative projects to position the region as a centre of excellence for hydrogen technology. Aberdeen will soon be operating 10 fuel cell buses – the largest such fleet in Europe – that will use the new hydrogen station, as well as an existing hydrogen station at the Kittybrewster bus depot [FCB, April 2014, p2]. The bus project is part of the HyTrEc (Hydrogen Transport Economy) project, working with EU partners in the North Sea region. The city council is also considering the purchase of additional hydrogen vehicles, in the form of Renault vans with fuel cell range-extenders as well as Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell cars [FCB, September 2014, p8]. Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com H2 Aberdeen: http://tinyurl.com/h2-aberdeen
Coregas: www.coregas.com.au HyTrEc project: www.hytrec.eu Sefca: www.sefca.com.au
Hydrogenics hydrogen fueling stations for California, Scotland
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anadian-based Hydrogenics has won contracts to supply two 700 bar (10 000 psi) hydrogen fueling stations – one for Ontario in California, and another for Aberdeen in Scotland. These awards make a total of nine hydrogen station contracts secured by Hydrogenics during 2014, most of which will be shipped during 2015. In California, Hydrogenics is partnering with station owner Ontario CNG, which has been awarded a contract by the California Energy Commission to supply hydrogen fueling capability at an existing ‘76’ fuel and electric charging location [FCB, May 2014,
January 2015
Swedish region Västra Götaland gets its first hydrogen fuel station
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refueling station for hydrogen vehicles will be built this year in the Västra Götaland region of southern Sweden. Hydrogen Sweden is working with leading Nordic cleantech companies – including fuel cell developer PowerCell Sweden and the Finnish gas company Oy Woikoski – in a project co-funded by Region Västra Götaland and the European Union. The hydrogen station will be open to the public, and located next to PowerCell’s premises in Gothenburg. ‘The aim of the project is to invest in a basic infrastructure for hydrogen vehicles, that makes it possible to create development in hydrogen
vehicles and fuel cell technology in the Västra Götaland region,’ says regional development chair Birgitta Losman. ‘The filling station in Gothenburg makes it possible to link the route between Oslo, Norway and Malmö, southern Sweden, where stations already exist,’ adds Björn Aronsson, executive director of Hydrogen Sweden. The HIT-2-Corridors project was initiated and is being coordinated by engineering and environmental technology consultancy Sweco, with partners in Finland, Latvia, Poland, the Netherlands, and Belgium [see page 11]. Hydrogen Sweden manages the project in western Sweden, and is responsible for coordinating station construction. Oy Woikoski built and co-financed the station, supported by PowerCell’s operational expertise with fuel cells [see also page 5]. The station is financed by Region Västra Götaland, the Trans European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme to create alternative fuel transportation corridors, and Oy Woikoski for fueling station equipment [FCB, January 2012, p6]. ‘A central resource in the project will be PowerCell’s laboratory for fuel cells, which we use for demonstration of hydrogen cars and for testing of fuel cell technology in vehicles,’ says CEO Magnus Henell. The station will support fuel cell electric vehicle testing in the Västra Götaland region, and motivate companies and public organisations near the station to start using such vehicles. The station can be used to evaluate the efficiency and development of vehicles as they now start to reach the market, and will also act as a hub for new hydrogenbased collaborations. The station is expected to be used for development and testing by Chalmers University of Technology, the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, PowerCell Sweden, and vehicle manufacturers. Possible future local users of hydrogen vehicles are Gatubolaget, SDN Västra Hisingen, as well as taxi companies and logistics companies. HIT-2-Corridors project: www.hit-2-corridors.eu Hydrogen Sweden: www.vatgas.se/in-english PowerCell Sweden AB: www.powercell.se Sweco: www.swecogroup.com Region Västra Götaland: www.vgregion.se/en
Linde, Sandia partner to expand hydrogen fueling network
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n the US, a new agreement between Sandia National Laboratories and
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